Example sentences of "and [pron] [adv] [verb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 However with a little advice from my colleagues we pulled it off and everyone really enjoyed the meal . ’
2 She had said , on her first morning with him , ‘ Mrs Kendrick and me always had a cup of coffee together before I got started , nice and friendly like . ’
3 ‘ They probably killed a lot of people , and I probably have a lot of blood on my hands , ’ the investigating journalist was told by Robert Martens , who had spent two years compiling the lists in the US Embassy in Jakarta .
4 Crawling on our stomachs , making use of every scrap of cover or depression , however slight , and remaining motionless whenever he looked in our direction , Abdullahi and I eventually reached the shelter of a low ridge .
5 And I hastily changed the subject .
6 I had just come out of one of my planning meetings and I metaphorically banged the table and said ‘ I know exactly what you should do . ’
7 My right hon. and learned Friend and I regularly meet the chairman of British Rail to discuss all current issues .
8 You need to understand that I have , as we watch the RAF a beautiful aeroplane , er Colonel and I just exchanged a thought on it .
9 ‘ I 'm very concerned and I just wish the Rugby Union were as concerned as I am , ’ he said .
10 They 're about that wide and they 're about that deep and I just put a circle of greaseproof in the bottom
11 Jackie phoned me up to say , she phoned me up today for a chat , we were chatting away and she said erm , I heard Brenda , Brenda , so I knew it was girl , and er , I was saying she walked straight into the kitchen and I was sort of still on the phone , I was saying yeah , yeah , ok and erm , I said I 'm going out shopping and I 'm taking the dog with me , I said ok fair enough , she said well you 'll probably be gone when I get back , I said oh might be but she said but I do n't know and erm you know and I just put the phone down cos she wanted to see the pictures , my little girl asked put all the pictures up for him and er were looking at all the pictures and I 'd forgotten about Jack on the phone you know , so she s all of a sudden I got back she said oh your phone call she said who you talking too ?
12 We was eating breakfast and I just filled the teapot for second cups .
13 Then Prentice took the seat next to me in the corridor and I just knew the day would n't get any better whatever the weather forecast .
14 It is not really because I was just Noel and I just had a chat this morning .
15 I must have been mad on the strength of one fish , going all out boilies but it was a double and I just had a feeling this was how the better fish might fall .
16 ‘ As I passed the boy I saw in the mirror the car had pulled out sharply to overtake and I just heard the bang .
17 ‘ I was a bomb aimer with the RAF during the war and I just got the urge to start writing , ’ he says .
18 Mm but this was last year and I just cleared the ball and everybody ran out ran out and I suddenly collapsed in agony on the floor cos my knee just completely gave way and it was really painful and a minute later I stood up and it was fine , it did n't give me any more hassle for the rest of the day .
19 ‘ I 'd always watched it on television and I just loved the game , so I asked my mother and father if I could play . ’
20 That created a little space and I just hit the ball .
21 And I just have a couple of other things I want to say to you and then we can all go home .
22 And I just have the feeling w the point is w what that is proving is we 're good enough , we can compete .
23 Saturday morning dawned late for me , and I just caught the tail end of Sport on Four .
24 And I turned over and I just caught the end of that film .
25 So we did this whole fury number : I was pissed as a fart , thankyou , Jamie , and I just threw the lot at her .
26 There are people on waiting lists , and I just want the chance to say something on this subject which will take two minutes .
27 They were always a little bit big and I just liked the metal a little bit better .
28 " I got the keys and I just opened the door a wee bit , then I shut it .
29 Par partly because I 'd get homesick , and I just love the whole of Scotland !
30 Oh , and I also hate the word crepuscular .
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