Example sentences of "friend and [noun pl] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the house seemed empty , I got in four or five unlogged ‘ phone calls around the circuit of friends and acquaintances to see what was cooking . |
| 2 | From the women 's point of view , the need in the future is for a more reliable and responsive support network and a wider circle of friends and acquaintances to help them strengthen their hold on , and increase their share of , life in the community . |
| 3 | A retired van driver , he was a popular man and many friends and relatives attended his funeral at Caversham in Berkshire today . |
| 4 | Friends and relatives tell me I should have stopped by now , and I know I do n't want to carry on through the toddler years . |
| 5 | For example , non users may value the emergency cover provided in the event of a car breakdown ; may appreciate the availability of services for other household members and may benefit from the use made of services by others , for example , friends and relatives visiting them . |
| 6 | More immediately the autobiography , several times reworked , was circulated amongst friends and relatives to vindicate her conduct in a series of family quarrels with her husband 's kin , her own niece , and especially with her younger brother Christopher , the eventual heir to the Wandesford estates . |
| 7 | They often remain in a state of despair that the world at large and their nearest friends and relatives treat them so badly . |
| 8 | In The Outsiders , the gang , their friends and rivals spend their time mugging and jumping people , stealing and robbing from shops . |
| 9 | Friends and colleagues say she was motivated by what she saw as cruelty in the meat trade . |
| 10 | His friends and colleagues gave him a cut glass sherry decanter and group pensions manager , , complemented this gift with matching sherry glasses . |
| 11 | His friends and colleagues gave him a memorable send off and presented him with binoculars ( for his bird watching ) , a leather writing case ( so that he can drop us a line from far off places ) and a couple of brandy glasses ( empty — unfortunately ) . |
| 12 | And because it bears our Panda insignia it will help to spread the message about our work when friends and colleagues see you using it . |
| 13 | But we do need more friends and volunteers to help us get out and about so that we do n't feel life 's passing us by . ’ |
| 14 | The Haldane partisan , Morris , moreover , said openly that he defied Captain Cunningham and all his friends and supporters to remove him again from the town . |
| 15 | Her friends and supporters showered her with mail . |