Example sentences of "[pers pn] and [verb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Impulsively she put her hand over his and said with passion : ‘ You are going to have to deal with a smart , slick world , quick to ridicule those who do not understand its manners — a world where you want friends , not enemies . |
| 2 | I shall have words with you later , Rob , ’ he added significantly , then he turned as Heather slid her arm into his and stood on tiptoe to kiss his cheek . |
| 3 | The powerful motor roared into life and the car moved smoothly past me and headed for town . |
| 4 | However , when I went back to our rooms on Monday , my head full of arrangements for the journey , I found a letter , addressed to me and delivered by hand . |
| 5 | Back in Hampstead I left them and went on home . |
| 6 | Driving Me Crazy mercilessly records the squalls , the vibrant performances and the inertia of the production team , who spend most of their time solemnly discussing what black music means to them and jockeying for pole position . |
| 7 | Driving Me Crazy mercilessly records the squalls , the vibrant performances and the inertia of the production team , who spend most of their time solemnly discussing what black music means to them and jockeying for pole position . |
| 8 | Or : ( for microwaving ) place the pears in a deep dish , e.g. soufflé type , pour wine sauce over them and cover with cling film . |
| 9 | Two lovers from the village , looking for a quiet spot , found them and sent for help . |
| 10 | Particularly he spent time directing a group , his twelve disciples , living , eating , travelling with them and teaching about prayer ( Lk. 11. 1–1 3 and 1 8.9.1 4 ) , about worry ( Lk. 1 2.22–31 ) , about watchfulness ( Lk. 12.35–48 ) , about true greatness ( Lk. 9.46–50 ) . |
| 11 | Many of the swamps around the flood plains of African rivers turn to hard sun-baked mud during the dry season , yet one fish , the lungfish , manages to live in them and survive from season to season by breathing air . |
| 12 | He turned away from them and struggled for control . |
| 13 | The Vice Mayor of Beijing came to address them and appealed for calm , assuring them that the ‘ murder ’ would be dealt with speedily and according to proper legal procedures . |
| 14 | One major difficulty about these notions of prejudice and stereotype concerns the all too common assumption that individuals hold prejudiced views consistently and express them and act in accordance with them in a systematic and uncontradictory manner . |
| 15 | I also take the point Mr has made , and only assure you that we will look at these figures when we get them and take on board the sorts of comments that have just been made by yourself and Mr and by and use them with our judgement applied liberally . |
| 16 | I have told them time and time again and the people have endorsed them and endorsed in voting pattern by giving me eighty nine percent of the vote . |
| 17 | The son of a caretaker who had annoyed them was waylaid by four of them and bludgeoned to death . |
| 18 | But is it not a fact in the real world that we prepare for war during peacetime by keeping our armed forces equipped and ready , rather than disbanding them and waiting until war breaks out before beginning to re-arm and train new forces ? |
| 19 | But then , when I le left you and went to work I 'd eat those pasties and crisps and then perhaps I 'm still hungry , sometimes I 'd go and have a Chinese all at the wrong time , that 's what all that is in n it ? |
| 20 | You woke up did n't you and came into mummy and daddy 's bed . |
| 21 | He seems to be very deeply in debt — so much so that he 's scared to come to you and ask for help . |
| 22 | They will delay you and ask for money . |
| 23 | Take the bit he has asked you and talk for say 30 seconds then round off and be quiet . |
| 24 | The 14-year-old boy was walking the alsatian along a path between Park Avenue and Penparcau , Aberystwyth , Powys , when the attacker , who was aged about 20 , approached him and asked for money . |
| 25 | Finding Bill on the far side of the room , she went up to him and asked without preamble , ‘ Where 's Faye ? ’ |
| 26 | There was a woman on the sofa beside Richard : as I watched , he pushed her down beside him and lay on top of her . |
| 27 | A woman came out behind him and looked from left to right . |
| 28 | I 've played against him and Wasim in county cricket and , believe me , if they had been cheating I would have known . |
| 29 | While he is asleep leaves fall on him and turn into soil . |
| 30 | He pushed the pad aside , drew the typewriter towards him and began to type again , squinting down at his friend s tiny handwriting . |