Example sentences of "[noun] [vb pp] and i [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But erm I felt as though , I felt exactly the same , I felt I 'd just been asleep I just had my eyes shut and I felt opening one eye to have a look out and see what people were doing . |
| 2 | I had a little money saved and I began to use it up . |
| 3 | The day progressed and I had searched a reasonably large expanse of foreshore without much to show by way of finds apart from a few pennies and halfpennies . |
| 4 | Things changed and I got married and I should accept things as they are . |
| 5 | My breath smoked and I began to feel the wind-chill even through my sailing jersey and the special anorak I had bought for southern latitudes . |
| 6 | And then , only six hours later , the pains returned and I had to repeat the dose . |
| 7 | Er , I 've had a word with Jeremy about decorating , oh Florrie I must apologise I did try to ring you , I think I managed to get everybody else , erm but you were n't there , in and then I , I left it I regret to say , erm but we thought perhaps we ought to have the kitchen re-decorated and I 've had a word with Jereminy , Jereminy , Jeremy and he says about two hundred pounds and I did get permission from some of you and I 've gone ahead and asked him to do it and he said about three weeks , but before we can have that done , in the meantime , the roof leaked again out in the kitchen Erm , so I 've had a word with Peter who was going on holiday and he should be home this week and he said he will look at it as soon as he 's home , so I 'll give him a ring , I 'll try tomorrow night , I 'm out tonight , I 'll try and give him a ring tomorrow . |
| 8 | As I gained confidence in their genuine goodwill I found that my sense of humour returned and I enjoyed making them laugh . |
| 9 | Naturally , my master bowed and I had to follow suit , reminding myself with a secret smile that Wolsey was only a commoner and no better than me . |
| 10 | A few more boys arrived and I began to realise the terrible blunder I had made . |
| 11 | Time passed and I decided to try again . |
| 12 | ‘ I am devastated by what is going on — I have not got much time left and I want to spend it here , ’ said Gladys , who got the Queen 's Medal for her work with the Women 's Royal Voluntary Service . |