Example sentences of "and [pron] [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It is a mixed community and everyone takes a great pride in the village . |
| 2 | The top five men and women will win vouchers , the top 100 finishers a T-shirt and everyone receives a commemorative mug and certificate . |
| 3 | When we arrived I was introduced to the medium , Helen , a quite ordinary , sandy-haired woman in her mid-thirties , and the rest of the group , Dora and Leo and Katy and Humphrey , and everyone made a great fuss of me . |
| 4 | They get top coaching and everyone has a great time . ’ |
| 5 | The system was carefully designed for confidentiality , and everyone has a separate ID for the survey . |
| 6 | And everyone heaves a massive sigh of relief . |
| 7 | Changes in media personnel are fairly frequent and nothing gives a worse impression of the PR executive the continual receipt of material with a predecessor 's name or even their predecessor 's predecessor 's name on it . |
| 8 | For the first time , Shirnette and me had a real fight , because of what I hated most . |
| 9 | Kids bring out the natural father in me and I get a crinkly mouth every time I look at an ankle snapper . |
| 10 | So then they have to fill out all the forms all over again and I get a stern warning against giving false information to police officers ! |
| 11 | Lucker and I get a few beach items together and set off across the dunes towards the shimmering shore . |
| 12 | Er , and I slided a wee bit . |
| 13 | The offer of a glass of Calvados was politely refused and I accepted a large glass of red wine that really tasted good . |
| 14 | The shows on that 1987 reunion tour are among the best we 've done and I remember a cracking night in the Olympia which would have been the last time we visited Dublin . |
| 15 | I 'd crumpled on to the door mat and I remember a fearful pain , but whether it was my head or my ankle , I do n't really know . |
| 16 | The anger goes , no point in being mad , and I remember a tasty bit of gum I 've got stashed in the classroom , and I fancy it . |
| 17 | There have been lots of others , of course , and I remember a lovely beast called Daisy who would have been grand . |
| 18 | And I remember a whole boat-load of these young Irish lads and lasses coming aboard you know , weeping and wailing . |
| 19 | ‘ It may be age , ’ he says , ‘ but I 'm rather drawn to adversity and I like a good wash-out ; but nothing happens here except a steady loss of money . |
| 20 | and I got a greater kinship because they 're a small group . |
| 21 | There was a spring in my step and when Craig Brewster played a nice through ball into the box , my old legs managed to carry me there and I got a second goal that I did n't expect . ’ |
| 22 | I was in a shop once , buying scented candles , and on the radio came Steve Wright with a collage of Smiths ’ songs , and I got a distinct chill , almost as though the hand of death was tapping me on the shoulder , saying : ‘ put yer candles down , it 's time to go ! ’ ’ |
| 23 | The father moved in and I got a full-time job in another engineering company . |
| 24 | ‘ But let me add , Liza and I got a great education . |
| 25 | When I first went in for forensic medicine he used me a lot and I got a great deal of experience I would n't otherwise have had because he was never too proud to ask for a specialist opinion . |
| 26 | That disgusting hood you were wearing slipped , and I got a good look at the back of your head . |
| 27 | The Emperor Napoleon got a good deal because France would have had to give it up sooner or later anyway , and I got a good deal because Louisiana gave me a lovely companion for life with all the legendary charms of your people . " |
| 28 | We were n't enclosed long enough for it to become worrying and I got a real adrenaline rush when at one point one side of the passage was replaced by empty space leading to a huge open chamber . |
| 29 | And I got a separate receipt for Andrew for his hundred and twenty so we 're up wi the receipts . |
| 30 | Well I got twenty three and I got a yellow ticket . |