Example sentences of "and [subord] i [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ And if I live in a factory town , I must speak factory language when I want it . |
| 32 | There 's all this steam coming out , sort of billowing out onto the street , and if I stand in it , it feels real warm . |
| 33 | In a way this standing behind and it 's unfortunate we have to have something as big as this table er and if I stand behind it then you know Gordon 's not getting my full centre line yep . |
| 34 | And if I feel like it , I wo n't just screw up your life with that stupid , lame bitch , I 'll make her part of the deal . |
| 35 | You tell me what you 'd like to eat exactly in future and if I feel like doing it I 'll do it . |
| 36 | You tell me what you 'd like to eat exactly in future and if I feel like doing it I 'll do it . |
| 37 | ‘ And if I run into their outriders ? ’ |
| 38 | ‘ Well , I 've lived her all my married life , and if I promise to be very discreet , not gossip about it … ’ |
| 39 | They ca n't feel me cos they do n't know I 'm there , and if I want to I can fly over their heads and leave them behind and live in the sky . |
| 40 | He would burst into the office singing , and if I happened to be there he would rush over and ruffle my hair , and exclaim , ‘ Here she is , the wee lassie ! |
| 41 | And like I said to her it 's like James . |
| 42 | But no , she 's gone for this promotion in work and er even though she does n't think she 's much chance of getting it because there 's two permanent lads there that really you know would be next in line rather than her sort of thing but she 's you know , she feels she 's done her bit and that , you know , it 's worth going for and like I said to her you might as well ! |
| 43 | And cos I went through |
| 44 | They would come over from Belfast to stay with us in the summers sometimes ; my father used to get on well with Harmsworth , and because I looked after Esmerelda they could have a nice relaxing holiday here . |
| 45 | Because that 's what it feels like today , he wrote , and because I know in my heart of hearts that it will feel like that tomorrow as well . |
| 46 | ‘ I did n't want something too fussy , ’ said Fiona , ‘ both because it 's my second time around and because I wanted to be able to wear the dress again ! ’ |
| 47 | And since I swear like a Navvy anyway , |
| 48 | I was 5′ 10½&in in height in bare feet and weighed soaking wet no more than 12½ stone and since I played in the park , usually at open side wing forward , and since I played against genuinely big men , it therefore followed I had to be galvanically quick . |
| 49 | I was 5′ 10½&in in height in bare feet and weighed soaking wet no more than 12½ stone and since I played in the park , usually at open side wing forward , and since I played against genuinely big men , it therefore followed I had to be galvanically quick . |
| 50 | I pulled up outside Tremayne 's house and while I put on my socks again she said she would come in for a while for company , ‘ to cure the trembles ’ . |
| 51 | EVERYONE is entitled to their opinion , and while I agree with Joe Hyam 's concerning service charges ( Caterer , 15–21 August ) , I feel he is taking unfair advantage of his position to have a go at people who do not do things the ‘ Joe Hyam ’ way . |
| 52 | Dinner came ; for me the meal was a very hasty one , and before I went to bed that night I had finished reading the manuscript . |
| 53 | It was dark and windy outside , and before I went to sleep I could hear a dog growling in the distance . |
| 54 | And before I went to school on the Monday , drove back down the marsh and went in this forest trying to find it . |
| 55 | And so , however unwillingly , and before I return to the dark-haired girl in the coffee bar , I feel obliged to describe now an almost incredible tale about my former friend Robert . |
| 56 | And so , however unwillingly , and before I return to the dark-haired girl in the coffee bar , I feel obliged to describe now an almost incredible tale about my former friend Robert . ’ |
| 57 | By then the noise of the avalanche had died away , only the echoes of it reverberating across the valley , and when I shifted into the driving seat and looked back , the road behind us had ceased to exist . |
| 58 | And when I asked yo and when I said to her , you were in toilet she got up and she ran across there ! |
| 59 | This gave me pause , and when I returned to the hut I tried out a few grins into a hand mirror , and decided he was quite right ! |
| 60 | I called out that we were ready , but there was no answer , and when I returned to the bedroom I found her lying back full length on the bed , her eyes open and gazing up at the ceiling with that same vacant stare . |