Example sentences of "[verb] in [noun sg] [conj] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I was n't married but I used to go in there and I used to come home er say in Winter if I come home for a w week or two , I go in there , and sit by the fire and have a yard . |
| 2 | My index finger was sleeved in frost and I dared not bend it for fear of splitting the skin . |
| 3 | This , of course , is very unfair : it is just not reasonable for me to flounce about in the bathroom for hours and then make a man feel inadequate when I catch him using my dental floss. or to bellow in disgust when I find out he blow-dries his hair . |
| 4 | I do view this as one of the ‘ great classics but I do not know if I would say it is the greatest book ever written in English as I have not yet read widely enough but I would definitely say that for all the above reasons that it is a great book . |
| 5 | Then I met another girl , an art student , who delighted in conversation as I did . |
| 6 | First thing this morning we were lying in bed and I asked Polly whether she was real , but all she said was ‘ What the f— are you doing in my bed ? ’ so the jury 's still out on that one . |
| 7 | One Sunday morning , about a week after I had seen my dad for the second time , I was lying in bed when I heard voices in the street below . |
| 8 | She promised that she 'd keep in touch and I know that she will . ’ |
| 9 | Like in confession when I tell Father McCormack that I have sinned in a personal manner — I do n't tell him I 'm having it off , do I ? |
| 10 | Of course we have the additional complication that the over- large government bureaucracy 's at present run by a political party which seems to have given up thinking about anything much other than staying in power and I know and hope that you will be part of thinking about much more than that , but still even with a large union , you could regulate concentrate on stimulating the grass roots and then on building upwards . |
| 11 | Interestingly , the psychophysical laws may be even more entrained in subjectivity than I have suggested . |
| 12 | That 's all I ever wanted to do in boxing after I 'd learned the craft and now I want to make a little bit more ’ . |
| 13 | How long do you think I 'd stay in business if I did n't keep my lines clean ? |
| 14 | ‘ I could n't stay in hospital because I knew he was there , ’ said the father-of-one . |
| 15 | She got in trouble when I got home . |
| 16 | I believe in coil-tapping because I like single coil-type sounds , but all this parallel/series switching is something I 'd probably avoid on my own guitar . |
| 17 | And yet he does n't think that he is quick enough : ‘ I used to compete in athletics but I do n't see myself as being all that quick and I intend to work hard on improving my speed . |
| 18 | All three stared in astonishment as I tossed my kit bag on to the floor . |
| 19 | I shivered in terror as I saw her face which was becoming more and more dragon-like with every minute . |
| 20 | Denys Darlow said : ‘ Having been a church musician since the age of eight as a chorister and later as an organist and choirmaster , the words of the Te Deum became a constant recurrence in my life and grew in significance as I grew older . ’ |
| 21 | Each day they grew in number and I began to get really worried , wondering if , while in Greece , I had caught a contagious disease . |
| 22 | After going a couple of hundred yards over open ground , the road entered very thick forest , and here I made the men walk in front while I brought up the rear . |
| 23 | The woman , who asked not to be named , rang The Northern Echo and said : ‘ I blinked in astonishment as I walked past . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'd previously been trained in management and I did n't want to be an audio typist . |
| 25 | ‘ I had worked in recruitment so I knew what I was in for : it can be a nightmare . ’ |
| 26 | The only Excuse me , er no , we even had Abbot , A double B , er did n't always get in front but I think it should have done you know , you take the first letter and then you take the . |
| 27 | But before you go rushing off to the river to catch a netful of chub , bear in mind that I have said only that chub are easy to catch compared to most other species . |
| 28 | ‘ Bear in mind that I gave my evidence after Blissett had been charged by the FA for a serious breach of the laws of the game — and the experienced commission of inquiry , which conducted a rigorous investigation into the incident , cleared him . |
| 29 | And should that day come — bear in mind that I say " should it come " , not " when it comes " — who shall blame them ? |
| 30 | Whether the Council I , I personally would be quite keen to go down there and see A , and we 'd need permission of the land owners , to do this , to see where the link could go across , you know , the best position , so that we , and I believe this is what Councillor is saying , so that we can actually come forward and maybe this ought to be a meeting with the Amenities Committee , maybe the Ramblers and bear in mind as I say again I hate to do these things and the land owner think we 're steamrollering 'em into something without their knowledge . |