Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [verb] [det] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think that takes courage and I personally like that a lot in him . |
| 2 | I a , I only saw half a dozen people in the park , past a party of riders , lady who approved of my litter picking . |
| 3 | ‘ What 's wrong ? ’ 'Nothing , ’ he says , ‘ I just got some a — mazing photographs . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Would I ever do such a thing , Fran ? ’ |
| 5 | But difficult at times to remember why I ever made such a plan , he wrote . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | But er I du n no er some other pe they , I always felt such a fool , you know ! |
| 8 | I always find this a confusing constellation . |
| 9 | I hereby declare this a Court of Law with myself as judge and those present as jury . |
| 10 | ‘ I never heard such a thing ! |
| 11 | I think I never witnessed such a squabble of people rushing into a building . |
| 12 | I never had such a thing before , and I am like a child when it comes to running water . |
| 13 | 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 ) |
| 14 | ‘ I never saw such a union of earth , sky , and sea , ’ Dorothy wrote following one hill-top walk . |
| 15 | I never saw such a fool in my life . |
| 16 | VISITING LADY : I never saw such a face and shape in my life . |
| 17 | ‘ I never saw such a carry-on . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | I 'm sure I never implied such a thing . |
| 20 | I recently recounted such a theory when I met Will Shakespeare and Richard Burbage at the Globe . |
| 21 | Second point : although you obviously have such a low opinion of me that it does n't strain your credulity to believe that I was making love to two women at once , one of them married , I ca n't believe that even you could see me in the role of toy-boy . |
| 22 | If you only worked half a day you got the three shillings Samuel pay you see ? |
| 23 | Her personal milliner John Boyd , who has been making hats for the princess since she was 16 , said : ‘ She already has such a collection of hats that she does n't need anything new for this occasion . ’ |
| 24 | ’ She already has such a collection of hats that she does n't need any other for this occasion , ’ Mr Boyd said . |
| 25 | They only need a basic 4-channel radio to fly them and , if you already possess such a set , have much to commend them . |
| 26 | And you just call that a hook ? |
| 27 | Nor had she ever seen such a dress on anyone over the age of thirty , but seeing it , she had to admit that it did not even look bizarre : it was a pale purple smock , waistless and bustless , with long , much-buttoned sleeves , and yet it managed to give only the faintest , most delicate air of Bohemia . |
| 28 | Have you ever seen such a fall as this ! ’ said Mrs Hollidaye as she carried the tea-tray through to the drawing-room . |
| 29 | Erm , I know three blind mice , three blind mice , three blind mice , see how they run , see how they run , they all run after the farmer 's wife , he cut off their tails with a carving knife , have you ever seen such a thing in your life , three blind mice |
| 30 | ‘ Have n't you ever done such a thing ? ’ |