Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun pl] [prep] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , he seems to have made a complete balls of it , ’ said Sir Harry . |
| 2 | Then she said I could look and she gave me a piece of cloth with a few coins in it which my mother had saved for me — and the ring . |
| 3 | ‘ The peculiar thing is that Blackbeard seemed ready to murder us for a wallet with a few fivers in it , all of which he was going to give to his bruiser , anyway . |
| 4 | Searching a small space , with only a few entities in it , does n't ordinarily feel like a creative process . |
| 5 | Fergie would probably spend a few pounds on it — if he could find it . |
| 6 | It just looked so out of proportion and we had a few giggles about it . |
| 7 | I had a few putts with it at home , but it 's not for me , Chris . |
| 8 | Air is so vital that it is only possible to live for a few minutes without it . |
| 9 | ran away from it you see and then when he came back he came to us and he growled a few times at it , so , but erm , backed off you know |
| 10 | Julia set off towards the Dorsoduro , beginning to feel really ill with a headache pounding behind her left eyebrow , smarting eyes , a rasped throat and a nose that felt as though it were stuffed with hot , wet flannel with a few pins in it , but even so she decided to give her lesson . |
| 11 | Drape the map over the corner of the chest and make a few tears in it . |
| 12 | Then the box was packed into a suitcase with a few clothes around it . |
| 13 | Get a few things on it and check that it works . |
| 14 | shepherds pie yesterday and I did them a few chips with it as well . |
| 15 | It is the generally accepted method of succession in our family , but , ’ the corpse sighed , or at least a sigh came from the air a few feet above it , ‘ it soon became obvious that none of my three children is sufficiently powerful to wrest the lordship of the Wyrmberg from the other two . |
| 16 | I often took it with me when going to the allotment and felt very grown up on the return journey if my father had put a few vegetables in it . |
| 17 | This is not a criticism of the theories in themselves , but if discourse analysis is to incorporate them , and to demonstrate their relevance to the language learner , it will need to test their value in interpreting language which has actually occurred ; to select what is relevant from context rather than invent a few elements of it ; to account for writing as well as speech , and to account for discourse where there is no constant feedback from the receiver who may not even be present . |
| 18 | Some of you will pick it up very simp , easily , others need to have a few tries at it . |
| 19 | I think she may even have said a few words to it . |
| 20 | This is such a diverse field and so open to personal preference that I only intend to say a few words about it . |
| 21 | Leading to within a few yards of it was a public right-of-way . |
| 22 | As she came within a few yards of it , however , a shudder passed down its spine , and it rolled over , showing its face to the sleet . |
| 23 | pigeon hole , you know it 's just like bit of , scrap of paper with like a few names on it |
| 24 | you have to wait a few days for it to clear do n't ya ? |
| 25 | On 15 December Helen 's baby , a tiny perfect girl , was born , but her labour was long and difficult and she was very ill for a few days after it . |
| 26 | There 's a few knots in it and it hurts a bit when she tugs the comb , but I do n't say nothing . |
| 27 | Daren carried a few scars from it … but congratulations to him … next on the bill should be the British title |
| 28 | Uncle was always wanting to have that tail cut shorter and we had quite a few battles about it , but I won and Prince kept his long tail . |
| 29 | Although financial director Michael Langley said that the product is approaching the end of its life , he believes ‘ there are a few years in it yet ’ , and expects 1993 sales levels to be maintained at roughly the same as 1992s . |
| 30 | Bob , Bob , for a bit and he done a few miles on it and then he sold it to somebody else in the garage . |