Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [pron] and [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His mother died when William was six years old and he and his only sister Frances were placed in the care of their aunt , Lady Frances Stourton , while their father attended to the boy 's education . |
| 2 | Gemma , eight , from Childwall , Liverpool , was left paralysed after she and her family were involved in a crash on their way to a weekend in Pwllheli in June . |
| 3 | Gemma , eight , from Childwall , Liverpool , was left paralysed after she and her family were involved in a crash on their way to a weekend in Pwllheli in June . |
| 4 | In fact the penis of a sex-murderer , Dewitt Clinto Cook was ‘ so tiny that he and his wife were forced to satisfy one another orally ’ . |
| 5 | The report had been generally very favourable and his and his colleagues ' morale had improved as a direct consequence . |
| 6 | Other studies have also shown that many teachers express stereotyped and often contradictory generalizations about black pupils , with some teachers tending to regard Afro-Caribbean pupils as lazy and withdrawn while others thought them to be aggressive and disruptive ; a common stereotype of Asian pupils among teachers is that they are passive and industrious but they and their parents are over-ambitious ( Brittan , 1976 ; Giles , 1977 ; Verma , 1982 ; Lee and Wrench , 1983 ; Swann , 1985 ; Eggleston et al . , |
| 7 | I trust that the above is acceptable to you and I should be grateful if you and your colleagues would sign a copy of this letter … |
| 8 | Now they 're appealing to other families to install detectors — and say they 're lucky that they and their children escaped alive . |
| 9 | She had received the news that her husband was seriously ill and she and her children had rushed back to be with him . |
| 10 | Oh is my laugh vile or what and my voice |
| 11 | Make sure that you and your employees agree which are the their qualifying days for SSP . |
| 12 | I feel sure that you and your family are more interesting than some of these people you write about . |
| 13 | I feel so sure that you and your people here today know more , have a key , no , just know something more , than I , than us . |
| 14 | Any contribution , no matter how small , is very much appreciated and I am sure that you and your colleagues will have a lot of fun at the same time ! |
| 15 | Not until er when was it , ooh , I think not until er me brother and I were married and her and me father were together and she used to do a bit of homework er making these er kind of leather bags , |
| 16 | Young Richard would be kept busy with his learning for some considerable time yet , Cissie would not be ready to come home until tea-time , and David had warned her that it would be late when he and his ‘ father ’ returned , especially as Luther had expressed a desire to ‘ celebrate afterwards ’ . |
| 17 | He said he would leave me on the wing as long as me and my girlfriend did n't twos-up with each other [ visit one another 's cells during the association period ] . |
| 18 | This school will never recover as long as you and your wife are here . |
| 19 | Sex is safe if you and your partner are uninfected with HIV and stay strictly monogamous . |
| 20 | ‘ We have n't been able to get hold of the boy concerned since he and his family moved away soon after the incident , whatever it was . |
| 21 | He was pleased that he and his wife had been able to talk to the doctor but he was still not sure that he understood about either the X-rays of his bowel or the surgery which might be necessary . |
| 22 | ‘ It 's tragic that he and his mother should meet their end in such a fashion . |
| 23 | She was going to have her husband was in khaki as a territorial and her and her bridesmaid was going to have khaki frocks to be some of them great velvet frocks . |
| 24 | She turned the key in the lock ; the heavy door swung open and she and her family were admitted to the house . |
| 25 | He had felt greatly excited as he and his father got up at 5am to travel by bus and train from their home in Heywood , Lancashire to Ben Rhydding near Ilkley where the meeting was to take place . |
| 26 | In other words , wait as long as possible before you and your men take over . |
| 27 | Its predominantly black and brown members have virtually nothing to offer a united body other than themselves and their supporters . |
| 28 | If there are any other adults , other than you and your partner , living in the household ( eg adult children , parents etc , they should read section 5 ) . |
| 29 | The papers belonged to a staff officer , who left them unattended while he and his driver visited a used-car salesroom in Acton . |
| 30 | Two days later , rather sooner than was polite , Lady Campbell was cold and distant as she and her daughter kissed formal goodbye ; Muriella Cawdor was warm and encouraging ; John 's smile hid a deeper one . |