Example sentences of "dad [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dad rarely lets me watch TV |
| 2 | They had n't even the satisfaction of knowing that he treated his poor old Dad badly , because all things considered , he did n't . |
| 3 | He ca n't handle John 's dad right now . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'll get my dad on to that brother of mine . |
| 5 | When your dad eventually reached you he would have insisted that I marry you . ’ |
| 6 | The good old pre-Taylor Report surge occured , I was flung about fifteen foot in the air , the soap box splintered , my dad acrobatically caught me in his teeth , and this big evil looking bloke got a nail in his leg from the now flattened soapbox.It was better than staying up late to watch an American Werewolf in London.The rest is history , and I 've been going ever since . |
| 7 | It was like going to the Holy Land , or being the Knights of the Round Table , Sir Perceval I think it was , and your dad suddenly said he was going to take you to see the Holy Grail . |
| 8 | LET'S PARTY : Cathy took her mum and dad along . |
| 9 | Luke hated his alcoholic steel worker dad so much that he refused to use his real Christian names Coy Luther because he was named after him . |
| 10 | Then secure in the knowledge that she was of age by six weeks , she had become Mrs Ziolkiwski — and written to tell Dad so . |
| 11 | ‘ I miss Mum and Dad so much , ’ she mumbled , a catch in her voice . |
| 12 | Erm but then I lost my dad so |
| 13 | Yeah , ah well erm when I was younger I used to watch dad so when he put his seeds out I used to erm get the erm erm erm , spade and sort of keep digging them up , se seeds up |
| 14 | for granddad , well I ca n't get that from the kids and that 's it , that was to my dad so I got him that one in the end |
| 15 | Dot started to say , ‘ I hope I can bring my Dad down to visit you some day . ’ |
| 16 | I 'd let my dad down , humiliated him in his own street . |
| 17 | What did I put dad down as being , age wise ? |
| 18 | ‘ Anyway , that night they put a night-light in my room , in case I had nightmares , but the shadows were even worse than the darkness , and so I just lay there , under the covers , quivering with fear thanks to these damn dragons , and I wished Ken was back from University because sometimes I was allowed to sleep in his room , and I wished I was allowed a torch in my room , but I was n't , and I was wondering about crying really loudly , because that would bring mum and dad in to see me , but then what did I say was wrong ? |
| 19 | Maybe he just did n't think when they showed him it , that it was n't the right one cos I suppose if you 've seen them every day you do n't , it does n't register it 's just the fact that of course your dad only gave him the price of the blue and white |
| 20 | Please do n't beat me dad Only joking . |
| 21 | Mum and Dad all right with the whelk stall ? ’ 'Profits is down , my son . ’ |
| 22 | It was my dad all right . |
| 23 | Anyway I asked her if she 'd heard from your dad , and she has heard from your dad apparently on Friday he went to the consultant |
| 24 | After a year or so of disappointment , my Dad gently explained about air waves , and I reasoned that if Dick Barton could send his voice through the air waves , God certainly could . |
| 25 | We 'll both see your Mum and Dad together and make all the arrangements . ’ |
| 26 | I 'd rather go out with dad anyway . |
| 27 | Yeah , well it 'll be a nice change for mum and dad anyway wo n't it ? |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm on a promise to meet Sorrel 's dad tonight , ’ I said casually . |
| 29 | I do n't know what time to expect dad tonight . |
| 30 | I 'm gon na say that to mum and dad tonight , |