Example sentences of "i [adv] [verb] such a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Would I ever do such a thing , Fran ? ’ |
| 2 | But difficult at times to remember why I ever made such a plan , he wrote . |
| 3 | REGARDING the wolf whistling debate , should I ever receive such a gesture I think I 'd die of shock , But should some young , dishy male give me a whistle I would probably give a wink and a whistle back . |
| 4 | But er I du n no er some other pe they , I always felt such a fool , you know ! |
| 5 | ‘ I never heard such a thing ! |
| 6 | I think I never witnessed such a squabble of people rushing into a building . |
| 7 | I never had such a thing before , and I am like a child when it comes to running water . |
| 8 | Breitenstein ( 1980 : 193 ) gives three different senses for have in its use with the bare infinitive : ( a ) I 'll have him clear up this mess ( an instruction ) ( b ) I wo n't have you say that ( a strong wish ) ( c ) I never had such a thing happen to me ( an experience ) |
| 9 | ‘ I never saw such a carry-on . |
| 10 | ‘ I never saw such a union of earth , sky , and sea , ’ Dorothy wrote following one hill-top walk . |
| 11 | I never saw such a fool in my life . |
| 12 | VISITING LADY : I never saw such a face and shape in my life . |
| 13 | 10 October , 1903 RAYMOND ASQUITH writes to Lady Manners from Aberdeenshire : ‘ We had a storm yesterday and went out to watch the waves : I ventured too far out onto a rock and was knocked flat on my face against a granite floor by one of the biggest rollers ever seen on this coast : I never felt such a blow ; luckily I fell in a crevice and was n't washed away ; but I was stunned for a few seconds , and when I got up my face and knee were streaming with blood . |
| 14 | I 'm sure I never implied such a thing . |
| 15 | I recently recounted such a theory when I met Will Shakespeare and Richard Burbage at the Globe . |