Example sentences of "[prep] and [adv] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our housework was hard and long and laborious and erm we 'd got two children to look after and then I 'd got my brother who did n't leave home until he was thirty and er , you had n't got the time , you know , to do too many things , so er my interest was the young wives ' and it was really a as regards the erm the Guild itself , I was thrown in at the deep end when this lady who was with my mother , mother was treasurer , she was secretary , erm she used to come down for me and , I know you should n't canvass but she used to canvass and say erm you know the voting , you know , will you , will you come and vote ? |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm really into the guitar playing , because that 's what I 'm about , but there are so many other things that I 'm capable of and so I want to get some of that out there , too . |
| 3 | Though sometimes , when they 've been smashed into and then I have to turn the other way , they go oh ! |
| 4 | When you put the and that 's the difference about drama at college is you 're doing it to please yourself and the , the group that you 're in with and ultimately I suppose your tutor but when you do something like a pantomime when you 're doing it to please the punters |
| 5 | ‘ They are going to try me with small artificial legs to start with and once I get my balance they will give me bigger ones . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ The dress was rather tight to begin with and now I 've eaten too much , ’ said Penelope despairingly . |
| 7 | I work as hard as I need to and sometimes I think I overwork myself , especially on the putting . |