Example sentences of "'s [verb] a [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Can I ask you about er the medium range surface to air missile because er , you wo n't be surprised to learn , that er the committee 's received a number of submissions on this matter er which suggest that er er t to proceed with Eurofighter two thousand without the medium range surface to air missile er I mean to be put rather bluntly to us , that it makes little sense to proceed with the aircraft without a replacement for blood hound . |
| 2 | She 'd erm was erm getting a pie out the oven and cos some of the juice went on the floor , she wiped it up thinking she 'd wiped it up properly and she did n't , she slipped , she 's broken a couple of bones in her foot . |
| 3 | He 's booked a load of bands ai n't he ? |
| 4 | Evening he 's earned a pint of beer I think tonight . |
| 5 | Wll yes I reckon the old workman 's earned a cup of tea do n't you ? |
| 6 | Say , he 's won a couple of hundred |
| 7 | And she 's dropped a tin of paint all over her trainers . |
| 8 | It 's made a mess of everything ! |
| 9 | It 's made a moment of er , dramatic moment er , a compassionate moment |
| 10 | I mean , she 's made a lot of friends . |
| 11 | On the lighter side of his subject , he 's made a study of gambling habits from a statistical view point , and during the Open Day he 'll be giving a lecture entitled ‘ Horse and Football Pools — Why you should Expect to Lose ’ . |
| 12 | Today I have with me Dr Mike King , who 's made a study of science teaching in schools . |
| 13 | Today I have with me Dr Mike King , who 's made a study of science teaching in schools . |
| 14 | She 's met a lot of friends here and and likes to meet them in the canteen . |
| 15 | So he 's done a kind of conjuring trick here . |
| 16 | ‘ The 555 is designed entirely by Fred Sampson , a professional musician and designer who 's done a lot of work with Tom Scholtz , ’ explained Paul . |
| 17 | I read a great book recently by a guy called Yoop Hoopla , who 's done a lot of research into Stone Age leylines , ancient mythology and things like that . |
| 18 | He 's a very , very emotional , unstable dictator , who 's just been determined somehow to exploit his position geographically , in the Middle East , to try and emerge as a sort of mini superpower , and to that end , he 's done a lot of terrible things , of which the invasion of Kuwait was really only one . |
| 19 | So you John now Jonathan he 's only fifteen , I know he looks in his twenties , but he 's only fifteen and he 's done a lot of homework so it makes him late and it makes him uncomfortable and he 's fidgety because he knows he 's got to disturb us when he goes out , he does n't does n't enjoy disturbing us , so I have to make that clear to you . |
| 20 | Oh he 's done a lot of work ai n't he ? |
| 21 | He 's done a picture of a man with hair |
| 22 | He 's done a picture of a man monster |
| 23 | I mean the one thing that Neil Webb can do , as you say he he 's missed a lot of football he played against our Reserves Thursday night , but the one thing he can do if he get an opportunity he can produce a telling ball . |
| 24 | So far , he 's collected a total of 25 locks and more than 100 keys , and while his family and friends are slightly bemused by his hobby , there have been times when it 's caused them a little more than amusement . |
| 25 | Right then , all comments on the second , I know we 've got any other business coming up , but I mean Ken 's offered a sort of er word of praise for Tracy , anyone bursting to say something about the secretary 's report . |
| 26 | It 's helped a lot of people never see them . |
| 27 | ‘ He 's got a row of forty medals on his chest ’ |
| 28 | Your mind 's got a life of its own Wednesday and it will keep taking you off on flights of fancy and imaginative excursions . |
| 29 | Your mind 's got a life of its own Wednesday and it will keep taking you off on flights of fancy and imaginative excursions . |
| 30 | Right I well if you ca n't get the lexicon going it 's got a problem of course . |