Example sentences of "friend [conj] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If reading Alison 's story sets off alarm bells in your head about whether you too have an exercise obsession , or perhaps have a friend or sister who does , then turn to ‘ Obsessions : Where to get help ’ . |
| 2 | If you do need to travel in an emergency , perhaps other members of the family will be able to cover for you , or failing this you may have a friend or neighbour who will be able to take the puppy into their home until you return . |
| 3 | The ideal option is to have a friend or neighbour who is prepared to take your dog into their home for the duration . |
| 4 | Requests are often received from Doctors , Hospitals , Social Workers , or from a friend or neighbour who knows of someone who may benefit from the service . |
| 5 | And as for yourself , you too should try talking to a friend or relative whom you trust — the chances are that they may already have realised that things are going badly . |
| 6 | When you show the results of your labour to a friend or relative they do not make a minute examination of every component . |
| 7 | The aim , of course , is to delegate decision making to a trusted and close friend or relative who the patient feels best knows him and will speak for him when he can not speak for himself . |
| 8 | You only have yourself to fall back on , unless , of course , you count a friendly bank manager who might lend you some money , or a friend or relative who might do the same . |
| 9 | Looking for that special Christmas or birthday present for a friend or relative who 's a d-i-y enthusiast ? |
| 10 | Have you got a close friend or relative who could spend some time just talking with you , or who might be able to take the children out to give you a break ? |
| 11 | Simultaneously , you may be fending off criticism from a friend or relative who feels |
| 12 | If you can not fit the materials yourself , ask a friend or relation you trust to do it for you . |
| 13 | If a friend or colleague whose opinions you respect tells you that he or she has received beneficial treatment from a particular hypnotherapist , perhaps that is the one for you to consult . |
| 14 | Gradually he and Cora-Beth had grown close again until suddenly , at Christmas , he had realized what an indispensable friend and companion she was . |
| 15 | Five months later I have a friend and companion who will never be sold or replaced ; a friend who knows more about Clare than anyone else . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | He next became assistant refinery manager and was then promoted to general manager over the head of a friend and colleague who was ten years older . |
| 20 | Picasso worked from a photograph he had taken of his friend and dealer who recorded that Picasso nevertheless demanded some twenty sittings . |
| 21 | And he smiles as he talks of the best friend and rival who accompanied him on those weekend trips . |
| 22 | It was as satisfactory an interview as I have conducted in that , it being entirely non-controversial , question and answer flowed without interruption or the need for retakes ; and in her assessment of Airey Neave both as friend and politician she seemed entirely relaxed . |
| 23 | About 90% of rural adults in Mexico have friends or relatives who are or have been working in the United States . |
| 24 | If he had friends or relatives who were hiding or supporting him it would be a different matter , but this does not appear to be the case . |
| 25 | Finding a suitable firm for articles can present problems if you have no friends or relatives who are in a position to help . |
| 26 | If a person is suffering from a fairly severe mental disorder and has close friends or relatives who sympathize , encourage early treatment and make full rehabilitation possible by providing a tolerant but secure home after hospitalization , then the person has a fair chance of ultimately coping with their illness without it handicapping their general performance in life too severely . |
| 27 | Usually , he took a walk in the evenings , going down Kennington Park Road as far as the Oval , and dropping into a pub on the way back for an ale and a chat with any friends or acquaintances he found there . |
| 28 | The subjective experiences of these mothers became the maintheme ; for example , how rejected they felt by friends or neighbours who crossed the street , not knowing what to say . |
| 29 | If such problems do occur it will be necessary to reduce the fish numbers , getting rid of the excess to friends or neighbours who have a pond , or , if you can make the necessary arrangements , to a local aquatic shop . |
| 30 | If you have answered ‘ yes ’ to three or more of them , you are probably perpetuating this self-image by looking for friends or partners who will treat you in the same way . |