Example sentences of "i [vb past] [indef pn] [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then I thought I heard something moving in the trees — just behind one big tree . |
| 2 | But downstairs I rang the bell next to the black steel gates and after a while I heard someone coming to the front door . |
| 3 | I heard someone coming towards the door . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , I 'd been on the boat a few minutes when I heard someone pounding along the gangway and going ashore , so I knew I 'd been right . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ He put his arm through the partition and I saw something glinting in the darkness . |
| 6 | I saw something growing through the tiles . |
| 7 | I saw one lying under the dresser and pulled it out gingerly lest the spur catch my finger . |
| 8 | I thought I saw someone moving in the front room . |
| 9 | ‘ When I was walking up to Keble Road yesterday I saw someone standing at the bus-stop outside St Giles ’ Church , waiting to get up to Summertown . |