Example sentences of "and [pers pn] [adv] [vb past] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Then something suddenly occurred to me and I nearly cried with relief .
2 Mario was always very clear on the subject , and I also talked at length with Peterson during the following year .
3 Adèle was hoping Mr Rochester would call her down to meet the guests , but in the end she was so tired with all the excitement that she and I both went to bed early .
4 Ken and I both went to music lessons and the first interest I ever had in music was the teacher at the school .
5 In fact , it was about the time that David and I both auditioned for Hair and we were both turned down which I thought was quite funny because it seemed that just about everyone else in London got the part , but we were very much the kind of solo singers and perhaps the wrong type .
6 They were a very friendly lot and I soon felt at home .
7 Mm but this was last year and I just cleared the ball and everybody ran out ran out and I suddenly collapsed in agony on the floor cos my knee just completely gave way and it was really painful and a minute later I stood up and it was fine , it did n't give me any more hassle for the rest of the day .
8 When compared with the damage seen immediately after ethanol perfusion , however , injury grades II and III were reduced appreciably and injury grades 0 and I significantly increased in capsaicin pretreated rats ( Fig 3 ) .
9 And I never went to hospital because me cousin was a nurse who 'd er you know got married and so she er proffered to nurse me which she did and er the then er health people in allowed me to stay at home because of this you see and I was at home and er that was in nineteen sixteen .
10 ’ You would n't believe the sufferings of scarlet women , Mr. K. George and I never went on holiday together .
11 And I really felt on edge walking back
12 But Merry crawled and got into the pigsty ; and I almost fell on top of him and slammed the door .
13 And you always worked by time in stables , you 'd get out at say , you went at six o'clock , you got out till seven and were out two hours , that 's seven , eight , nine .
14 But the tumour continued to grow and she finally opted for surgery and chemotherapy .
15 And she even dropped from time to time the odd and flattering hint about the unique nature of her interest .
16 It was a genuine emergency — the nurse from the village had put the patient on a couch in the examining-room , and she quickly explained in Spanish what had happened .
17 There was a definite query on the first word , and she half smiled in return .
18 ‘ It 's none of your damned business ! ’ she snapped half-heartedly , yet his words struck a raw nerve and she almost winced in pain , because Ryan had only been ardent at first ; after that , it had been she who had made the advances .
19 Her head broke the surface and she gratefully gulped in air .
20 Ever since she had come to Norfolk the skies had been grey , and she suddenly longed for warmth .
21 and we also looked at acid and carbonate .
22 ‘ I 'd talked to him a year ago — and we just kept in touch .
23 He greeted me politely and we quickly got into conversation .
24 He says , we aim to improve our facilities and we recently spent in excess of 300 thousand pounds on installing a lift .
25 He says , we aim to improve our facilities and we recently spent in excess of 300 thousand pounds on installing a lift .
26 Her own petit friture was a plateful of tiny fish , crisply fried and sprinkled with garlic , and they both opted for guinea fowl casseroled in red wine , and so tender it almost fell off the bone , with sautéd potatoes and cabbage cooked in butter , as their main course .
27 Nothing could be said and they just sat in silence enjoying each other 's company .
28 Preston 's preference for two wingers allowed Bay to clamp the midfield , and they soon set in motion a stream of direct attacks of surprising accuracy .
29 The population of this district had not been previously deeply dissatisfied ; but it was natural that they should wish well to people of their own class , supposed to be fighting for higher wages ; and they presently heard with truth that several employers hereabouts had begun to promise higher payments under the dread of seeing the population armed against them . ’
30 They would lie for hours , hardly moving , before a sudden noise startled them and they instinctively dived for cover .
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