Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [subord] [pron] father " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her shriek awakened the house , and Coleridge , who had been asleep when his father returned , knew at once what it signified , saying to himself in the darkness , ‘ Papa is dead . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Times have been hard since my father died , ’ she explained . |
| 3 | She 's been blind since her father died . |
| 4 | Mm no he 's had it over a period of time , we think it may be hereditary cos his father had some back trouble too when he was alive |
| 5 | I would n't be surprised if my father refused to talk to me ! ’ |
| 6 | ‘ He used to be bitter because his father never visited him either but he never let his feelings out . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ The family were distraught when your father came back to Venice to explain that he could n't live without your mother . |
| 8 | She knew at once it was serious because her father was still up . |
| 9 | So far as Richard was concerned if his father was eventually going to insist that he give up his conquests then it was at least possible that he would get better terms if he approached Philip directly and offered to abide by the judgement of the French court . |
| 10 | Everyone was amazed when my father left , but when I came to consider it I had been relieved . |
| 11 | This place was big until my father took it over and he kept the places going and we still have the two places . |