Example sentences of "[v-ing] out and [pron] [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any of my old school friends in Wallingford that know me er well they 'll just never believe that I can run 26 miles because I do n't know if when you were at school , but when er when we used to have a cross-country run I was the one at the back and usually the P E instructor used to go round and whack us with a slipper , you know the slow ones and I was unfortunately one of those , but er now I 've been running with the Bicester Road Runners for what 2 years , er half , I 've done a few half marathons , nothing anywhere near 26 miles , I 've , my furthest run until yesterday was 16 miles , and yesterday , injured , with a bandage round my knee , I managed 18 miles , and I 'm pleased to say it 's still holding out and I 'm quietly confident that I 'm going to complete this , and like I say , if I can er well , just get the local businesses in Bicester interested and to support me , I say however small , just a , you know , if they , a penny a mile from just a few of the businesses in Bicester and , well , the Bible school could have , you know , a few pounds coming to them , which I 'm sure they 'd be , you know , greatly received . |
| 2 | The evenings were drawing out and it was not yet dark but the hall of Moorlake was shadowy and insubstantial in the twilight . |
| 3 | We had originally intended to try our hand at clay pigeon shooting or perhaps even gliding , but our time was running out and there was still so much we wanted to see . |
| 4 | We had originally intended to try our hand at clay pigeon shooting or perhaps even gliding , but our time was running out and there was still so much we wanted to see . |
| 5 | But time is running out and I am suddenly discovering lots of subjects for my sketchpad . |
| 6 | Er , when you 're starting out and you 're not sure of all , of all the options . |