Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [pron] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well now , Barney , ye may think yerself an old man but I do n't think of meself as such ! ’ he exclaimed testily . |
| 2 | Although geneticists may think it an odd idea , it is therefore sensible for us to speak of genes ‘ for ’ stone shape , stone size , stone hardness and so on . |
| 3 | But the law reports are a random collection of cases , and the very fact that each of those cases resulted from a dispute which the parties could not settle by agreement and had to take to court may make them an unrepresentative sample of the applications of the procedure . |
| 4 | This view of scientific theories may make me an instrumentalist or a positivist — as I have said above , I have been called both . |
| 5 | This must make him an ideal employer for Mrs Brocklebank whom he reckoned to be on the lazy side . |
| 6 | ‘ You must give me an answer or I shall have to leave the house . |
| 7 | If they do , they must give you an opportunity to object or ‘ opt out ’ . |
| 8 | Before I sit down , I must bring you an invitation from Switzerland . |
| 9 | If we say the cost of production of a bird laying 276 eggs per 52 week period is 60p per dozen ( I 'm taking Stuart Hinchly 's ) figures demonstrated at the Royal Show ) , by retailing our own produce this should give us an average price of £1.25 plus per dozen . |
| 10 | He should give you an excellent list of precautions to take , and explain the benefits of starting a Neighbourhood Watch Scheme in your road . |
| 11 | ‘ Madam , I confess myself deeply grieved that you should judge one an enemy who has ever served you and yours faithfully and to the utmost of his ability , ’ he said sorrowfully — and the prince , watching the scene with avid interest , expected to see tears well from his eyes . |
| 12 | No debtor , he said , should find it an answer to make themselves unable to pay their just debts by spending the money of their creditors in personal indulgence . |
| 13 | First of all let's give you an idea of what the the prices are , we 've talked about prices . |
| 14 | What about erm , let's give you an awkward one now , let's give you an awkward one , er , plus sixty per cent , what 's sixty per cent of the two ? |
| 15 | What about erm , let's give you an awkward one now , let's give you an awkward one , er , plus sixty per cent , what 's sixty per cent of the two ? |
| 16 | tell me about taking bearings , what do you do , let's give you an example , of some bearings to take , erm , and then you can tell me what you 're doing , so there 's a point there , and we 'll call that erm , P , just to be awkward , now let's say what we 'll do , this is what we 'll d , this is a typical problem in fact , erm , I 'll even draw that line on for you to start with , yeah , here 's the problem , a ship is sailing due North , okay , and when it 's at the point of A it takes a bearing on the lighthouse , so the lighthouse is somewhere , do n't know where it is , but bearing of L from A is forty five degrees , and the bearing of L from B , which is when the ship has sailed on a lot further |
| 17 | The provision sometimes inserted in a settlement for giving remuneration to a professional man who is one of the trustees is open to considerable objection since it may give him an interest in incurring expense , and will , in any case , tend to make the other trustees leave the management mainly in his hands . |
| 18 | I should add that there are also a great many flowers that seem to have rather negative meanings , such as the lovely little lawn daisy , which apparently means ‘ delay ’ , or ‘ return after a few days when I may give you an answer ’ — not necessarily the most suitable text to put on a bookmark . |
| 19 | When you visit your doctor , he or she may give you an prescription . |
| 20 | ‘ These are enormously strong roots and the melding of them may give us an organisation far more formidable than either could be on their own . ’ |
| 21 | Normally this might earn me an interview without coffee with my Flight Commander , but I do have an excuse for arriving at work an hour later than usual — Gazelle Flight were night-flying last night . |
| 22 | I 'm convinced you 'll make her an excellent mother . ’ |
| 23 | I 'll make you an oven . |
| 24 | As a young man I believe that the purpose of painting was to make something took real , and I have never abandoned the idea , even if you might think it an old fashioned concept . |
| 25 | ‘ He 's a good wrestler , a flier , a skier — all the things that might make him an attraction to the Duchess of York . |
| 26 | I 'll buy you an ice — nothing flash , mind — and you come up with some answers . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'll buy you an expensive mask and confuse them , ’ he suggested . |
| 28 | I 'll buy you an album for your birthday |
| 29 | I 'll buy you an album , a Phil Collins album for your birthday , would you like that ? |
| 30 | ‘ If Elinor is unable to live in Saracen , the trustees might consider it an unjustifiable expense : apart from the income that might be generated by the capital that 's tied up in the place , keeping five full-time domestic staff members and three secretaries would no longer be viable . |