Example sentences of "[pron] and [conj] i [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's been a lifelong ambition of mine to beat him but at the big jump before Ballyboley Corner , Joey whizzed past me and although I tried to catch him again and take a tight line at Ballyboley he had just too much experience and he held on to beat me . |
| 2 | George Roman read me and after I 'd done the first reading he asked me about my own attitudes to the Part and then told me his as a director , which were completely different . |
| 3 | I appreciate the trouble you 've gone to with me and if I 've said anything … ’ |
| 4 | I always find much of interest in each issue as it reaches me and if I do criticise from time to time , this is meant to be constructive and helpful . |
| 5 | He 'd disliked anyone complimenting me and when I 'd done well in a race he 'd found it difficult to offer congratulations . |
| 6 | How can you chat about it like this when I 'm holding you and when I want to kiss you and make love to you so badly I ca n't even think of anything else ! ’ |
| 7 | Always articulate and knowledgeable about the pitfalls of this game , McWilliams has a lot going for him and if I had to decide who would be the best man to represent the province at this level , I would be hard pushed to go past him . |
| 8 | I shall reach him and when I have done that I shall break him . ’ |
| 9 | When we found it and after I had thanked every sea god for my luck and promised never to make the same stupid mistake again , I gingerly inspected the Seayak for damage . |
| 10 | As I blundered on in my explanation I realised he had forgotten all about it and if I had kept my mouth shut the problem need never have arisen . |
| 11 | I know what you girls are like , you say you 'll just have it short to see what it looks like , and then you say Pedro at the salon wo n't let you grow it just for the moment , and then you say you 've got to look your best for some wedding or other and you ca n't go with it straggly and then you end up not growing it again and if I do n't mention it every week you think I 've learned to like it and if I do mention it every week you think I 'm nagging so I do n't mention it and I 'm stuck with it . |