Example sentences of "[pron] a " in BNC.

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1 Give " em a few months , and you should see the share price double .
2 We did " em a favour . "
3 Dave and I er were grabbed by the throat by em a woman and her husband from Worksop called and woman called Barbara , and she 's been involved with er a fella called Superintendent er in West Yorkshire .
4 We 're gon na get em trained up in the garages before we actually launch , but they are able now to say they are approved installers so they will be getting all the stuff , everything in relation to it , I 've given em a list of the people involved in Nottinghamshire and it 's the launch is on the seventh March at West Bridgford , and basically the system is ready and up and running , thank the Lord after hard work by er Keith and us all at various times , but it 's been mainly down to Keith .
5 Mm yes , erm since the home office secretary 's initiative it 's progressing quite well , with interest from certainly Bassett , Newark Stanton on the Wolds Tollerton and some other of the rural Coldfield areas were interested in going forward , Bassett looked very very interested , we went to a meeting last night , eighteen parish councils were represented , er Beckingham is going to be the first one , they 've got a special that lives there who 's gon na take up the work , Superintendent came down last night to do a circular of em a questionnaire around the village and parish to get find out what people want , and then go and see what the specials able to provide and meet the two together and get some sort of contractive agreement , he 'll work from the police house there , he 'll have access to the car , when it 's not being used by the rural officer , also his radio .
6 And she said not only that whenever my kids babysit for you you only give em a fiver each .
7 ‘ The inspector here is to have a suitable flower piece and I a Constable landscape . ’
8 Then our relationship to each other would change , and you would be a more boyish Philip Waken , and I a less hoydenish Maggie .
9 ‘ Was I a naughty girl to ask for champagne ? ’ she enquired , certain in the knowledge that children 's misdemeanours are not usually regarded seriously .
10 ‘ Was I a pressie ? ’ she asked .
11 ‘ Had I a heart for falsehood framed ’ ( The Duenna ) , DS 14 .
12 I was terribly embarrassed ; not only was I a convent girl but the skirts were worn down to the ankles and women just did n't show their legs in those days .
13 I a numerical value of :
14 Am I a tourist ?
15 I a woman doctor available ?
16 I could n't answer that question because my thoughts were aimed at you , not at the painful roots of my current practice but at you , the conjuring of feelings by the spell and ritual of words , the seducing of you with poetry , I a pedlar tumbling stories before your dais .
17 I am not a small man , nor am I a weakling , yet the thin Sweetman seemed unconcerned as I jumped down into the cockpit .
18 ‘ Are n't I a lucky fella ? ’ he demanded of them again .
19 Not for nothing have I a brother-in-law who cooks professionally .
20 ‘ It has given my wife and I a lot of comfort .
21 ‘ Am I a phenomenon ? ’
22 This applies very clearly to the Zapotec , who , as O'Nell puts it , ask ‘ not so much , ‘ Who am I ? ’ , but ‘ How am I a part of something ? ’
23 ‘ No-one 's goin' to search me , it ai n't decent , I 'm a respectable girl and nor ai n't I a thief — oh ! ’
24 ‘ Am I a gentleman ? ’
25 Am I a different person today ?
26 ‘ He is my husband and I a dutiful wife .
27 BELVILLE : I take her to an artful young baggage and had I a young handsome butler or steward she 'd soon make her market of one of them and snap at him for a husband .
28 Erm and I a work of God 's grace a in us to make us like that .
29 I Western , she Eastern ; I entire , she mutilated ; I exchanging the deepest bargain of the heart with Gustave , she involved in a brief physical transaction ; I a woman of independence and resource , she a caged creature dependent on her trade with men ; I meticulous , groomed and civilised , she filthy , stinking and savage .
30 to enter their minds : am I a fool ,
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