Example sentences of "[noun] and [pron] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | yo you know if we had problems we 'd each talk to them and we had of course , we had , we formed a resident association and we took our problems to the resident 's association and and we wo , you know , if we had problems which could be ironed out the man , general manager of the development corporation , Mr would come and listen to our complaints and we seemed , you know , we we got along very very well really for such a small place with nothing because the only shopping facilities were in the old town or we had to go to Epping or Bishop 's Stortford you see ? |
| 2 | Then the words rebounded back to my ears and I heard their sound and their meaning , and the pain came back at that moment , too , and it all made sense , the way a policeman 's knock on the door must make sense when you 've committed a crime . |
| 3 | He looks at Candice and she puckers her lips , perhaps ironically . |
| 4 | I think of Claudia and Victoria and Candice and I compare their facial motions in an impertinent fashion . |
| 5 | He turned towards her , but the blankets entangled his legs and he fought his eyes open in irritation . |
| 6 | Tony said no , Jamie finished with Neil and I got my flowers |
| 7 | There are women who live with their husbands and they hate their husbands and do it once a month so their Amex cards do n't get cancelled . |
| 8 | Only a few women were on equal terms with their husbands and they recognised their relationships as exceptional . |
| 9 | What you 've got , you 've got your customer we 've got your menu feedback and you got your products . |
| 10 | We knocked them out of their rhythm and never allowed them to settle or sustain any momentum and I felt their frustrations were beginning to surface . |
| 11 | ‘ I like the physical aspect of British football and I feel my game is suited to the Premier League . ’ |
| 12 | When you 're changing the flow of oxygen from one of your team-mate 's tanks , pull the wrong switch and you inflate his suit and he shoots to the surface . |
| 13 | That was her style in the Falklands and it remained her style in a number of the confrontations that she faced over the next years . |
| 14 | There was nothing of apparent interest in the lavatory and they made their way into the robing vestry . |
| 15 | Hugh asked after his father-in-law had wandered off into the shadows at the end of the terrace and they heard his stick tapping along the stone floors . |
| 16 | Her mind was floating over turquoise waves and she narrowed her eyes against an ocean that sparkled silver all the way to the horizon . |
| 17 | Er then he , there 's only three houses in the road that he lived in , , the next one along the road came up for auction and he sold his station and moved up to that and he said he 's just bought the one at the end of the road now which is er seven hundred and fifty thousand he paid for it , a hundred and fifty thousand to have it interior decorated . |
| 18 | yeah , that 's true it does show ya that it can grow though do n't it , not the hair I mean AI AIDS you know if you shave somebody head and got AIDS and you shave his head , he cuts them both , that 's it , two people 's got AIDS just like that . |
| 19 | I guess they were animals and they had their rights . |
| 20 | At this point , tears appeared in Churchill 's eyes and he put his arms around me , saying ‘ Malcolm , Malcolm . ’ ’ |
| 21 | She was mesmerised by the intense , dark eyes and he stroked her flushed face , before tangling his fingers in her shining hair . |
| 22 | I nodded , and she closed her eyes and I saw her shoulders slump a little . |
| 23 | Anthony 's voice opened Julia 's eyes and she saw her sister-in-law standing in the doorway wearing a most remarkable dress . |
| 24 | The tears jumped into her eyes and she bent her head , hugging her arms to her breasts . |
| 25 | Tears rose in Caroline 's eyes and she turned her head blindly to the window . |
| 26 | You see him , cos he 's , Nick goes can I have a poster ? no , they 're only for erm the prettiest girl in Clapton and he shook my hand and sort of giving it yeah , before he drags me behind the counter ! |
| 27 | From its shelter the Corporal and I stuck our snouts up . |
| 28 | New converts , on the other hand , have no such problems because pre-Christian experience is still fresh in their mind and they communicate their faith in an everyday language because they have not yet learned a new jargon . |
| 29 | I suppose we 've been rivals in the past , when I had my column on the Daily Mail and he had his on the Daily Express , but we 've been rivals in the friendliest of terms . |
| 30 | He moved his mouth to her neck and she felt his tongue tantalising her skin . |