Example sentences of "and [vb past] [pers pn] [art] [adj] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have met Mr. Watkin , and found him a lively and stimulating character . |
| 2 | Over 100 members attended last year and found it an enjoyable and informative day . |
| 3 | As it has often done in the modern period , the experience of war had given those who had taken part in it and survived it a new and more confident awareness of their own worth and standing . |
| 4 | The over-running and Anglicising of the Highlands after Culloden , when even the traditional form of dress was banned , would soon lead to assimilation , and even though ‘ the inhabitants of mountains form distinct races , and are careful to preserve their genealogies ’ , Johnson concludes without emotion that ‘ while their rocks seclude them from the rest of mankind , and kept them an unaltered and distinctive race … they are now losing their distinction , and hastening to mingle with the general community . ’ |
| 5 | Club organiser Maureen Mayers thanked Dr. Brill for all his thought and care over many years , and wished him a long and happy retirement . |
| 6 | I handed over a plethora of retirement gifts from her colleagues and wished her a long and happy retirement . |