Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [vb base] [verb] i [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And now they 've changed their mind and want to put me in a caravan . |
| 2 | These poor folk , whose lack of privilege is just one of the many thrusting reasons that have sent me to the bosom , not to mention the buttocks , of today 's quite heavenly Labour Party , may find that my pronunciamentos become somewhat impenetrable once past the ninth , tenth , or even twenty-third of their constituent subordinate clauses , so that the very juicy and surprisingly supple points that I make are lost amidst their attendant persiflage . |
| 3 | ‘ And , later on , will you be a domineering husband and try to turn me into a docile , obedient wife ? ’ |
| 4 | Now both of them were choking with their laughter as Mick ended , ‘ It got so bad that they used to wait for it every Sunday night and try to smother me with a pillow . |
| 5 | It will fall on to my face and start to grip me with its claws and pound my cheeks with its wings . |