Example sentences of "[v-ing] a [noun] and i [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I remember seeing a cable and I thought it was a telephone cable so I was n't worried . |
| 2 | ‘ but he was wearing a collar and I 'd tied him to a lamppost . ’ |
| 3 | He now sounded as though he were beginning a lecture and I thought he must have learned that intonation from his tutors . |
| 4 | So I told him he 'd better go , because by this time I was bubbling a bit and I wanted to kill the man : I was n't really prepared to lose any time over hitting a court welfare officer . |
| 5 | I really enjoyed having a tutor and I learned more than if I 'd been at school . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'd always fancied having a go and I thought ‘ why not ? ’ ’ he said . |
| 7 | ‘ You accused me of having a lover and I chose not to deny it . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ As a senior director , I 'm used to having complete creative authority while making a film and I found that I could n't carry out my job in the manner to which I had become accustomed . |
| 9 | ‘ The only reason I ever played Les Pauls was because Keith was playing a Strat and I thought we should have a different look , but from about 1985 on I 've played Strats . |