Example sentences of "and [adj] and he [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My wife 's father er he said to me , cos he was , he worked hard you know , he had a tough life you know up in London and all that as , as a kid and that and he said to me what you want to do , enjoy everyday that you live , I said yeah , oh I said oh but you ca n't can you ? , he said yes you can . |
| 2 | I said one night er this matey 's come up to me , and he 's like one of me mates and that and he said fucking hell you had a skinful the other night did n't you ? |
| 3 | But she did n't get she got ill treated and that and he did n't the erm boy did n't feed him properly so it 's all sort of skin and bone so we went and brought his pony and erm , we sort of fed it up and got it going again . |
| 4 | His face was ruddy and lined and he had a nutcracker nose and chin . |
| 5 | Beejay is kind and calm and he takes care of me . |
| 6 | Tim was taller and broader and he leaned towards the old man like a creature caught in the instant of springing on its quarry . |
| 7 | His face was flushed and damp and he mopped his forehead with a large handkerchief . |
| 8 | The words came out rough and abrupt and he reddened . |
| 9 | And she has a hundred and forty and he 's gotten of cans for the his mum and Stewart 's been getting some cans for the shop for his granddad and I 've been asking for permission to go into the dump and get some for there . |
| 10 | He told the court he did n't believe the accused 's story , Kim was shy and self-conscious and he did n't believe she would have brought Shukir back to the flat . |
| 11 | I said that my hon. Friend 's arguments were always powerful , persuasive and seductive and he has just demonstrated that fact once again . |
| 12 | He was slim and dark and he told her his name was Steve . |
| 13 | His vision was direct , concrete and simple and he recorded faithfully the accidents of every-day life . |
| 14 | so I thought he , he 's changing things he 's saying well I do n't think this is suitable and I do n't think my way of tackling this is suitable because he 's used to dealing with different kids , although they 're a similar age , they 're not very motivated or mighty but they 're more motivated than these kids , but he says like he 'll turned back towards the black board and he 'll be writing and they 're shouting abuse at him , F ing and blinding and he says it makes me so angry because I do n't know the voices well enough to know who 's saying it |
| 15 | He pulled her hard against him , and for a moment passion gleamed from brilliant golden eyes before they went cold and blank and he pushed her violently from him . |
| 16 | His eyes were black and expressionless and he gave her no more than one probing glance before turning away . |
| 17 | Dr T. J. Cartwright has recorded that 640 such bodies were appointed between 1945 and 1969 and he examined 358 . |
| 18 | He tried to climb the other side , but the snow was too deep and soft and he kept sinking into it . |
| 19 | ‘ He 's angry and irritable and he 's made it clear from the very beginning that he does n't expect me to come up to scratch . ’ |
| 20 | And as he spoke , El-ahrairah 's tail grew shining white and flashed like a star : and his back legs grew long and powerful and he thumped the hillside until the very beetles fell off the grass-stems . |
| 21 | She was clean and decent and he wanted her on any terms . |
| 22 | His body was wiry and tanned and he had a thick crop of black curly hair which looked badly in need of cutting . |
| 23 | Dooley 's personal tragedy was so awful — he was so young and talented and he took the blow with such heroic , idiotic stoicism ( ‘ It 's my one regret that the ball did n't finish in the net ’ ) — that a substantial sum was raised for him and he later went to work for the club . |
| 24 | He was flushed and happy and he had n't let go of her hand since they 'd sat down . |
| 25 | The boy looked suddenly small and forlorn and he stood there silent , twisting the new leather lead between his fingers . |
| 26 | I fancy Howard , because he 's really fit and beautiful and he 's got gorgeous blue eyes |
| 27 | He did n't say so , but it was evident that he had been successful in the sheepdog trials , because he was unusually cheerful and forthcoming and he seemed quite jubilant to meet them there . |
| 28 | He was tired and fanciful and he had drunk too much beer . |
| 29 | It only needed a quick glance to see that he had been rebuking her , for her face was flushed and angry and he wore the grim look that made him appear so formidable . |
| 30 | Emmie looked down at the top of his head ; his hair was black and silky and he wore it rather long , like an artist . |