Example sentences of "dad [verb] a [adj] [noun] " 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 | My dad 's pleased with the compact disc , erm , my dad appreciates a good sound do n't he ? |
| 3 | No , she said Marks and Spencer do nice su , actually dad got a nice suit from Marks . |
| 4 | 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 ! |
| 5 | His dad spent a bloody fortune on all different stuff for me . |
| 6 | Dad spent a long time talking to our Pastor afterwards . |
| 7 | One of a family of six and me elder brother was me bro me dad had a little business in the keys in and er they were hard times and me elder brother we used to go and work for him because me dad said he must and er from , after school I used to go and perhaps do the errands or a bit of filing , the odd jobs and all that sort of thing and I grew up with locks and keys and files from twelve , even before I left school . |
| 8 | Dad had a soft spot for Auntie Nellie and perhaps Mum had something to be jealous about . |
| 9 | Mum came back with the chopper and Dad brandished a heavy lump of wood . |