Example sentences of "dad [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I remember that when I had my first Meccano set , Dad made a simple hoist which was clamped to the table , a pulley was fixed to a hook above the mirror and my Teddy Bear used to go on trips up to the ceiling . |
| 2 | Then Posh Living where we are now — Dad got a pay rise and Mum got promotion . |
| 3 | But after a few weeks my girlfriend 's dad got a phone call from the old couple we 'd painted the house for , they wanted to get in the coal shed and could n't because I 'd painted over the lock . |
| 4 | You know , dad got a chest infection |
| 5 | So only your Dad got an egg ? |
| 6 | My dad 's pleased with the compact disc , erm , my dad appreciates a good sound do n't he ? |
| 7 | Mum , dad heard a burglar alarm going off did n't you ? |
| 8 | Quite coherent and certain he saw his dad make a phone call from the instrument in the hall and then drive off in the car . |
| 9 | So my Dad has a workshop . |
| 10 | And then , aware of how much she already means to him : ‘ I suppose every dad wants a daughter . ’ |
| 11 | Your dad thought , your dad says a , a jury 's going |
| 12 | She had , you see but see it 's like shall we say dad hiring a car |
| 13 | It 's like dad hiring a car come home here and put the keys on the mantel piece |
| 14 | When we got to his house we found he was out so Dad poked a message under his door . |
| 15 | Your Dad uses a plastic bag for a condom . |
| 16 | Soft roll , and then erm , I had a Viennese Whirl with it , and I sat and had that with my can of Diet Coke that dad bought a can of drink on the train this morning and never drank . |
| 17 | ‘ You 're making Dad look a fool . |
| 18 | Guess who 's doing the extra day ? got my dad to cover a day . |
| 19 | I 've erm dad had a lot of old gardening to , tools up in er his shed when he was up but when we when dad retired he was going to erm take them , but he forgot about them |
| 20 | No , she said Marks and Spencer do nice su , actually dad got a nice suit from Marks . |
| 21 | Mick said , dropping down beside Anne , ‘ I 'm trying to persuade Dad to buy a car . |
| 22 | That evening Dad opened a bottle of wine . |
| 23 | DAD CUDDLES A BABY TO DEATH |
| 24 | Each spring Dad arranged a treat : exactly three weeks prior to Easter Sunday he would put a dozen fertilised eggs under a broody hen in a portable house and run below the kitchen window , where she was safe from predators . |
| 25 | Here 's a typical example of a Viz comic strip : Dad gets a new putter for Christmas and says ( to onlooking wife and guffawing son ) , ‘ Oh ! |
| 26 | Dad spent a long time talking to our Pastor afterwards . |
| 27 | His dad spent a bloody fortune on all different stuff for me . |
| 28 | If you 're brought up with your dad having a very strict view about what people should like , in a more severe way than my dad , then you would be bound to get worried , because your parents never say ; ‘ You look good enough ’ . |
| 29 | And Dad put his hand in his pocket and pulled out a tin of tobacco , and Cromb emptied the whole lot into his new pipe with Dad having a look of disbelief on his face , ’ Kerr recounted . |
| 30 | His dad deserves a medal for brushing aside officials to reach his injured son . |