Example sentences of "they keep [v-ing] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 31 | They keep questioning me , always asking where I was what I did why I did it , did all of them where I was who I was with who am I trying to kid why do n't I just admit I did it well if I did n't do all these things , who did ? |
| 32 | And the , I went to the my little now in Italy , making this conditional he says it 's no bloody good on me , poor old curly what , I think he 's about ninety , he looked it , he said what they keep making you conditional for he said you 've got no ruddy condition it 's gone and the , the recommended me for a complete discharge and , and eh , I started off with fifty per cent pension . |
| 33 | because again as adults we realize that if every we ask a question to the trainer you 're asking questions to him and they keep answering them , what does it mean we can do as trainees ? |
| 34 | . I think it 's cos they kept pestering him and all that . |
| 35 | I ran away loads of times but they kept taking us back . |
| 36 | ‘ I have had no hassle from the other women but the prison guards at Risley were awful , they kept calling me the Duchess , ’ she says with a touch of nastiness . |
| 37 | And they kept calling me ‘ love ’ . |
| 38 | They kept telling us what we 'd have to do and we kept saying we were not prepared to do it , ’ says Gedge . |
| 39 | When they kept telling us profit wise , we were well to the top |
| 40 | Then they kept making us promises that they had no intention of keeping . |
| 41 | and they kept asking us to print more . |
| 42 | ‘ They kept saying they thought it was a fine script , and I kept saying it was n't . |
| 43 | Everyone had told her she could n't be in a better place , but they kept saying she must be patient a little while longer — and she did n't know how much longer she could bear it . |
| 44 | We saw the Luftwaffe in full strength that day and they kept hitting us with all they had . |
| 45 | And they er er they said people getting on this train er it was on the eleven , platform eleven near to where we were make sure , they kept giving it out giving it out , you must get out at Leamington Spa if you want Banbury . |
| 46 | Yeah , yeah six minutes past the hour so there , yeah , so they kept giving you doubts , now if you 're getting on this train make sure you get out at Lemington , so at about twenty past twelve , the twelve six went out from platform eleven , why , cos that will upset everything then , by , few of the trains kept coming round , then they said were very sorry but the Shrewsbury train will come in at platform ten that 's where we 're all waiting , so the ready train be outside somewhere , so , that came in just as the , the twelve , six went out about twenty past twelve these in and this girl got up so we said do n't get on this , you 'll never get to Birmingham you get on here , wait until we get on we said , cos they changed the train , oh she was getting all worked up , she come from Middlesborough , well I said well , well , anyway , we said no , there , there 's no trains for university no , nobody will be going at the right time will they ? |