Example sentences of "[pron] a [noun] [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Am I a fool and they direct and right ? |
| 2 | Yes I mean even though what I was saying about do n't worry about the , the , the headlines , you know , it it is there you are , and the last one , but you 're actually just giving someone a clue if they wanted to , or if they wanted to find out very briefly what it is about . |
| 3 | A " customer " is a person with or for whom a firm carries on , or merely intends to carry on , " regulated business " or other business carried on in connection with that regulated business ; the reference to " other business " does not make someone a customer if he would not otherwise be but seems merely to extend the scope of the activities covered by the COB Rules . |
| 4 | When Celtic equalised , bringing about a result that caused Aberdeen to lose ground in the championship race , there was that involuntary twitching movement , spreading from Aitken 's head to his toes , which signals that he is on the verge of doing someone a mischief unless he gets a satisfactory explanation in a very short space of time . |
| 5 | But just one word of advice : if you offer someone a drink and they reply , ‘ No problem ’ , it actually means ‘ Yes , please ’ . |
| 6 | Give someone a job and they wo n't be tempted to steal cars . |
| 7 | I have also been writing an evening class programme which a colleague and I hope to get some funding towards from the local enterprise culture . |
| 8 | She says its a miracle that they were n't killed . |
| 9 | She says its a miracle that they were n't killed . |
| 10 | The only county on our border without it is Gloucestershire and we 've got one , two , or three areas of our three of our districts , of which two are just poised to get designation , and you 're now beginning to scream and you and your group are beginning to scream about West Oxfordshire and its a situation that you have contributed to . |
| 11 | Encouraged , Bunny suggested he would be doing himself a favour if he asked Desmond Fairchild to dinner . |
| 12 | My objection to his high heels was that he would do himself a mischief if he had to bale out ! |
| 13 | The Profitboss steps in to defuse any fears about the organization , generating first and foremost a belief in himself a belief that he will fight for his people in the pursuit of profit , a belief that he will reciprocate their care and concern for the organization a belief that he will he trustworthy in his communications . |
| 14 | But , since Cara was supposed to be with her in Czechoslovakia and had said that she 'd be doing her a favour if she did n't ring them , Fabia settled for the next best thing . |
| 15 | It had been a debate in the House of Lords on juvenile delinquency , a subject on which His Lordship considered himself an expert since he had , indubitably , once been a boy and had , briefly , helped organise a youth club on his grandfather 's estate . |
| 16 | ‘ She 's coming ter pay yer a visit and she wants ter know all about you before I can come here again . |
| 17 | Let me get you a drink and we can talk . ’ |
| 18 | I 'll tell you what I 'll give you a duster if you want to rub it , will that do ? |
| 19 | Now , I was gon na tell you a story but I 'll not . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'll read you a story if you like , ’ she said , mischievously flicking at his cap . |
| 21 | Er , I 'll tell you a story and I 'll let you play a game . |
| 22 | I gazed at the picture of the crocodile pool and all I could think of to say was , did the gallery owner give you a discount because you 're a friend of Robert 's ? |
| 23 | Perhaps , I only say perhaps , I promise nothing , ’ he said , throwing his purse carelessly from one hand to another , ‘ perhaps I have been told to give you a present when you lose your apprentice . ’ |
| 24 | Next time I shall bring you a protractor that you can read . |
| 25 | I 've given you a I 've given you a warning if I and it wo n't be such a shock to your sa system if it erm if we come out with a the news . |
| 26 | Make sure it 's at a point on the video tape where it can be recorded immediately because there wo n't be time to find the right point , and also make sure you bring with you a watch because you 're going to need to be very tight on , on times , so try and remember to bring a watch with you . |
| 27 | in the ground , I 'll save you a couple if you like , you can plant two by yourself . |
| 28 | Now if if the management at home heard me doing this of course er giving you a choice but I believe in it . |
| 29 | The reason for writing history essays is not that your teacher has given you a deadline and you are running out of excuses . |
| 30 | Well , were you a plonker when you started ? |