Example sentences of "[pers pn] old [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His clothes , some of them old things of Theo 's which had been altered for him , were shabby , and were getting spattered with paint . |
| 2 | They were very short muzzle things , but them old things there like that , they were jumping when you were firing them you know . |
| 3 | But them , them old blankets we had some because we need them when they come , I fold 'em |
| 4 | You wan na watch them old mowmows yeah , they come there with their little carving knives , yeah , cut all the dangly bits off that , that 's right though in n it , |
| 5 | Look at them old teddies and things in there . |
| 6 | I suppose one of them old cows — well , they stood there rubbing of their old rumps about like that , you know ; and all at once this here tumbril fell down , and the back chain went right just over the front of har shoulders . |
| 7 | and that 's , what I wan na do next , take them , to take me old curtains down and gon na re-make them for Lee 's bedroom . |
| 8 | ‘ If it were n't for me old bones and the fact that I might be overlooked when the bidding starts , I would n't want you within a mile of that sale room . |
| 9 | Lloyd Cole 's worth five of you old fools ! |
| 10 | You old soldiers who read my memoirs will realise I speak the truth . |
| 11 | You old men who used to watch him on Manc of the Day may have got more exposure etc . |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't think there 's room in the lift for all you old pals , ’ Jonathan smiled hideously , ‘ we 'd best go up other ways . ’ |
| 13 | I shall be drawing a considerable sum in a few days but you must know how it is , travelling the country as we old soldiers do … thank you … ten pounds will be quite sufficient … and you must let me spend some more of it in your excellent company … that evening 's entertainment we enjoyed together , Mr Wood , ’ his voice rose in the small hallway and the other guests and servants indoors and out strained noticeably to catch what would surely be the eloquent testimonial of a compliment , ‘ was one of the , shall we say , most boisterous and wise , a rare combination , Mr Landlord , I have spent , whether in London , in Europe or in and out of ships and foreign postings in a long lifetime . |
| 14 | ‘ We old Indians come to like this England less and less and we return to an imagined India . ’ |
| 15 | The Conservative election victory did owe something to Mrs Thatcher 's past efforts ; these efforts included a re-ordering of the social hierarchy , making the poor more down and out , and bringing the lower middle class ( as we old Marxists used to say ) or C2s in class-free speak , within shopping distance of middle class ( B/C1 ) comfort . |
| 16 | You know , and all old people 's things , like when they , when we old pensioners were being er , er knocked about on the erm highways and byways a couple of years back and I went to see the , the local police officer , what did he turn round and say , there all domestic affairs , they did n't want to know , yet the press will print , print these every week . |
| 17 | How did they old ones survive then ? |
| 18 | And were they old arms or young arms ? |
| 19 | Some of he old outhouses have been converted into a Wheelwright 's workshop , a Blacksmith 's forget and a Plumber/Tinsmith 's workshop . |
| 20 | Some of us old fogies — I am 60 — are non-violent from necessity . |
| 21 | He calls us old tarts |
| 22 | I leave you with that thought because I think that 's the job for all of us old pilots . |