Example sentences of "a [noun] 's [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When a submarine 's had a spectacular patrol , yes . |
| 2 | of like cos a maisonette 's got an upstairs has n't it , and his |
| 3 | They 're very good with each other 's babies too , you can come in and not know which baby belongs to who , or a girl 's got an exam coming up and they 'll all muck in and change the baby for her . |
| 4 | I mean , you can go along and always think ‘ Oh there 's nothing to this ’ , but then for some reason or other somebody has a complaint 's gone a big way round and ends up right at the top , and then , of course cascading down comes the ‘ Why ? |
| 5 | You know , once a woman 's got a name as a neurotic no one takes her seriously any more . |
| 6 | As far as I 'm concerned it 's not on — if a woman 's got a problem and she confides in you , that is a trust that should n't be broken . |
| 7 | After all a man 's got a right to a place of his own . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I tell you , Mr Wycliffe , a man 's got a job to have a pee on this coast without being seen — during the day , that is . ’ |
| 9 | Now if a go if a company 's got a high dividend yield , it might be about six percent gross . |
| 10 | A servant 's had a bad dream , that 's all , and started screaming . |
| 11 | No if if if if a party 's got a three hundred and twenty six |