Example sentences of "a [noun] or [v-ing] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | It was partly with the new saw table and also he wanted to try and get more er sellable saleable product out of the slate , cos previously we had been throwing away quite a bit or giving it to and I think it really started as a family argument between him and his brother . |
2 | Well leaving them a key or giving them the key to get in . |
3 | A complete and intentional obliteration of a will or any part of it , so that what was written can no longer be seen , amounts to a revocation of what is obliterated ; but merely striking words through with a pen or altering them has no effect , unless the cancellation or alteration is signed by the testator and attested by two witnesses like a new will . |
4 | Matters relating to your home life and financial security are highlighted and , while you can anticipate some minor gains , benefits or other incentives early this month , sparks may fly just prior to the 16th , when someone appears to be taking you for a fool or expecting you to foot the bill . |
5 | It came as something of a shock to the Poles to realise that the Kaszubians saw no difference between selling their land to a Pole or selling it to a German . |
6 | It was stated that authorities on the Japanese constitution did not see difficulty in fitting security provisions into a treaty or placing it in a discrete American-Japanese treaty . |
7 | But it should be clear that while one or two methods may be the most important for attributing coins to a mint or dating them , almost any other consideration can be important , depending on its relevance or on the accidents of survival . |