Example sentences of "and [pers pn] [be] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The elders are in position behind some bushes , and she is singing a sweet romantic song of youth and yearning . ’ |
| 32 | And she is proving a terrific attraction with JUST FOUR two-hour long weekend footplate slots remaining free ( at the time of going to press ) during her month long stay … two available on November 8 , and one each on the 14th and 15th . |
| 33 | And she was wearing a grubby red dress with a kind of paisley pattern on it . |
| 34 | She wanted it too , and maybe when she and Charlie were married and in bed and they 'd had a few drinks and she was wearing a black nightie , then maybe it would n't be so bad . |
| 35 | Her blonde hair looked unbrushed , and she was wearing a scruffy old T-shirt and a sarong skirt patterned with an hibiscus print . |
| 36 | Today her hair , the discreetest palest auburn , curled softly on her collar and she was wearing a white muslin midi-dress , white stockings and flat white pumps . |
| 37 | Her hair was black , like her daughter 's , and seemed to be cut in much the same shape , and she was wearing a purple dress . |
| 38 | ‘ One time , back in the Metaltronix days , I got a call from a violinist who was in one of the Philharmonic orchestras , and she was using a Perfect Connection preamp for her electric violin . |
| 39 | Erm I was n't quite certain of the wife 's P H I there was something about twelve months and she was getting a hundred and thirty pounds er I , I lost it because I was looking at the clock at the same , I must confess but erm |
| 40 | " I looked in the window once and she was eating a boiled egg , with another boiled egg in an egg-cup across the table from her . |
| 41 | A friend of Gina 's , Julie O'Dea , was in charge of the tickets ; for the past few weeks , her flat had been a temporary box-office and she was running a tight ship ; all committee members who took tickets were responsible for the money they owed . |
| 42 | Her head throbbed as she walked beside him up to the château , and she was fighting a churning nausea deep within her . |
| 43 | This was achieved after a similar increase in 1991 , and we are seeking a further improvement in 1993 . |
| 44 | So we have no knowledge on that and Peter and team working and Tony is in the , the body of the hall we had quite an extensive discussion over a period of time but perhaps cumulating last Friday , a week last Friday , on the N treble C and we are calling a special lay- delegates conference on the first of July in Sheffield , with one item on the agenda team working . |
| 45 | Both of these railways have been most co-operative and we are developing a good relationship with them to mutual advantage . |
| 46 | Mozart 's life and character are well documented by the extensive correspondence that was generated within his family by his frequent travels and we are given a fascinating glimpse into matters both artistic and domestic . |
| 47 | He said : ‘ People come here for a good night out , the restaurant is always busy and we are opening a new betting shop at the track where punters will be able to place bets tax free . |
| 48 | The market now seems to be improving and we are anticipating a substantial increase in our volumes during 1993 . |
| 49 | Now we 've got the technology from the violin string department to wind the string and polish it all in one operation and we 're getting a brighter-sounding string than before , so we 've started marketing them again . |
| 50 | And we 're trying a different approach both mentally and physically , and I believe he can be a new person even after ten years . |
| 51 | Erm , but we 're having a big party tomorrow night , and we 're having a hundred people in , |
| 52 | This contrived notion of a rock'n'roll band touring around — we 're doing all that shit and we 're having a great time too . |
| 53 | But Anne … we 're reading a new book next week … and we 're playing a new game on Monday , and … |
| 54 | By this time the company was large , with many employees , and we were manufacturing a wide range of products and supplying a world market . |
| 55 | Someone told them about us and we were sent a tea-chest full of filthy dirty , celluloid toys . |
| 56 | Ellen had bought some melon and coffee on her way to the boatyard and we were eating a late breakfast in Wavebreaker 's cockpit . |
| 57 | We got a little higher on this occasion but again ran into severe icing and again we turned back in order to find less cloud and less icing , on tie third attempt we were getting quite near the Alps and we were collecting a great deal of ice . |
| 58 | I was at university and it was in recess and we were having a social evening in a village hall and I was staying with a friend . |
| 59 | But they 're way ahead , and we were having a lovely lead |
| 60 | The year was 1887 and we were witnessing a double celebration : fifty years of Queen Victoria 's reign and the return from India and Empire of Mr Charles Knightley , the heir to the great house . |