Example sentences of "[pers pn] that [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some fella told me that only a couple of weeks ago , but the greatest rip off of them all , have you heard the greatest rip off about Betty and the , and the roof ? |
| 2 | When I reminded them that only an hour ago they were saying they did n't fancy any more , they looked genuinely irritated . |
| 3 | He remembered the admiring glances of the other boys , and the expression of ineffable contempt on the face of the young Hilary Frome , an expression that told him that even an eleven-year-old could see through him , could tell he was no good . |
| 4 | But at 17 stone , the health authority 's told her that only a 20-inch chair will do . |
| 5 | Doubtless it will shock , but it may also remind us that even a princess of poise can crack under the strain of family tensions . |
| 6 | That 's something Friends of the Earth agrees with : ‘ It concerns us that recently a lot of proposals for courses have luxury houses or hotels with them , getting permission to put buildings where they might not otherwise have been . ’ |