Example sentences of "friends and [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It really should n't work , but the wretched book is so irresistible that I devoured it in a day , fighting off friends and strangers who fell on it like vultures on a carcass the moment it was cast aside with a happy sigh . ’ |
| 2 | Entries in the Liber Vitae of Thorney Abbey , a record of the names of church friends and benefactors which survives in a hand of c.1100 , seem to confirm this . |
| 3 | I asked innumerable friends and acquaintances which was their favourite house in England ; almost invariably their choice was built between these dates . |
| 4 | Their royal nextdoor neighbours simply fitted in to a social landscape of friends and acquaintances who included the children of the Queen 's land agent , Charles and Alexandra Loyd , the local vicar 's daughter Penelope Ashton , and William and Annabel Fox , whose mother Carol was Diana 's godmother . |
| 5 | He will bring with him over 20 dogs from the London tracks , supplied by friends and contacts he made while head lad to Hackney trainer David Vowles . |
| 6 | Thereafter , children will be taught by parents , relations , friends and teachers what is expected of them , and what is considered to be appropriate and inappropriate behaviour . |
| 7 | This may well be more economic in ‘ costs ’ to the GP budget or DHA involved , but could well create considerable extra cost for the person and his or her family , both in terms of travelling to and from hospital and in loss of support from friends and relatives who may not be able to visit . |
| 8 | She has been a delight from the beginning , not only to us , but to all the friends and relatives who have met her . |
| 9 | FINANCIAL gifts could be the answer for friends and relatives who 've got everything this Christmas . |
| 10 | FINANCIAL gifts could be the answer for friends and relatives who 've got everything this Christmas . |
| 11 | FINANCIAL gifts could be the answer for friends and relatives who 've got everything this Christmas . |
| 12 | It may be that friends and relatives who are less affected by the death of the family member , could give some special attention to the children who are wanting to be comforted and to be told what is going on . |
| 13 | Some people have been surprised and relieved to discover that HIV has been suspected by friends and relatives who have been anxious to help , yet afraid to ask . |
| 14 | I have several friends and relatives who are in that position , two who have been left by a husband and it 's absolutely not ideal for a child but compensation can be made by a loving relationship with extended family . |
| 15 | Small boats came out to the liner , some bearing vendors of coconuts and bananas , others containing friends and relatives who shouted up names to the rail . |
| 16 | If an asylum claim that is not justified under the United Nations convention is to be the means of obtaining settlement in the United Kingdom , we need at the very least to explain , particularly to the minority communities legitimately settled here , why their friends and relatives who would like to come and join them are not allowed to do so because they told the truth when they made their applications , whereas others who are prepared to make an unfounded asylum claim can remain indefinitely . |
| 17 | Scum fans are getting to cocky , unfortunatly I have a few friends and relatives who have not yet seen the light , They think they are unbeatable at the moment and could do the domestic treble . |
| 18 | As he left the dock he waved to friends and relatives who were in the public gallery . |
| 19 | The victorious pensioners were backed by friends and relatives who 'd collected at least fifteen thousand signatures for a series of petitions . |
| 20 | Thus , given that there might come a time when forces were available for deployment in the Middle East , it made sense for American diplomats to encourage what friends and allies they could to hold the line in the interval . |
| 21 | This may be defined as care provided by family , friends and neighbours which is not organized via a statutory or voluntary agency and is not undertaken for financial reward . |
| 22 | The extra bonus — the thing that makes me truly lucky — is that I can go home to the real friends and neighbours whose tales of burst drain-pipes , complicated recipes and domestic dramas sound every bit as interesting to me when I lack the leisure to enjoy them myself . |
| 23 | After mentioning some of the New Age practices and beliefs , I asked again for a show of hands from those who knew friends and neighbours who were involved . |
| 24 | I also get a couple of good standby wines for friends and neighbours who might drop in and a super-cheap bottle or two of red ( try the supermarket £1.99 offers ) to make some delicious , warming mulled wine . |
| 25 | There has also been a corresponding shift in the role advocated for statutory social care agencies , from the direct provision of services for elderly and disabled people themselves , to supporting instead those relatives , friends and neighbours who are increasingly responsible for providing most of their care : |
| 26 | I had continued since , working for friends and neighbours who were ill or had legal problems . |
| 27 | He stayed at Oxford as a private teacher of botany and flower painting until 1755 , when he returned to London to the friends and patrons who appreciated his great talent . |
| 28 | We should be careful not to look only at our friends and colleagues whose style may have been affected by the same paddle strokes that we are studying ourselves . |
| 29 | When the apostles wrote letters to their friends and colleagues they were always trying to pass on words of encouragement and the people who received these letters regarded them as precious sources of information , that is why many of the letters of Paul or John or Peter have been carefully guarded and handed down to ourselves . |
| 30 | In the absence of a well-organized party machine , it was his friends and colleagues who were called on to turn out for hurriedly organized demonstrations . |