Example sentences of "and i [verb] [verb] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Knitting was a painful business for me , but it was absorbing , and I 'd lost track of the time when I heard crashing footsteps approaching and a determined bang on the door . |
| 2 | They may even have had servants , and I remember seeing photographs of her in a beautiful gown . |
| 3 | But Lord Aldington insisted : ‘ I most definitely saw him on May 25 and I remember having dinner with him on two successive nights around this time . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've got pace and I like to take defenders on either wide down the flanks or through the middle . |
| 5 | ‘ Other students did n't treat me as a mature student and I got to know students aged 17 to 70 . |
| 6 | And I 've done work for them |
| 7 | And I 've seen chairs like that , I 've seen I do n't know whether it 's there but a couple of places , bedroom chairs , gorgeous things , you know ! |
| 8 | I 've been going to the cinema ever since I was 7 years old and I 've seen fights at many films . |
| 9 | The ‘ 62 Strat shown in the recently published Fender Book described as Fiesta Red , is red and I 've seen pictures of others in mags described as Salmon Pink that were pink , like mine was . |
| 10 | Getting pissed off trying to apply for jobs ( I have n't applied for any yet and I 've missed loads of deadlines ) just thought that somebody out there may have a high flying job for a graduate ( preferably in leeds ) that pays loads of money . |
| 11 | Part of my job as a media commentator is to slag off other journalists — it 's what makes it all worthwhile — and I 've put knees into the groins of such eminences as Alastair Burnet , Peter Sissons and Donald Trelford , without so much as a raised eyebrow in Kingsland or City roads . |
| 12 | These diesel engines are quite easy really , and of course there were pictures in one of the books , although I 'm not sure about these pipes , hydraulics I think it 's called , but there was this book on one of the benches , Workshop Manual , and I 've put grease on things and tidied it up , ’ Dorcas gabbled . |
| 13 | Yeah it 's for the fittings and everything , erm and I 've had prices like one thousand two hundred , eighteen hundred , and this bloke you know , says three hundred and eighty eight |
| 14 | I 'm quite prepared to be a single mum and I 've had offers from male friends who 'd like children but do n't want a wife , and I 'm tempted . |
| 15 | And I 've got boxes of , two boxes of tapes . |
| 16 | Now I feel like a millionaire and I 've got peace of mind . " |
| 17 | Yes and I 've got Brampton till November |
| 18 | No , I 've got to revise for my erm science test tomorrow and I 've got loads of stuff to do , I 've got to keep going for the weekend , actually I have n't got that much to do , I 've got drama that I can do if you just would be so kind turn over to number three so I can have a look at some adverts I 've got a , will there be any adverts after |
| 19 | I said well I 'm not very good on computers and I 've got loads of coursework so I thought if I go down there and type out different pieces of work it would get me familiarized with them |
| 20 | and I 've got clumps of of snowdrops where I 'd and some where I did n't know even know I had snowdrops and |
| 21 | And I 've got books to , for when I , who I speak to in conversation , you know , the names . |
| 22 | And I 've got sort of like sweet and sour with prawns sort of er raising mix for something else . |
| 23 | There 's element of everything , there 's a straight f—in' ska piece in one song , and I 've lifted bits from Phillip Glass and Enya and Twin Peaks . |
| 24 | And I 've smelt Guinness off you , too . ’ |
| 25 | I 'd pass a few ex a few exams and I 'd do lots of shows and festivals and I 've won money for my dance school . |
| 26 | Vancouver boasted the largest Chinese community in the country , and I had made scores of Chinese-Canadian friends . |
| 27 | And I had to do conversions on thousands of pounds and litres and gallons , I was working from a con |
| 28 | I was to be one of these victims , and I had to go afternoon after hot afternoon to learn to embroider in a room that even with the windows open was almost completely airless , trying to keep my eyes open while I stitched and listened to endless gossip . |
| 29 | The people of Tiree were very kind , and I had to take tea with a family who had good English , and invited me to come right away and remain their guest while I stayed on the island . |
| 30 | Then he tried to force me to take the damn' thing , and I had to call attention to my delicate condition . |