Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [verb] [v-ing] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | its not how they came into the world of real names to stick with prat names like Beatrice and , I mean I know its old royal and that and I mean fancy going to school in that bloody Henry and William , I mean William 's not too bad |
| 2 | I found myself gazing at the harmonium and my memories of the happy times I 'd spent listening to Miss Louise play came flooding back and I wept more . |
| 3 | Yeah but I get really pissed off as well cos I well I , I wo n't like when I 'm with other people like and I talk about other pe like when I talk about Jenny and then I feel sort of like really two faced when I like start talking to Jenny and stuff . |
| 4 | I 'll be every morning I get shaved going to work in the morning . |
| 5 | I thought this is , I thought fancy going to work on a nice day like |
| 6 | ENOCH POWELL : I do enjoy listening to other people talk . |
| 7 | I do enjoy listening to guest speakers and maybe special ‘ thank you ’ prizes for those who have contributed to the University in special ways would be an idea , but keep the degrees for the deserved students please ? ? ? ? |
| 8 | I did consider writing to the Foundation for sponsorship , but feel that the Company is more appropriate ) . |
| 9 | I I did enjoy going to the city centre , but so far er in the few months I 've been in , I 've enjoyed it tremendously yes . |
| 10 | I put up with all their talk , and I did what I had to do according to the state in which the Lord had placed me . |
| 11 | That is indeed what I had intended suggesting to you , and it disposes of the immediate problem . ’ |
| 12 | He had expressed so often the depth of his love and had made it clear to me that I had given meaning to his life . |
| 13 | ‘ I had considered going to California over the winter but I realised it was n't necessary . |
| 14 | I had to keep calling to her and whistling and showing her the chick . |
| 15 | It is hard to stay awake but I had to keep going to the loo ! |
| 16 | ‘ I 've missed talking to you . |
| 17 | At least I 've stopped going to church . |
| 18 | I 'll ring her when I 've stopped talking to you , she 'll be so relieved . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'll ask Bill right away , when I 've finished talking to you . |
| 20 | ‘ I 've enjoyed speaking to audiences about my experiences in the game , ’ he said . |
| 21 | ‘ I 've enjoyed talking to you . |
| 22 | As I 've started writing to ya now , I might as well ask you some stuff that I 've been dying to ask for ages . |
| 23 | ‘ I used to be very much of a guitar-turned-bass player , ’ he admits , ‘ although this past year I 've started listening to bass players properly . |
| 24 | I 've tried speaking to Jean-Paul on the telephone , and it 's hopeless . |
| 25 | Heaven knows I 've tried talking to him , but it gets me nowhere . |
| 26 | The more people there are around , the less time I have to spend trying to be civil to Piers Morrison ! ’ |
| 27 | Father and I have missed talking to you . |
| 28 | This situation is common in many academic areas , as I have discovered talking to colleagues , and it may be that this state of inflation and over-production is economically unavoidable , that many inferior books have to be published in order to let the good ones appear . |
| 29 | I have to keep proving to them that I can . ’ |
| 30 | I WOULD like to say how much I have enjoyed listening to former Labour leader Neil Kinnock , right , while he has been standing in for Jimmy Young on Radio 2 . |