Example sentences of "and [pers pn] [verb] [adj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Father-in-law and me soldiered six weeks to restore it looks now .
2 I only have to go a few quid over and I get snooty letters threatening to take it off me .
3 Just minding me own business and I get fucking things thrown at me , timesheet ripped timecard cut .
4 Then I used to go dancing down at down the and I 'd strict orders to get in on a Saturday night early , but it was always eleven o'clock walking on my own back .
5 Deer have been very much part of my life , and I hope these notes have been of interest and helpful in understanding why stalking takes place .
6 Time was impossible to measure down in Chard — it always is when you 're a child — and I remember one day chatting to Uncle Cyril and feeling that I 'd been living there for an age .
7 We used to have House matches at the Hurlingham track , and I remember one afternoon competing in the 100 , 200 and 400 metres and the three jumps — high , long and triple .
8 All but two of them had been abused and I remember one girl saying to me , ‘ By the time I was nine I knew what it was all about . ’
9 You 'd expect about ta , thanks you used to think cor christ and then I , I mean all the bits I did for them and I remember one woman getting up saying come on Flo come and stretch and she said who are you ?
10 At first , I thought it was spilt wine but then it spread and I noticed little splashes coming down from the ceiling above .
11 I lay there and I heard this zip go z-z-zip up , god someone 's coming in tent , tried to get in bed with us .
12 Publicity for homelessness was part of the business and I know one lad said he 'd only got two pounds of sponsorship and er I thought well you 've you 've done rather well to get two quid .
13 I 'm not going to dwell too deeply on this as I personally ( and I know many people feel the same way ) ca n't find one trace of child molestation or anything else distasteful within those grooves .
14 And I know and I know these families have got young children and so on , and surely they too would like a break from it , for the children ?
15 And I know these people do n't feel free , I know they 're all hurrying along or sitting there worrying about their jobs or their mortgages or being late or an IRA bomb in the nearest litter-bin , but I look at them and feel a terrible sense of loss , because I think I 've surrendered all this ; the ordinariness of life , the ability just to be part of it and take part in it .
16 I get the odd funny look to this day , from children , youths and adults , and I know some mothers tell their children to behave or ‘ Frank 'll get you , ’ but it does n't bother me .
17 Then an orange light flares in front of them , and I know some joker has thrown the first Molotov .
18 A reunion of the ship 's company is to be held in the RNA Club , Leamington Spa , on Saturday , July 3 , and I invite all members to contact me for details on or by letter .
19 So my visits to the Ainsworth home were frequent but undemanding , and I had ample opportunity to look out for the little cat which had intrigued me .
20 Erm , George and I had that class shared between us , he took them for an hour a week and I did and i if there is a class that any of us had ever taken that would be unlikely to be able to write something meaningful of this kind
21 So I thought , in my wisdom I thought , there was easier way than that , wh at one bar and I had one rope come under the draw bar with a tow bar , so I said right one bit of rope , one bar , so all the docker got ta do now is take the bar out , take the rope off , that was alright and you could stow 'em on the , on the deck .
22 Your reception was not courteous , but the Prince and I had other matters to discuss .
23 Whether I have conveyed anything of the delight we took in his company I do n't know and his exact words may have been even better but the magic of his style returns to me and I had another giggle writing this .
24 They saw better and I had more space to work in ; but no-one had thought of it before .
25 Er and I had three shillings change .
26 Well I did , I took it , I took it out and said , alright when I went and enquired , I said well I would normally have a cheque book now cos I 'm not always in the bank , and I had this slip to say I do n't need one will come automatically he said oh yes , but that breaking down is hopeless , then I should fill it in now and I 'll take it .
27 I hate to say something I do n't mean , and I had enough sense left to know I might not be prepared to keep my side of the contract tomorrow .
28 My son spent a year at Liphook Junior School , during which time my husband and I made frequent visits to discuss our concerns regarding this apparent lack of progress .
29 " Then March came and I thought I cant tell her now , I 'm too far gone , she 'll go mad . "
30 I repeat that this is a rare opportunity for Ulster Members , and I ask hon. Members to raise points of order with which I can deal — that is to say , within my responsibilities .
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