Example sentences of "[pron] and [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We had learned a lot about God and ourselves and met new friends . |
| 2 | I suppose we could have pushed ourselves and got these things , but I think we both knew that erm if we did , we 'd probably have to sell them halfway through paying for them . |
| 3 | If what we look like can influence how we feel about ourselves and influence other people 's attitudes , then let us cash in on it by taking an interest in appearance . |
| 4 | Below , Western Avenue ran from the Hollywood Hills in the north for miles south towards the port at San Pedro , one of many frontiers that let gangs know which turf was theirs and separated one class from another , black from Latino , Latino from Asian , white from the rest , us from them . |
| 5 | Wincanton winner Sun Surfer will give him plenty to do , but Grand Hawk is sure to have learned plenty and has more scope for improvement . |
| 6 | He ran a glass under the kitchen tap , then returned to the living room and , looking at himself in the full-length mirror all the while , stood there naked , shaking violently as if with cold , and poured himself and drank three glasses of water without stopping . |
| 7 | After crossing himself and pushing two nuns into a car , he was about to leave when Lady Antonia 's companion intervened : ‘ Excuse me Father , ’ he said , ‘ this lady is the daughter of the good Lord Longford — you know , Lord Longford — and she is making a study of the wicked usurper , Oliver Cromwell . ’ |
| 8 | He married at 21 to create a cover for himself and had two children . |
| 9 | This was one game in which Frank Strandli had a chance to prove himself and salvage some points when we really needed them but he did n't deliver . |
| 10 | A child who has been stretched emotionally and imaginatively in fashioning a pot from a lump of clay or weaving upon a simple loom will come , through the process of doing , to learn much about himself and gain some understanding of the pain , pleasure and struggle which underpin craftsmanship . |
| 11 | And a killjoy is one that do n't enjoy himself and let other people |
| 12 | It 's just a cynical publicity campaign to promote himself and sell more copies of the video . |
| 13 | His dog-leg patrimony ( his uncle was Lord Chelmsford ) has enabled him to support himself and to help some others . |
| 14 | For example , he needs to be able to identify himself and give personal facts about himself . |
| 15 | Those Sardinians who had any money at all were able to buy up land for practically nothing and get rich pasture for their sheep . |
| 16 | Could you advise me and recommend any books that might help me . |
| 17 | One elderly Palestinian in Beirut wanted to draw a map of his olive grove for me and spent ten minutes sketching and re-sketching the roads south of Jaffa . |
| 18 | ‘ It has been lowered over my head many times , and then , as I have reached up to smite it , it has passed before me and consumed many people . |
| 19 | ‘ Do you want to come back to Florence with me and get some sleep ? ’ |
| 20 | He looked across at me and whispered one word : ‘ Rum ’ . |
| 21 | ‘ She recognised me and had some idea I wanted to do a story about her on York station . |
| 22 | ‘ I was pleased that Lawrie McMenemy watched me and said good things about me , that 's another boost . |
| 23 | On the thirtieth of September er , a good friend of mine called me and said these people are interested in what you do , give them a call . |
| 24 | It 's not long before he 's trying to explain the telepathic communities that will flourish after the apocalypse to me and offering this example : ‘ It 's like when you fancy someone , and you know you 're going to go with that person . |
| 25 | But the point is all the old grudges churn round in her mind , and she looks at me and fancies all sorts of things . |
| 26 | Vincent came to see me and stayed all day . |
| 27 | He squinted at me and lit another cigar . |
| 28 | It 's an interesting story to me and raises personal issues as well . |
| 29 | Tell you the truth , I 'm sick to death of the lot of it , but I ca n't think of anything to do with it that wo n't have my old man haunting me and have other people 's feelings hurt . |
| 30 | ‘ After I went to immigration ’ , recalls Rita , ‘ and I told them I was separated because my husband abused me , I thought they would look down on me and have more sympathy , and see what they can do . |