sane person

collocation in English

meaningsofsaneandperson

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sane
adjective
uk
/seɪn/us
/seɪn/
having a healthy mind and not ...
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person
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɜː.sən/us
/ˈpɝː.sən/
a man, woman, ...
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(Definition ofsaneandpersonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsane person

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Nosanepersonin a mining community would buy a property that was listed to have mining operations under it.
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As anysanepersonwould expect, the proposal aroused intense local opposition, and not merely from the residents directly affected.
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Was ever such a proposal put forward by asaneperson?
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Nosanepersonwould ever advise a nuclear submarine to do that.
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Nosanepersonwill want to enter an industry that is so full of uncertainty.
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On occasions, we disregarded his advice on the grounds that nosanepersonwould challenge us in what we were doing.
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Nosanepersonwould ever sign such a document.
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I cannot see how anysanepersoncan oppose that.
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Nosanepersonwould deny that that task should be a priority; but how has the present degree of inflation arisen?
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Would anysanepersoncall a witness without knowing what he was going to say?
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Nosanepersoncan believe that we can have a £1,500 million armaments programme, without inflation and a rising cost of living.
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I cannot speak for the district auditor—it is not my place to do so—but were he to say that, anysanepersonwould agree.
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However, asanepersoncannot be compelled to take legal advice if they do not wish it.
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An insane person could act as the certificate describes, but that is not the point; so could asaneperson.
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I cannot understand how anysanepersoncould ever have entered into them.
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He felt that that should stop, and anysanepersonwould agree.
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Whatsanepersoncan object to those principles?
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Anysanepersonwants to see a world ruled by law.
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