Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [pron] [adj] friend " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps I may assist my hon. Friend . |
| 2 | We may need your young friend ( relative ? ) for the dinosaur sequence on Friday but we will need to discuss this . |
| 3 | I should like my hon. Friend the Minister to imagine the effect of the Bill as it is presently drafted on the preserved and private railways . |
| 4 | Nick , by this time leading a glamorous social life in England with his girlfriend Arabella ( Ari ) Campbell MacNair-Wilson , daughter of a Conservative Member of Parliament , proposed that since nobody wanted a purely business party for journalists and other promotional appendages , each of the children should invite their own friends . |
| 5 | It must amaze my hon. Friend , as it amazes me , that we have to explain that to the Opposition . |
| 6 | Mr. Walker : I must correct my Hon. Friend . |
| 7 | And if you must tell your dearest friend your secret then you must tell others too , for inevitably the world will get to know and you will blame your dearest friend and lose him . |
| 8 | All this went through Princess Marie Louise 's mind , and on impulse she suggested to her family that she should ask her great friend , the architect Sir Edwin Lutyens , to design a dolls ' house for the Queen 's personal pleasure . |
| 9 | I 'll make my own friends if I want to . |
| 10 | and that 's the basis , if you like them they 'll become your best friend , there 's times you do n't love them , but you still like them |
| 11 | He 'll join his old friends the thieves , and laugh at you . |
| 12 | As the spend over the three years will be more than that — last year 's spend was £17 million and I expect this year 's to be £25 million , making a total of £42 million — I suppose that I could give my hon. Friend the assurance that he seeks , but even if our figures were so way out that I could be caught on that commitment , when I consider the matter next May — assuming that the burden still falls to me to do so — I would have to make the same calculation as I made this year . |
| 13 | She had been surprised when he 'd come round after supper on Sunday and asked if he could bring his new friend to tea the next day . |
| 14 | ‘ You could keep your old friend Dennis in line . |
| 15 | When the kite is launched on a fully paid-out line , it will soar to height where a few diligent shakes ought to detach our little friend , not forgetting the golden rule of anchoring the static line somehow so that the parachute deploys ! |
| 16 | but that ought to satisfy my Noble Friend and I should have thought , but I agree with him , in in the general point that it is very much more easy when these bills are consolidated and they do end up in one consolidated act . |
| 17 | It would win him few friends in the offices of Century , few cosy evenings with his subordinates in the clubland of Mayfair . |
| 18 | The Secretary of State said that he would note my hon. Friend the Member for Clackmannan 's suggestion that the employment protection aspects of the Reserve Forces Act 1980 be extended to cover those TA members have less than two years ' continuous employment . |
| 19 | It was Smarties that made the coloured hand prints on the wall ; with Smarty ‘ buns ’ she would charm all the grown-ups , and with Smarty ‘ prezzies ’ they would encourage her performances and tricks ; with Smarties she would entertain her invisible friends ; Smarties bribed her to bed , to bath , to the toilet . |
| 20 | Send me letters here still and I shall ask my new friend Mr ( wall-eyed ) Wood ( prop. ) to sit on them or speed them to another valley by pigeon post . |
| 21 | I will bring my hon. Friend 's point about nursery education to the attention of my right hon. and noble Friend the Paymaster General . |
| 22 | I am sure that both sides of the House will welcome my hon. Friend 's Bill . |
| 23 | I will send my Hon. Friend the full details . |
| 24 | It has recently published its prospectus for 1992-93 , and I will send my hon. Friend a copy . |
| 25 | He is right that parents as well as young people should know the dangers , and I will refer my hon. Friend 's suggestions to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department . |
| 26 | I will draw my hon. Friend 's suggestions to the attention of my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Transport . |
| 27 | I will certainly consult my noble Friend Earl Ferrers , who is directly responsible for those matters , and will draw my hon. Friend 's remarks to his attention . |
| 28 | They will have their own friends , run separate diaries and make their own official tours and engagements . |
| 29 | There is a tacit assumption that , after rounding off their formal education with a cookery or arts course , daughters will join their well-bred friends on the marriage market . |
| 30 | I believe that the whole House will share my hon. Friend 's view on the latter matter . |