Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | PS I enclose a photograph of the wedding , and also last week 's christening . |
| 2 | As I opened the case I heard a groaning , splintering noise , which caused me to experience extreme pain as the bridge flew off and whacked me on the side of the head ! |
| 3 | In this case I chose a mount measuring approximately 17. 5cm ( 7in ) square , with a 7. 5-cm ( 3-in ) diameter aperture . |
| 4 | That was in case I had a ‘ hypo ’ , ’ she recalls . |
| 5 | So much so that she decided to call the police and give them my registration number , just in case I made a habit of kerb-crawling . |
| 6 | In this case I feel a deep conviction that I 'm not making a mistake . |
| 7 | At Asda a spokesman said : ‘ One or two stores do still have Tracy Island but I dare not say where in case I start a stampede . ’ |
| 8 | In my case I have a Canon PW1080A dot matrix printer and therefore I have selected an Epson FX80 driver for both WordPerfect and Windows . |
| 9 | Oh yeah that thing might come so I 'll keep a check out in case I see a |
| 10 | And always in its straight bole I have a stop watch to tell me whether the slowest clouds are sliding and at what a pace a storm is travelling . |
| 11 | In this instance I have a better chance of getting the ball close by using the slope to let the ball run down to the flag . |
| 12 | Chairman I have a copy of the environmental impact assessment report in respect of East Bank options , West End Road and Ipswich Northern bypass , they 've been on my desk from |
| 13 | Chairman I have an amendment to that motion , because , because I believe it 's important that we start to identify a lot of councils publish at the end of the year for public consumption a list of the allowances drawn by members , and I think that would be very useful and I would make , as an amendment , I would , would add to the proposal put by Mr that we call for a report to be pu er , to be presented to us of the amounts of allowances drawn by members , each member |
| 14 | I walked this afternoon from my room to the School and in the lane I met a cat carrying a hedge sparrow . |
| 15 | For an instant I saw a different woman : not the sour , bored old creature I had grown to expect , but someone strong and humorous . |
| 16 | At that instant I learnt a lesson I have never forgotten : never , ever use a camera that you have not tested , ’ |
| 17 | At that instant I felt a pang in my heart ! |
| 18 | This continuity has practical as well as expressive value , because it facilitates the organic style of change I mentioned a moment ago as a practical advantage . |
| 19 | I went down the steps at the sign of the big neon M. I put a five-copeck piece into the automatic entrance which wo n't prevent non-payers travelling but buses in order to embarrass them . |
| 20 | In addition I organized a body of prominent citizens into what we called ‘ China-Canada Incorporated ’ , and I was able to get my friend Dr Norman ‘ Larry ’ MacKenzie , President of the University of British Columbia , to serve as its Chairman . |
| 21 | With great difficulty I obtained a copy of this document and while it stated that ‘ public servants should not reveal the opinions and attitudes of colleagues as to the government business with which they have been concerned ’ , another section said quite clearly that a reasonable timescale for a public servant 's silence would be ‘ fifteen years or for the service life of the adviser , whichever is the longer ’ . |
| 22 | Without difficulty I found a Bed and Breakfast house , equally smart and highly polished , and settled down for a pre-exploratory nap . |
| 23 | In initiating my original purchase I incur an obligation to make a payment in money , but I in turn have to have a source from which I can acquire the money in the first place , and this will , directly or indirectly , put me into at least a temporary relationship with a great variety of people , including the reader who purchased this book from a bookstall and paid out money , some small fraction of which will eventually find its way back to myself . |
| 24 | Now I 've got that off my chest I have a few questions for you : |
| 25 | At club level I did a lot of long and triple jumping , making 14.25 metres at the latter . |
| 26 | The system then details the attributes in which the user his indicated an interest . |
| 27 | inside it and then for you and mum I bought a little something , it was one pound forty . |
| 28 | Over and over I told my mum I wanted a bike . |
| 29 | ‘ It 's about your Mum I wanted a word with you . |
| 30 | Mum I want a drink of milk |