Example sentences of "friends [coord] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most are ordered by friends or relatives as an original ( and costly ) gift for a special birthday or anniversary , and a fair number by institutions and companies to honour retiring luminaries . |
| 2 | Sometimes , the doppelganger appears to friends or relatives of the dying , and their mimicry is so convincing that they are usually taken for the person involved . |
| 3 | For instance , bereaved adults experience higher than expected levels of illness in the year following the death of their spouse , and among those most at risk of lasting psychiatric problems are people without a network of friends or relatives to whom they may turn for consolation ( Parkes and Brown , 1972 ) . |
| 4 | Most are run by women who have had friends or relatives in prison , and they do an excellent job of giving practical advice and helping wives deal with conflicting emotions . |
| 5 | And they 're made to come face to face with people who 've lost friends or relatives in drink driving accidents . |
| 6 | But we never even walked arm-in-arm , as was the accepted way for conventional Spanish male friends or accomplices like the black-glassed Falangists . |
| 7 | It may be possible , due to restricted publicity and advertising , for few tenders to be submitted and personal friends or acquaintances of the agent to be able to submit a low offer , or arrange for an offer to be submitted once all the tenders have been opened . |
| 8 | ‘ Just keeping a general eye on you , trying to find out if you had any friends or contacts in Venice . ’ |
| 9 | On his returns to England , Edward more and more frequently mixed with people of like opinion , many of them friends or associates of politicians . |
| 10 | Practical support at the time at which young people raised in care are forced to leave their residential homes to help them settle into satisfactory new home environments , perhaps by helping them to get flats with friends or places in small half-way hostels with friends and supplying a realistic preparation for independent living , might avoid many difficulties . |
| 11 | If not , ask friends or colleagues for a personal recommendation ; or ask at your nearest Citizens Advice Bureau or Law Centre ; or consult one of the directories available which list all solicitors . |
| 12 | If not , ask friends or colleagues for a personal recommendation ; or ask at your nearest Citizens Advice Bureau or Law Centre ; or consult one of the directories available which list all solicitors . |
| 13 | If not , ask friends or colleagues for a personal recommendation ; or ask at your nearest Citizens Advice Bureau or Law Centre ; or consult one of the directories available which list all solicitors . |
| 14 | If not , ask friends or colleagues for a personal recommendation ; or ask at your nearest Citizens Advice Bureau or Law Centre ; or consult one of the directories available which list all solicitors . |
| 15 | If not , ask friends or colleagues for a personal recommendation ; or ask at your nearest Citizens Advice Bureau or Law Centre ; or consult one of the directories available which list all solicitors . |
| 16 | If not , ask friends or colleagues for a personal recommendation ; or ask at your nearest Citizens Advice Bureau or Law Centre ; or consult one of the directories available which list all solicitors . |
| 17 | If not , ask friends or colleagues for a personal recommendation ; or ask at your nearest Citizens Advice Bureau or Law Centre ; or consult one of the directories available which list all solicitors . |
| 18 | If not , ask friends or colleagues for a personal recommendation ; or ask at your nearest Citizens Advice Bureau or Law Centre ; or consult one of the directories available which list all solicitors . |
| 19 | If not , ask friends or colleagues for a personal recommendation ; or ask at your nearest Citizens Advice Bureau or Law Centre ; or consult one of the directories available which list all solicitors . |
| 20 | If not , ask friends or colleagues for a personal recommendation ; or ask at your nearest Citizens Advice Bureau or Law Centre ; or consult one of the directories available which list all solicitors . |
| 21 | However , ‘ she said that she now has really no friends or relations in the world and there are times when she feels very lonely . |
| 22 | Among its prominent features , Moneo 's centre boasts an auditorium in which are planned concerts of composers such as Eric Satie , Stockhausen , John Cage and other friends or admirers of Miró , a large reference library , a waterpool and fountain , two external murals based upon the artist 's designs and four sharply angled rooms , excavated from a space loosely designed like a star , in which the foundation 's permanent collection of works by Miró will be rotated . |
| 23 | I AM seeking information from remaining relatives , friends or ex-shipmates on SBA George Gepp , Royal Navy D/MX553308 , killed aboard LST 404 on August 24 , 1944 . |
| 24 | His message was denounced by the UNIP secretary-general Alexander Grey Zulu as " the work of one indisciplined soldier " who had " no friends or supporters in what he announced " . |
| 25 | Additions to the Board are generally made by nominations from existing or previous Board members , Highlander staff , or selected friends and associates of Highlander who are familiar with the educational philosophy . |
| 26 | Held in the Great Hall at the hospital , clothes were supplied by Top Man and Top Shop and all models were friends and associates of the Headjogs team who , of course , did the hair . |
| 27 | The net proceeds of the 1990 Wings Appeal provided £618,637 of that overall increase : a remarkable achievement thanks to the generosity of the public and the magnificent ‘ collective ’ efforts of members , friends and associates from RAFA Branches throughout the world . |
| 28 | The crux of the rows centred around a belief that Sydney Newman , promoted from ITV into a very senior position and given virtual carte blanche to reshape the BBC 's drama output , was carrying out his task by bringing in other friends and associates from ITV in place of BBC staff who felt they could equally rise to the challenges . |
| 29 | Parents , friends and members of the Association were present , including AVM Sir John Severne and his wife . |
| 30 | She did , however , often visit friends and members of her family , as well as receive visitors at Weston . |