Example sentences of "friend and [noun] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Carrie was hard put to it and she had little time to talk with him , but it was not long before Billy turned up at the cafe eager to see his friend and Carrie directed him into the back room . |
| 2 | Now Sarah was remembering her friend and Pat felt she did n't deserve it . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 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 | They often remain in a state of despair that the world at large and their nearest friends and relatives treat them so badly . |
| 7 | Friends and colleagues say she was motivated by what she saw as cruelty in the meat trade . |
| 8 | His friends and colleagues gave him a cut glass sherry decanter and group pensions manager , , complemented this gift with matching sherry glasses . |
| 9 | 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 ) . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | You can help it do more by encouraging your friends and family to join it . |
| 12 | In May 1990 the story was circulated that Lowe 's increasingly bizarre behaviour had his friends and family urging him to seek help . |
| 13 | She said : ‘ Elderly people often have smaller groups of friends and family to support them . |
| 14 | THE DAY A YOUNG STEPHEN Street gave up his place in the school football team for a job on a record stall in London 's Walthamstow Market , friends and family knew he was serious about this music lark . |
| 15 | 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 . ’ |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Her friends and supporters showered her with mail . |