Example sentences of "and [pers pn] [vb -s] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah , the fat one 's Donna 's sister and Geraldine used to be best friends with Kelly and she lives in Big Ben . |
| 2 | Then she grabs the waistband of my trousers and tugs , and a button pops across the room , and she yanks on that zip like it ai n't gon na be needed any more and she slips her hand inside my pants . |
| 3 | Dr Johnny Birks has been studying mink for many years and he admits with some reluctance that this extremely successful marten may have contributed to the vole 's decline . |
| 4 | The mechanisms by which elites maintain their rule is a matter of great interest to Pareto , and he discusses in some detail how the differing kinds of elite ( predominantly those relying on force or consent ) interact and replace one another . |
| 5 | Put it this way , M' lud : my client thinks that most of the values of the society in which he lives stink , and he hopes with this book to promote fornication , masturbation , adultery , the stoning of priests and , since we 've temporarily got your attention , M' lud , the suspension of corrupt judges by their earlobes . |
| 6 | And he goes to that beer up at er Cross Brampt Chase |
| 7 | ‘ After a day he will know the names of everyone on the set and he goes to great lengths to make sure we all enjoy ourselves , organising lunches and so on . |
| 8 | Razumikhin himself may or may not have come from the country , but he is certainly a member of the floating , unbelonging population of students and ex-students , and he records in simple puzzlement that Raskolnikov has been growing increasingly moody and suspicious and introverted ; ‘ he has no time for anything , people are always in his way , and yet he lies about and does nothing ’ — a confirming echo of Raskolnikov on his bed telling Nastasya the maid that he is working , by which he means thinking . |
| 9 | how much it is and he starts at five pound a bag . |
| 10 | Erm he goes round the pubs and he agitates on these lads . |
| 11 | ‘ Jimmy Montgomery comes in one day a week to coach the goalkeepers , and he raves about young Adrian Swan . |
| 12 | this this arch this this architect because this bloke is particularly interested in it and he deals with historic buildings and things like that . |
| 13 | And he walks into this brothel and , there 's this prostitute and well business is not going well |
| 14 | He 's about six foot two , short black hair , moustache , blue eyes and according to his record card he 's twenty seven and his name is John Banks and he lives at 36 Church Hill Road , Upper Tracey , and we think he 's been shot , I 'll be right over , stay where you are . |
| 15 | And he lives in this garage because out there you get earthquakes , and when you get earthquake damage to your house the government will fix it . |
| 16 | I rode Granville Again this morning and he seems in great form . |
| 17 | erm We have now at long last got his work permit , and he appears in this country next Thursday . |
| 18 | Although the dust jacket tell us virtually nothing about his career and qualifications , Frossard clearly has close knowledge of the contemporary literature of pure and applied human genetics , and he writes with felicitous clarity . |
| 19 | And he fights like ten men still , as old as he is . |
| 20 | The question of democracy is a very difficult one and it operates on different levels . |
| 21 | Fore and aft trimming is effected by means of a small trim lever on the central console and it operates by changing tension on springs attached to the elevator push-rods . |
| 22 | As a result , its face appears to be covered in suede or velvet and it feels like soft moss to the touch . |
| 23 | If offers a clear choice to the electorate and it results in one party with a mandate from the people getting on with the job of governing . |
| 24 | All that postmodernism has been able to do is signal the demise and loss of all we have held dear , and it remains for another generation of artists to pull us out of the mire . |
| 25 | The Victorians made the gardens the highlight of the Old Town , and it remains to this day an ideal place to sit and relax . |
| 26 | The town planning ship ran into choppy waters and it remains in uncertain seas . |
| 27 | Presumably pop-stars and politicians feel otherwise , but many people like to feel they can control the extent to which their names are known ; it is to them an aspect of personal privacy , and it extends to other identifiers like home address . |
| 28 | Walking in this area is very extensive , and it ranges from gentle strolls around the lake , to strenuous hikes up and down the mountains : walking maps can be obtained at the local tourist office . |
| 29 | And it goes at sixty revolutions to the minute . |
| 30 | They 've had to do it during the weekend , a distance of eighty five miles , and it goes across five counties . |