Example sentences of "and [pers pn] [vb -s] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Feeny laughs , whispers , ‘ Cocorico ’ ; they whisper back and she takes up the thread where she left off back in the bathroom : |
| 2 | Erm , then she becomes a sort of literal th the vampire , as it were , is reduced and she becomes just a wild thing . |
| 3 | thought like she says so I just , you know , ignored her and she says then the next day she was out doing her windows and she shouted over to Dawn ah hello Dawn and Da Dawn just says hiya . |
| 4 | It is a central theme throughout the book , and she criticises frequently the Catholic beliefs and customs . |
| 5 | and she brings back a few bits , not enough for a child . |
| 6 | I think she thought Emily would be able to earn her living as a governess or lady 's companion , in the end , but she 's too idle and she has n't the wit . |
| 7 | I do and she walks out the room . |
| 8 | And he 'd got lots of famous mates that want to play on his records , and he picks up a Grammy and releases records on scrupulous labels , instead of the 30 or more indie horsefixers he 's had the misfortune to deal with over the years . |
| 9 | ‘ Make yourself some coffee , ’ the Rasta says , and he picks up the phone . |
| 10 | The Menuetto , with its return to the bright light of day , brings a delightfully ebullient trio , and he catches just the right note of spontaneous unpredictability in the finale . |
| 11 | So we get him back and he gets maybe an extra six months for going over the wall . |
| 12 | And he tells how the SAS photograph the layout of every room in royal residences to be prepared for any kidnap or siege drama . |
| 13 | So I shouted to Paul to come and have a look at it and he says well the cheeky bugger . |
| 14 | One player says he 's only had his cycle this term and finds it very diifficult and he falls off a lot and hurts himself . |
| 15 | Professor Uitsmijter has suggested what at first seems a crazy solution to my translation problems : I place my tape-recorder next to the phone , he records the laibon 's words in Nairobi and he faxes back the translation . |
| 16 | And he moves up the scale from the creation of individual regional statutes , to address the law enforcement problems caused by peculiar geography , to the place of the law in the body politic . |
| 17 | Woods ' concepts of reality and illusion become blurred and he ends up the living incarnation of the television lie , developing a slit in his stomach that can accept video cassettes , guns , hands — anything . |
| 18 | And he wipes away a tear . |
| 19 | Once he is distracted , I push on hard and he gives up the game . |
| 20 | Hits it so low , he knocks it off and he comes down the wrong way and lands on top of us . |
| 21 | There 's loads of stuff round the benches and he makes quite a pile after a while . |
| 22 | Now , 18 days after the attacker was put behind bars , he 's been allowed to return home for a visit and he lives just a few doors away from the Strongs . |
| 23 | Alan Walker argues that the income of retired people must be raised and he sets out a series of specific measures to : |
| 24 | But I wo n't — because I do n't believe he killed the family nanny and he has n't a hope of proving his innocence . |
| 25 | And he has n't the least idea of how much it will come to . |
| 26 | Erm number one strength Alan erm although he does n't see to eye T eye eye to eye with er a lot of the city institutions and a lot of the shareholders erm he he does know his business erm and he has quite a strong character , very forceful and . |
| 27 | Watch out for them when you buy it and it opens up a whole world of experimenting . |
| 28 | Apparently they have had people calling in saying , ‘ please could I speak to Sue ’ , and that could be anybody , and then the switchboard has to go through the rigmarole of saying , ‘ what 's it all about , do you know where the person works , can you give me a bit more information ’ , and it takes up a lot more of their time , so please , if you 're leaving a message for somebody to call you back , leave your full name and your extension number . |
| 29 | Over half of that can be eliminated by buying British , so marketing can produce considerable improvement and it takes on a new and dramatic urgency . |
| 30 | Having more than 20 cigarettes a day doubles the risk compared with not smoking at all , and it takes about a year of non-smoking for that risk to return to normal . |