Example sentences of "wife and [pron] are " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am his wife and you are his best friend , and neither of us could … |
| 2 | ‘ My wife and I are not badly off as we have the state pension , my police pension , and a police civil staff pension . |
| 3 | My wife and I are just good friends . |
| 4 | My wife and I are planning an extended trip to North Africa in our 1986 Range Rover Turbo D which has 50,000 miles on the clock . |
| 5 | My wife and I are looking forward to contact from your readers and eventually meeting some of our diving cousins from the ‘ Motherland ’ . |
| 6 | ‘ My wife and I are both from Yorkshire and I have spent my whole career up in the north . ’ |
| 7 | Guild members are not content with the position in the cooperative world which may be summed up in the saying of the man ‘ My wife and I are one , and I am that one ’ . |
| 8 | He said , ‘ You know , if my wife and I are out , we make sure we 're back by 10.30 in the evening … . ’ and I said , ‘ Oh , that 's lovely , thank you . ’ |
| 9 | Suppose my wife and I are lost , in cloud , on a mountain . |
| 10 | This should not suggest that my wife and I are cut from the American kind of Anglophilic chintz that may of you like to poke fun at . |
| 11 | My wife and I are rehearsing . |
| 12 | My wife and I are staying at the Danieli , but she 's not been feeling well and urged me to take up the offer of an observer 's seat here . ’ |
| 13 | I must n't keep you away from her , but will you tell her that my wife and I are very concerned ? |
| 14 | ‘ My wife and I are leaving Venice next week . |
| 15 | ‘ My wife and I are from Prague , ’ he said . |
| 16 | My wife and I are both pensioners . |
| 17 | My wife and I are very conscious of the very high honour that you have bestowed upon us and I must also thank my Party for proposing , and you all for electing , me to the office of Lord Mayor for the Metropolitan City of . |
| 18 | ‘ In fact , both my wife and I are quite overcome by all your kindness . ’ |
| 19 | The wife and I are shy types but our little chap is fearless . |
| 20 | ‘ My wife and I are very proud to wear the chains . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ My wife and I are immensely grateful to the president for his warm words of welcome , ’ he said , and later referred to the princess 's role as president of the Royal Academy of Music . |
| 22 | so she him put him straight through and then goes , Mr Smith , erm , my name 's Mike , er , you do n't know me , but I 'm a graphic designer and er , my wife and I are trying to emigrate to Canada , and erm , I 'd like you to send me some business and give me two free tickets for it . |