Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [coord] a " in BNC.

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1 I was out of my depth : she was a lot heavier than me and a bloody sight more determined .
2 Her black suede-look high-heels put her a good three inches taller than me and a grey checked suit and crisp white shirt offset with a thin red bow tie , and the fake leather document wallet she clutched , gave her a professional air .
3 The preliminary round was an experience in more ways than one but a successful result in this tie could see the Blues avoiding such a scenario in future .
4 The implication here was that Syl ‘ s mother was very much richer than mine and a mean old beast .
5 GIPSY : A man younger than yourself and a very good husband he 'll prove .
6 If you and a friend own the same game , you can often plug them together ( with the supplied cable ) and play against each other .
7 Have you ever stopped to consider how you would cope financially if you or a member of your family were seriously injured in an accent ?
8 Have you ever stopped to consider how you would cope financially if you or a member of your immediate family were seriously injured in an accident ?
9 If you or a member of your family suffers from this common and increasing condition you may wish to find out more about the help and support offered by : The National Asthma Campaign
10 I should be grateful if you or a member of your staff would contact , in confidence , either myself or [ ] a [ senior ] manager in our Merger and Acquisition Services Department .
11 If you or a group of colleagues or friends have a fundraising idea call 0891 767400 , that 's 0891 767400 .
12 not being taken until one and a half minutes before the guillotine fell .
13 If we but a shop wo n't sell us that .
14 The various classes of ordinary business investor are : ( 1 ) A company that has , or has a holding company or subsidiary that has , net assets or a called up share capital of £5,000,000 ( or , if it or a holding company has over 20 members , £500,000 ) ; quoted companies and their subsidiaries are therefore almost always ordinary business investors .
15 It is a requirement when booking your holiday , that you accept our special travel insurance , unless you or a Travel Agent have agreed alternative insurance arrangements with us .
16 He does not usually do so unless he or a section of the public which he represents has some special interest to protect , in enforcing that particular law , that is not shared by the public at large .
17 Wearing his very best clothes and shoes , he had played all alone in the pouring rain while she and a balding detective discussed important business behind the steamy windows of a police car .
18 Jean was so utterly trusting , she never even wondered what Brian got up to while she and a woman neighbour were away on their annual fortnight holidays abroad .
19 She was with me in no time , and while she and a neighbour carried Nigel to his bed , I phoned the doctor , who arrived very soon .
20 Said Danny , ‘ After I and a BR Personnel Manager had welcomed the men and women , Alan took over to talk about National Insurance contributions and benefits .
21 Horrified holiday-makers saw the five-foot reptile clamp its jaws round her leg after she and a pal went for a dip in a national park pool .
22 She had three more falls before she and a handful of other players started stick and balling .
23 After one and a half minutes the aircraft began to overshoot , correctly making an initial turn to the west .
24 She turned after it and a line of his hair , flavoured with night , ran across her lips .
25 Two years later he was married , and not long after he and a friend were busted in his home for possession of narcotics .
26 After he and a pal raised the alarm , they stood helplessly watching helicopters and lifeboats scour the area and listening to the cries gradually getting weaker in the darkness .
27 Authorities said 16-year-old Hattori was shot outside Peairs ' home after he and a friend , Webb Haymaker , knocked on Peairs ' front door while looking for a costume party being held in the same street .
28 The NatWest Hospital Income Plan gives you real financial security when you or a member of your family are hospitalised — and at a very affordable premium .
29 In May 1961 a girl to whom Archbishop Fisher allowed a flat in Lambeth Tower when she and a husband were desperate for a place to live walked her pram round the courtyard , and observed the two archbishops also circling the courtyard and deep in conversation .
30 The teenager left him alone to go to a disco but when she and a friend returned they found the child dead .
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