Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] i [verb] [vb pp] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Far from looking cool I must have looked like I 'd done a packet in my trousers . |
| 2 | My canoe had turned side on to the river and against the flow and as I turned to see what the noise was I realised that I had hit a log sticking out of the water . |
| 3 | Granted that I have spent a considerable portion of my theoretical energies over the years criticizing reductionism , should I even be asking this question at all ? |
| 4 | It arose , actually , the book , from a course in fact erm for current practicising engineers that we ran here at Sussex and indeed are still running , and engineers from many walks of life , different sort of areas of interest , have attended and I think found a lot of benefit from attending the course , so suppose it 's aim primarily was someone with a background knowledge of engineering in its broadest sense , but |
| 5 | Well you see that , that that 's one of reasons why we 're all sitting doing it cos Terry 's just said and I 've got an environment thing , now that does n't mean it 's wrong . |
| 6 | ‘ A lot of bad things have been said but I 've fulfilled a lifelong dream this season for which I 've worked very hard . ’ |
| 7 | He was handicapped and I 've got a handicapped son : I ca n't stand people who take the mickey out of those sort of people . |
| 8 | I 'll I promised Mr a list but I 've had a very busy week and have n't done him a list this week and I have promised and I 've broken a promise . |
| 9 | Blanks were also stocked and I have seen a printed example to Shrewsbury . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | I needed to be reassured that I had reached a hospitable culture … |
| 13 | I would n't have minded if I 'd had a bump on my head , a cross on it or a bullet through it . |