Example sentences of "and [noun sg] [verb] [pers pn] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I will love him , Lily , like this , ’ and Pen gave her a strangling hug so that she gasped and laughed and begged to be released . |
| 2 | ‘ Being involved as a competitor , administrator , and coach gave me a unique insight into the world of top international sport . |
| 3 | Money and generosity gave her a kindly power over Deer Forest . |
| 4 | However , as with the similar topic of literacy , I would argue that it is important to separate out bilingualism and bilingual education because teachers ' personal experience and education gives them a particular view of the phenomenon . |
| 5 | The words were out before Isabel could stop them , despair and bitterness giving them a stark finality that was absolute . |
| 6 | The opera , like Gershwin 's Porgy and Bess the following year , used an all-Black cast and the staging and choreography gave it a British connection since it was by Frederick Ashton . |
| 7 | It 's the busiest time of the year for cooks , so this month 's issue is packed with tips and advice to give you a helping hand . |
| 8 | Her determination to succeed and getting what she wants out of her career and life makes her a laudable influence . |
| 9 | And matey done them a little bit longer . |
| 10 | is Richard 's mum and dad buying him a little car ? |
| 11 | His muscular build , boyish charm and natural sense of fun and adventure made him a popular screen idol with men and women alike . |
| 12 | On the boat , Johnson asked about ‘ the use of the dirk , with which he imagined the Highlanders cut their meat ’ , and was told they also had knives and forks , that the men tended to hand the knives and forks to the women after they had cut their own meat which they then ate from their hands , and that one old Macdonald retainer always ate fish with his fingers , claiming that ‘ a knife and fork gave it a bad taste ’ . |