Example sentences of "and [pos pn] family [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Bujok and her family occupied a house as council tenants . |
| 2 | Her findings were that both the writers themselves and their families had a substantially raised incidence of mental illness , but especially of affective psychosis , including depression and forms of the disorder characterised by severe mood swings . |
| 3 | The children and their families need a great deal of support during this time — support which it is not possible to provide from the Health Service . |
| 4 | There appears to be broad consensus that mentally handicapped people and their families need a range or structure of help if they are to be supported in the community . |
| 5 | Again , although they and their families enjoy a standard of living comparable to that of many white-collar families , their social worlds are still to a large extent separate from those of the latter , except where linkages of kinship , or to a lesser degree of neighbourhood , can span the social distance between them . |
| 6 | As Emerson and his family had a house on the beach in Guaruja and as , like all Brazilians , Emerson , his lovely wife Maria Helena and his whole family were extremely hospitable , that house became a natural venue for a bunch of cronies and hangers-on whom Emerson , with more good nature than judgement , would invite to stay with him . |
| 7 | A motorist and his family had a lucky escape after a brick was dropped on their car from an overhead bridge . |
| 8 | Farmer Robert Irwin and his family had a grandstand view of the invading Norsemen ruthlessly slaying Irish warriors on their land . |
| 9 | At first he and his family hired a house called ‘ Linkside ’ . |
| 10 | Only hours before his resignation , another story surfaced of how he and his family enjoyed a THIRD free sunshine break . |
| 11 | John was a cardmaker , and yet it was his good fortune to have depended on parish relief rather less often than some ; he and his family needed a brief period of support in the famine period of 1801–2 , when they were allowed 2s. a week , later reduced to 1s. , until payment stopped on 9 March 1802 . |
| 12 | For the record , Stephanopoulos insisted the president did not pay £130 for the haircut because the president and his family have a personal service contract with the Beverly Hills hairdresser to the stars . |
| 13 | The essential feature of the family centre is that it provides a service to the whole family and not just the child although family centres may also provide other child-centred services such as day care , out-of-school activities and child health clinics. ( d ) Support at home Local authorities must make appropriate provision for the following services to be available to children in need who are living with their families ( Sched 2 , para 8 ) : ( i ) advice , guidance and counselling ; ( ii ) occupational , social , cultural and recreational activities ; ( iii ) home help ( including laundry facilities ) ; ( iv ) transport or assistance with travel expenses to and from the home so that the child may take advantage of any service offered ; ( v ) assistance to enable the child and his family to have a holiday . |
| 14 | I hope you and your family had a good Christmas and I hope you have a successful and happy new Year . |
| 15 | So you and your family hatched a plot whereby you flirted with her and turned her stupid , innocent head ; where you pawed her and manoeuvred her into private corners until she did n't know what was happening to her ! |
| 16 | Baked beans with vegetable sausage enriched with B vitamins help you and your family enjoy a healthier balanced diet . |
| 17 | The villagers , she wrote , ‘ felt that the presence of yourself and your family gave a mark of approbation to all village activities . |