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

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1 And I got two polo necks one with slight ribs in .
2 Anyhow I went out and I got this baby nest shawl thing
3 And er when it come to the election of a shop steward about in ni nineteen er I think it were nineteen twenty seven , it were nineteen twenty seven er I there were two hundred in our shop and I got elected shop steward , mainly I think because a lot more , most did n't did n't want to be bothered you know but anyway I I and so that 's what I retained .
4 I just bi I went outside , I mean , I was gon na go outside five minutes before and not notice anything , and I went out five minutes later and I heard this water running .
5 Yes and eventually Shirley and I thought , well I mean , we spent weeks grouting , we grouted and we grouted and still water was coming through and we grouted and at last it seemed to be dry and the man came and did the re-artexing on the insurance and I had wa new wallpaper put up , for which I paid extra because he only allowed eight pounds a roll , the insurance company only pays eight pounds a roll and I had eleven pound wallpaper and a border and having got the whole thing up the s the patches have appeared again !
6 The day you went to get Bunny and I had terrible hay fever .
7 Liza and I had white satin dresses and shoes with bows on , and Frankie had a suit of small grey and white checked material with a cap to match and a pair of new boots .
8 Ah um I , I had spaghetti bolognaise and er I ha , and I had this cheese thing last night .
9 I had a bottle of VP Rich Ruby wine , and Darren 's tablets were in the house , and I had some pain killers .
10 And I thought that sewing machine is really going to get out to work .
11 There was a charming and I thought authentic baroque quality to the musicians ' solos .
12 I mean , he is n't run of the mill , is he ? … and I thought any lady friend of his was bound to be unusual . ’
13 But it was the truth , and I spent many summer hours of study under the beeches growing above where the Portland Building now stands .
14 There was a travel agency in the foyer as you came in and a girl called Dinxie and I ran this travel agency that was open during licensing hours .
15 And I saw some liquorice root and I said , oh !
16 Erm I went er at the end of September and I did white water rafting , going down in a raft er seven to a boat , and going over the rapids wearing a
17 And I forgot that plastic card did n't I ?
18 You know , she came home and she was watching television and I bought some Bourbon biscuits round and then I thought I 'll have one with my cup of tea and now there 's three left !
19 There 's fresh water , and I found some fishing tackle , so with a bit of luck we could be eating in style tonight . ’
20 And you attached this quarter pound of to it then you hoisted it back up and there was a clock in the light room which struck every five minutes and every time the clock struck you fired the charge .
21 By the time they reached Coniston and she saw grey stone cottages beside a lake reflecting more of those unbelievable mountains , she knew she was being offered a new world .
22 She had lost her handbag somewhere , but her wallet was still in her inside jacket pocket , and she had some make-up things in her coat .
23 Her eyes were nearer black than brown and she wore woollen knee stockings ; from a distance she could have been mistaken for a child , of either sex .
24 Tight denims clung to her legs and she wore knee-length leather boots .
25 Silvery water swirled beneath and we spied grey wag tails on wet boulders in mid-stream .
26 And we had marvellous Christmas parties too .
27 And we had one rugby pitch .
28 Rochers town , we were only a short way and we went to this house , we were only young coppers , and we had this friend call on us and we looked out , he was going back into the car and he looked down the street and he said , my God there 's an awful lot of children around here , they must do nothing but screw all the time
29 Anyway , they all came in and we had this instant party which was very pleasant .
30 He enjoyed the company of his grandchildren and we had several family gatherings .
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