Example sentences of "and [noun prp] [be] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Three stone lighter and a virtual insomniac , she has campaigned tirelessly for their release and her efforts were rewarded last week when Michelle and Lisa were granted the right to appeal against their conviction for the murder of Alison O'Shaughnessy .
2 Cos she thought that me and Kelly were cleaning the rabbit
3 These stated that Angell and Pownall were to consider the competition conditions , and to :
4 ‘ I was in Galway and Johnny was getting the band together and he asked me to join , ’ she says .
5 In the kitchen Anne and Millie are laying the table for dinner , talking seriously .
6 Haynes was eventually run out for 62 and left the field in tears thinking he had lost his team the match , but by then only three more were needed and Roberts was striking the ball well .
7 In Ghana and Zanzibar , SCF and TRANSAID are helping the Government to develop a national transport policy for the health sector .
8 Fiona and Fergus were making the bed , but doing it in a funny sort of way ; the bottom sheet had been doubled up half-way down the bed .
9 Thérèse and Léonie were laying the table .
10 Later , just as the party was starting and Eva was discussing the origin of the word ‘ bohemian ’ with Dad , Fruitbat pulled out a handy pad and asked if she could write down something that Dad had said .
11 The Christie Hospital is one of the foremost cancer treatment hospitals in the country , and Nigel was admitted the day after Boxing Day and given four X-ray therapy treatments .
12 South Crofty and Geevor are considering the process to prevent waste and increase output .
13 I remember my parents and Lily 's discussing the war .
14 Royal Doulton and Wedgwood are to produce the tableware for the restaurant and banqueting facilities at the new Queens Moat House ( QMH ) hotel in Stoke-on-Trent , Staffordshire .
15 At first the spy thought he had stumbled on something worth investigating : Wordsworth carried a telescope , and Coleridge was surveying the river ( he was in fact making notes for a projected long poem , The Brook ) ; furthermore , Coleridge 's oft-repeated references to ‘ Spy Nosy ’ were assumed by the Home Office spy to be aimed at him personally — he had presumably never heard of Spinoza , the philosopher of the moment .
16 But while Walsh and Hayling were raising the money , relations with Thornton were becoming increasingly strained .
17 ‘ No , but they 've got to be done , and Shirley 's making the tea . ’
18 Shared adversity unites old Communist enemies : Andrew Higgins , in Peking , examines why East Germany and China are blaming the West for their youth 's disenchantment with communism
19 While Grant and Larsen were infiltrating the enemy base , Sheriff Springfield organised the main force .
20 Elf Atochem , the chemical subsidiary of Elf Aquitaine , has announced that it and Rohm and Haas are evaluating the formation of a joint venture in their acrylic sheet and granule businesses .
21 COMMISSIONER Abel Matutes , visiting Gulf Cooperation Council states , said yesterday that the EC and GCC were discussing the possibility of a trade agreement as a step toward free trade .
22 COMMISSIONER Abel Matutes , visiting Gulf Cooperation Council states , said yesterday that the EC and GCC were discussing the possibility of a trade agreement as a step toward free trade .
23 And Henderson is pushing the door from here , and the Today man is pushing from there : ‘ Let me talk to her , ’ he is saying , and Henderson is panting and pushing the door , saying , ‘ That 's enough , that 's enough , she is with us now ’ . ’
24 Incidentally , both Stirling and Mayne were awarded the DSO for the series of raids carried out in December 1941 .
25 A second registrar examined Christopher , but decided it was possible Celia and Danny were telling the truth .
26 Within a few minutes the basket was more than half full of food , and Mary was pouring the soup into the thermos .
27 is Chairing and KFA are running the South East Regional day on Saturday 7th March at Hethersett College , Redhill .
28 The greatest songwriting team since Lennon and McCartney are designing the artwork for a Smiths ' compilation to be released in a few months by WEA , who recently purchased the group 's mouth-watering back catalogue .
29 ‘ You and Kirsty are leaving the train ! ’
30 In no time at all , the fire was blazing cheerfully , the curtains were drawn against the night , and Beth was pouring the water from the kettle into the bath ; a spill of cold water from the ewer , then another drop from the kettle , and the water was just the right temperature , the warm steam rising nicely and filling the room with a comfortable warm smell .
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