Example sentences of "[pers pn] and [verb] an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Come , come and sit dose to me and keep an old man warm . ’ |
| 2 | I flew out to Chino , California , where the aircraft was based , Merril met me and flew an impressive display in the aircraft . |
| 3 | He commented on the smell of petrol that came from them and made an elaborate joke of not putting them too close to the flames . |
| 4 | I was wondering how far I should trust him and had an uncomfortable impression that he knew what I was thinking . |
| 5 | It was well known that the foreman and the shop steward in question were always in dispute , and it appeared to the majority that the foreman had , in fact , set him up to get rid of him and to settle an old account . |
| 6 | He sat still and straight-backed , where his son could see him and exchange an occasional word or smile , but well out of my way . |
| 7 | He drew her towards him and planted an affectionate kiss on her forehead . |
| 8 | He turned and looked at his guard who was waiting tamely behind him and keeping an occasional look-out along the wire . |
| 9 | Antony Bourgois , 20 , of no fixed address , faces three charges — the attempted abduction of Lizzie Lamplugh , 22 , a publishing assistant , falsely imprisoning her and carrying an offensive weapon . |
| 10 | I sniffed it and whispered an obscene word to it , then I put on my coat and overshoes and walked out of the hotel . |
| 11 | They declared the video to be obscene , confiscated it and imposed an on-the-spot fine on my friend . |
| 12 | A steering group , chaired by Sir Geoffrey Crowther ( and including among its members Sir William Holford ) , was appointed to act alongside it and to give an independent opinion on the recommendations of the study group , as they emerged . |
| 13 | They had a new machine in , but after a pound or so I had mastered it and won an extra spaceship . |
| 14 | The military government was in the position where it wished to sustain the south Korean rightists , who now repudiated it and pursued an independent path . |