Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] sons " in BNC.
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| 1 | They would all be returning to town in the autumn to meet some sons of good families in Riba ; she 'd been saving for years , money from the pigeons , money from the cheeses , the almonds , her mother 's money when she died — may she rest in peace and perpetual light shine on her — she 'd hidden it from that villainous landlord who 'd strip everyone of their surplus if he knew how much they 'd hoarded , but they 'd never find out , the folk were far too tight to let anyone know , and he , Davide , must not breathe a word . |
| 2 | Ihave three sons and I would know , and if they 'd done anything like this I would dislike them , and even hate them |
| 3 | Miss Graham , who has three sons , Sam , eight , Jack , six , and Georgie , three , was last night overwhelmed by his generous offer . |
| 4 | And yes , she has three sons . |
| 5 | Most people want many sons because they carry on the family line and that means our clan can claim more land . |
| 6 | Duncan , King of Scotland , has two sons . |
| 7 | Mrs Rouncewell has two sons , the elder of whom , always referred to by CD as Mr Rouncewell , is a successful ironmaster in the North Country ; he has three daughters and a son , Watt , who falls in love with Lady Dedlock 's maid Rosa , and eventually marries her . |
| 8 | Lyle , who has two sons from his previous marriage , said : ‘ It is important for Jolande for me to be with her . |
| 9 | Suzannah — who has two sons John , 21 , and Steven , 23 — returned to her home in Ruislip , Middlesex , on Thursday evening . |
| 10 | He has two sons by her , both grown , and lets no man look at her twice . ’ |
| 11 | he has two sons and two daughters , one of whom has recently made him a grandad and , although he confesses to still having the odd game of cricket , his main pastime nowadays is deep-sea fishing . |
| 12 | She has two sons , both married with families , who live at some distance , and an older sister living in Brighton who cares for a disabled husband . |
| 13 | In January 1989 , he and Carolyn were divorced and , just before Christmas that year , he married Polly , who already has two sons by her previous husband , the property heir , John Bloomfield . |
| 14 | Cynthia from Witham in Essex has two sons , both born by Caesarean . |
| 15 | Born in Croydon , Surrey , he is married to Susan and has two sons . |
| 16 | She also has two sons Paul and Steven . |
| 17 | Helen Wise , who has two sons , has lived in the U.S.A. since 1970 . |
| 18 | Kath 's daughter Jo has two sons with learning disability . |
| 19 | Lizzie has two sons , Patrick ( 12 ) and Daniel ( 8 ) , and lives with TV presenter Mr Aspel in Claygate , Surrey . |
| 20 | Mr Tholen , of Girsby , has two sons , one an RAF Jaguar pilot who served during the Gulf War and the other a marine engineer . |
| 21 | teacher and has two sons , 18 and 9 years old . |
| 22 | He trained both sons as chemist apothecaries , the older , Christopher , succeeding to his university post . |
| 23 | Such a policy of employing royal sons or brothers continued under the Lancastrians , as all four of Henry IV 's sons fought in France , and three were to die in that country . |
| 24 | And the plight of even generously endowed younger sons like William Rufus and Eon of Penthièvre could arouse sympathy among their contemporaries . |
| 25 | He says two sons called on these fellows to leave the field . |
| 26 | They were known to have had three sons and three daughters . |
| 27 | The social dynamics which foregrounded a consciousness of individual identity have been clearly analysed : primo-genitive inheritance forcing younger sons to seek a role outside the family ; the growth of a socially fluid urban society and of cathedral schools and the resultant rise of an administrative class ; the climate of learning and debate about the purposes of life , ideals to be followed and choice of life-style — whether to pursue an active life of involvement with the world of affairs or the inner contemplative ideals of a personal relationship with God within the renunciation and shelter of a cloister ; the stress on personal relationships between friends and lovers ; all these factors contributed to raise the profile of the individual within society rather than submerge it in low relief within a predetermined authoritarian hierarchy . |
| 28 | ‘ Got four sons he has , they 'll all need shoes too , I should n't be surprised . ’ |
| 29 | I 've got four sons and two daughters . |
| 30 | Hell , I 've got two sons I 've got to put through school and I just … ’ |