Example sentences of "family and [pron] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 The bulk of them , incidentally , are not in the University , some are , but they are in places that students can get to after their work , or easily from their families and their towns and villages throughout the , the county .
2 She said there would be development of long-term partnerships with patients , their families and their carers and with other agencies including those in the voluntary sector .
3 At that time he was 30 , now completely cut off from his family and their protection and released from all their loving bonds .
4 She was not yet fully converted to the philosophy held by her family and their circle that fresh air and the country were the ultimate enjoyment .
5 We believe that the children of all lone parents can best be helped by po policies which support their commitment to their family and their children and pathways out of poverty should be built which ensure that all families living in poverty have the chance to change their situation .
6 But gradually , over the years , they had defected , as weak as the teenagers they so relentlessly criticized : they 'd let the old ways lapse in order to slump like dummies in front of appalling chat shows and glimpses of the Sugar Plum Fairy and obsequious shots of the Royal Family and its corgis and babies , to goggle at old movies and new dance routines and to sit back sucking sweeties while sneering at pop stars and newscasters making fools of themselves at televised parties .
7 Sad tale of the runaway slave and so on , separated from his family and his children and he runs away
8 Her father was only interested in his family and his business and although he took the Evening Express , only read local news .
9 There were 11 of us living there , my uncle and his family and my mother and sisters .
10 ‘ Would you forsake your family and your hive and your world ?
11 The model of refrigerator and freezer you choose should depend on the size — or potential size — of your family and your work and cooking habits .
12 ‘ You 've practically exiled yourself from your family and your home and your friends , you think you 've failed your finals but you say you 've no intention of sitting your re-sits even if you have ; you 've no money and you have n't even been looking for a job ; you 're getting done for shop-lifting and you 're acting like such a fucking dick-head you seem determined to get shot of the last few pals you do have left … and all you can do is make smart-ass remarks . ’
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