<?php
$s = "I have a very romantic� and tender soul; my heart is full �of love and passion, which I desire to share with my soul-mate. I am a very caring and friendly girl. I am also intelligent and a very understanding person with good sense of humor. I have many interests. For example, sports, art, nature, photography�";
var_dump(
preg_match_all('/(([a-zA-Z0-9\,\.\'\"\;\:\-\!\?]+){1,}\s{0,})+/', $s, $matches),
$matches
);
int(3)
array(3) {
[0]=>
array(3) {
[0]=>
string(22) "I have a very romantic"
[1]=>
string(34) "and tender soul; my heart is full "
[2]=>
string(251) "of love and passion, which I desire to share with my soul-mate. I am a very caring and friendly girl. I am also intelligent and a very understanding person with good sense of humor. I have many interests. For example, sports, art, nature, photography"
}
[1]=>
array(3) {
[0]=>
string(8) "romantic"
[1]=>
string(5) "full "
[2]=>
string(11) "photography"
}
[2]=>
array(3) {
[0]=>
string(8) "romantic"
[1]=>
string(4) "full"
[2]=>
string(11) "photography"
}
}