Example sentences of "and [pers pn] [vb -s] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No hurry to move ; as long as rent 's paid , and you finds a place in time , that suits me . ’ |
| 2 | I go back and sit down again , and she takes a hold of my hand and squeezes it like she 's saying sorry or summat . |
| 3 | It appears primarily amongst women who were born and remained in a rural area , and she detects a striking rise in rural illegitimacy . |
| 4 | ‘ Perhaps she 's been thinking things out and she feels a bit sorry for you . ’ |
| 5 | And she eats a load of cheese |
| 6 | fruit and she eats a lot of salad cos she loves salad you know |
| 7 | Few men could match super-talented Julie 's earning power , and she does a job she enjoys — most of the time . |
| 8 | Jill Duffy is certainly highly involved with the state of her home and she does a great deal of housework that many other people would consider unnecessary . |
| 9 | The shame of having her ‘ dirty linen ’ ritually washed in public in this way by representatives of the community is too great for the woman and she suffers a stroke from which she dies shortly afterwards . |
| 10 | And she pushes a pushchair and she 's got a little lad about ? |
| 11 | I send my secretary there an SOS and she spends a day clearing up and dumping my old files , generally tidying me up as well . |
| 12 | She slips on a bright red party dress and she becomes a fun teenager . |
| 13 | Her weekly pension is £57 and she gets a work pension of £52 each month . |
| 14 | And she gets a cabbage and she 's beating it up , was she ? |
| 15 | Erm , the the other things is a little while ago she was erm , er , er you know , giving me bills like for about five or six pounds once for cleaning materials , and I queried this , because it 's quite a lot of money and erm , so she tells me that she buys expensive erm bleach and she uses a bottle of that a week , well she only comes in three times , and I said well , that 's very extravagant I said and told her what , but since I told her that . |
| 16 | Her little eyes look up at me so trustfully , and she sleeps a lot and rarely cries . |
| 17 | The ex-nurse speaks with a colourful North-East accent and she generates a warm , friendly feeling ; but underneath is a strong and determined woman who puts HER band first and will stand no nonsense . |
| 18 | Colin was just saying , I mean , his wife works in the office and she hears a lot of what 's going on . |
| 19 | for human , and she sports a ridgy seam |
| 20 | She lives in Gloucestershire , where she has 15 acres of land , and she keeps a small flat just by Regent 's Park . |
| 21 | The Hero is Sylvia McNair , and she brings a distinct gain , for there is more tenderness in her ‘ Je vais le voir ’ than in Eda-Pierre 's singing , and the joyous mood of ‘ Il me revient fidèle ’ comes with more conviction and strength of contrast . |
| 22 | ‘ She is strong and athletic ’ says Slater ‘ and she has a big serve . |
| 23 | Few can deliver high notes of such ringing clarity or trills so impeccably controlled , and she has a chest register many contraltos would envy . |
| 24 | And she has a science degree . |
| 25 | There 's Patch , because she has a patch , and she has a daughter , Bunty . |
| 26 | Her spirit is infinitely stronger than Charles 's and she has a greater sense of her own destiny than he has . |
| 27 | Her career has hit new heights and she has a movie due out soon . |
| 28 | She seems very masculine , with short hair , jeans and heavy boots and she has a sort of butch look I ca n't describe . |
| 29 | The Guinness book of theatre quotes , which costs £7.99 , is compiled by Michele Brown who readily agrees that actors and authors are every bit as cruel about actors as critics , viz Richard Burton talking about his wife Liz Taylor : ‘ She has a double chin , her legs are too short and she has a pot belly . ’ |
| 30 | Add an overshirt and skirts of varying styles and she has a complete wardrobe . |