Example sentences of "and [verb] [conj] i [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The GP visited again 10 days after his first call and asked that I continue to review the wound regularly and alter the dressings as necessary . |
| 2 | But then should I also have said that Oliver rang up the next day and asked if I 'd liked them ? |
| 3 | Mum and Dad were dozing in their chairs but Dad opened his eyes as I sat down and asked if I 'd enjoyed the picture . |
| 4 | As we walked towards an ancient Volkswagen she took my arm and rested too heavily upon it and asked if I 'd brought her anything from London . |
| 5 | ‘ Because , three months ago , Heather telephoned me and asked if I 'd taken Clare to the Skein of Geese a couple of weeks before her death . |
| 6 | She turned to me and asked if I had spoken to my husband today , was he well , and the children . |
| 7 | An upper-class homosexual-looking man with white hair and glittering eyes came up to me and asked if I wanted to go to a Black Mass . |
| 8 | When I said she did n't , he rang for his chauffeur and told me he was going to see her and asked if I wanted to go with him . |
| 9 | Eventually I went along to the British Association of Psychotherapists , where I was assessed and asked if I wanted to see a male or a female therapist . |
| 10 | ‘ Only because I could n't work out how you were doing it , ’ I said , and she laughed some more and asked if I wanted to join her friends . |
| 11 | Still , Melissa was pleasant enough and said Hello and asked if I minded driving them back to the village . |
| 12 | I th there was , there was one big point that I actually missed out as well that neither of you have picked up on and that was that Maggie actually said that they were having problems with John in school and I should 've come back and , and said well she di she actually said that she was having problems with John , full stop , and I should 've actually come back and , and clarified whether it was at school or not and hence led to the private education and I missed that one completely and realized that I 'd done it afterwards but none of you picked up on that one . |
| 13 | And say that I 've busted my bra strap ! |
| 14 | I 'm gon na ring them up and say that I 've found her ! |
| 15 | When on Monday before Christmas 1991 I stepped on the scales and found that I 'd done it , I almost died of happiness . |
| 16 | I had this idea I had to be civilised , and wait until I 'd obtained spoken as well as physical consent from you — and then spent days regretting it ! |
| 17 | I have been helped by mentors , women and men , at various stages in my career and I have a very strong network of people who have given me advice and support when I 've needed it and shared the ups and downs . |
| 18 | I ask for , and receive as I have asked . |
| 19 | Even Stella , McIllvanney 's long-suffering secretary , had taken the day off , leaving the office locked , which meant I had to walk into town to find a public telephone from which I called the Bahamian Police and told them about Hirondelle , and added that I had rescued a chart and a handful of cartridges from the stricken boat . |
| 20 | Well do you think you could pop upstairs and look and see if I 've got by any chance have |
| 21 | No , I mean , there 's nothing to stop him arresting more British people , or er , any nationality , come to that , and saying well , they did stray into our territory , I 'm sorry about this , but er , we ca n't have that sort of thing , you 'll have to er , come and see if I want to release them in a few months . |
| 22 | And it is some of those shared beliefs and concerns that I intend to address this evening : |
| 23 | No , no they just take your word for it and now I have got as I said , I 've got that , I 've got to paint that over and reseal and I 've got to make sure that nobody makes a mess in there , but the plumber said what you really need to do is to get rid of this cheap and tatty , horrible plastic tray which does n't come right to the edge of the tiles |
| 24 | I must move on , because there are one or two other points and safeguards that I want to mention . |
| 25 | of it er but I 'd rather be viewed on my own merits on my own worth er be willing to take a few risks in life erm and know that I 've got the rewards at the end of it for making a success . |
| 26 | Everything goes as planned and I soon bully him into the landing net , and from there the hook is removed and he is slid into my big , knotless keepnet , where he can lie safe and recover while I try to catch him some company . |
| 27 | The magazine America had already written about this ; it had published an interview in which I announced that I wanted to hand my collection over to the Tretyakov Gallery as a gift , and saying that I intended to make Lilya curator of the collection . |
| 28 | I recall I was a little taken aback when Miss Kenton opened the door and entered before I had bidden her to do so . |
| 29 | I experienced the agonisingly slow passage of time and decided that I needed to go to the toilet . |
| 30 | She laughed and screamed until I had to smother her mouth with kisses . |