Example sentences of "and [pron] [vb past] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When we arrived I was introduced to the medium , Helen , a quite ordinary , sandy-haired woman in her mid-thirties , and the rest of the group , Dora and Leo and Katy and Humphrey , and everyone made a great fuss of me . |
| 2 | In March Elsie Streek and class members took tambours and bean bags along to the Woolwich Branch of the Salvation Army , and everyone had an enjoyable afternoon of Medau . |
| 3 | For the first time , Shirnette and me had a real fight , because of what I hated most . |
| 4 | Er , and I slided a wee bit . |
| 5 | The offer of a glass of Calvados was politely refused and I accepted a large glass of red wine that really tasted good . |
| 6 | I envied them their sexual freedom and their self-assured dignity , and I despised the British vice squads that ran them in and were not above enjoying their charms for a consideration . |
| 7 | To believe them , Karen and I shanghaied the shrinking Dennis on to a punt by some underhand ruse worthy of a ‘ once-aboard-the-lugger-and-the-maid-is-mine ’ melodrama . |
| 8 | and I got a greater kinship because they 're a small group . |
| 9 | There was a spring in my step and when Craig Brewster played a nice through ball into the box , my old legs managed to carry me there and I got a second goal that I did n't expect . ’ |
| 10 | I was in a shop once , buying scented candles , and on the radio came Steve Wright with a collage of Smiths ’ songs , and I got a distinct chill , almost as though the hand of death was tapping me on the shoulder , saying : ‘ put yer candles down , it 's time to go ! ’ ’ |
| 11 | The father moved in and I got a full-time job in another engineering company . |
| 12 | ‘ But let me add , Liza and I got a great education . |
| 13 | When I first went in for forensic medicine he used me a lot and I got a great deal of experience I would n't otherwise have had because he was never too proud to ask for a specialist opinion . |
| 14 | That disgusting hood you were wearing slipped , and I got a good look at the back of your head . |
| 15 | The Emperor Napoleon got a good deal because France would have had to give it up sooner or later anyway , and I got a good deal because Louisiana gave me a lovely companion for life with all the legendary charms of your people . " |
| 16 | We were n't enclosed long enough for it to become worrying and I got a real adrenaline rush when at one point one side of the passage was replaced by empty space leading to a huge open chamber . |
| 17 | And I got a separate receipt for Andrew for his hundred and twenty so we 're up wi the receipts . |
| 18 | Well I got twenty three and I got a yellow ticket . |
| 19 | I closed my eyes and I got a different feeling |
| 20 | And I got a massive round and an encore . ’ |
| 21 | Max took an instant dislike to her and from then on , when she tried to speak , he would howl like a wolf and I got a dreadful fit of the giggles ! |
| 22 | I was out in front of the Hatch & Hodges office at the time , directly across the street , and I got a clear look at the girl even with all the people around . |
| 23 | There was a Lot of chanting , and after , wards we went to a posh hotel and I got a free hat . |
| 24 | He said that this would be unnecessary and I got the distinct impression that I should not ask any more questions about it but be content that I had got my letter back . |
| 25 | ‘ I was daft enough to say his plants looked healthy and I got the Ancient Mariner treatment ; a squirt-by-puff account of how he managed it . |
| 26 | and I got the midi hi-fi system . |
| 27 | The place was cold , as usual , but now the odours were all stale , and I noticed a pervading disorder . |
| 28 | Old friends from the village were talking quietly among themselves , and I noticed the awful Pumblechook trying to catch my eye , as he drank brandy and swallowed large pieces of cake . |
| 29 | She died recently and I wrote a long letter to her husband , Wolfgang Schneiderhan . |
| 30 | Suddenly my heart stopped beating , and I heard a distant voice cry , ‘ Jane ! |