Example sentences of "[adj] friend and [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scum fans are getting to cocky , unfortunatly I have a few friends and relatives who have not yet seen the light , They think they are unbeatable at the moment and could do the domestic treble . |
| 2 | Mr Farrell said Lee , who expressed her sincere remorse , had intended repaying the money every penny had been recorded and the money was from personal friends and people who knew her , he added . |
| 3 | The extra bonus — the thing that makes me truly lucky — is that I can go home to the real friends and neighbours whose tales of burst drain-pipes , complicated recipes and domestic dramas sound every bit as interesting to me when I lack the leisure to enjoy them myself . |
| 4 | RON THACKER , BEM would like to thank all friends and colleagues who helped make his memorable day such a success . |
| 5 | BERTIE CAMERON and JIM DAVIDSON of Transport Section wish to thank all friends and colleagues who contributed to their departure gifts and wish Dounreay all the best for the future . |
| 6 | I asked innumerable friends and acquaintances which was their favourite house in England ; almost invariably their choice was built between these dates . |
| 7 | Gradually he and Cora-Beth had grown close again until suddenly , at Christmas , he had realized what an indispensable friend and companion she was . |
| 8 | We must constantly compare the copy with the reality shown to us by experienced paddlers and not simply look hard at a wide selection of paddlers and not simply look at our own friends and colleagues who may have been influenced by the same paddle strokes that we are studying ourselves . |
| 9 | I have several friends and relatives who are in that position , two who have been left by a husband and it 's absolutely not ideal for a child but compensation can be made by a loving relationship with extended family . |
| 10 | Dorothy alone remained a still centre , and when in January 1795 Wordsworth was left £900 in the will of Raisley Calvert , a young friend and admirer who had died of tuberculosis , there seemed nothing further to prevent them from realizing their hopes of a life together . |
| 11 | For the decisive reassertion of these claims , we must wait for Nietzsche , Wagner 's young friend and admirer who , like Wagner himself , had the deepest respect for Schopenhauer 's ideas , but , unlike the composer , also possessed the capacity to reappraise those ideas and challenge them . |
| 12 | She adored celebrities and hoped to meet Picasso through Jacob , a close friend and admirer who had even shared a bed with Picasso in the painter 's early years . |
| 13 | And he smiles as he talks of the best friend and rival who accompanied him on those weekend trips . |
| 14 | For example , when the forty days of mourning a death are over and the women in the family who have foregone food or combing their hair can start a normal life again , it is their female friends and sisters who cook for them and comb and oil their hair . |