Example sentences of "[indef pn] [unc] name [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then we changed things like the name because we found somebody 's name in all these words , somebody , and we just sellotaped it down , and at the end when we were running out of time , and we did about three times have a look at the time , we did change the script slightly to fit the words that we 'd found so we had responsibilities instead of , I do n't know what it was , but instead of another words , just because we 'd found it . |
| 2 | After the Second World War , the showing of dogs became more and more popular and the acquisition of a new breed to exploit , or make one 's name with , was the order of the day . |
| 3 | Combine this imbalance with a tendency to introduce the loved one 's name into every topic of conversation ( They 're selling cabbages for £1.25 at Austins ' — ‘ Oh , really ? |
| 4 | Giving one 's name to a people , place or institution , or to the title of a book or play . |
| 5 | Perhaps the last feeble kick of this lust to print one 's name was the station platform and amusement arcade machine where , on inserting a penny , one was able to punch one 's name on a metal strip , which the contraption disgorged on the pull of a handle . |
| 6 | There seems no reason to blacken anyone 's name by going into details of their marriage . |