Example sentences of "[pron] [v-ing] [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I had learnt shorthand and typing at school but erm the money was necessary at home you see , and er with my sister working there , at H and T Hornes , er she spoke for me and er I had an interview and and they put me up in the nursery , we used to call it the nursery see because we were all fourteens up there and er then they called it the cylinder shop and er my foreman was a fella name Archie and erm everything was very very strict indeed , we could not move away from our board you could n't speak to the next one that was working by you , and er there was a fella named Mr and he was he , I did n't work for him I worked for Mr , but some you cou you were afraid to move because of this man and he he he 'd stare at you and he 'd look at you and anyway erm they put me assembling and it was very interesting indeed , there was a tall stand on , we called it the bench , a tall stand with a screw on the top and then to as begin to assemble the locks you had to take what we would call the body , screw it into the er little on the stand and then we had tweezers , there were , in the body there were five springs and then you had to have five breast pins and when you got the springs in you .. we have to have a plug at the back so as we could put each pin and push the plug over that a dummy plug we called it and so that was five pins were in and then there was a ball er when that , when we came to put it in our vice , we had to put the V I C E not V O voice . |
| 2 | I 've learnt a lot , my job depends on me driving and it 's made me realise how much I can drink , how much I ca n't drink , what I can drink and realising about road accidents . |
| 3 | However , there was no reasonable basis for their believing that it was a television set . |
| 4 | For some reason he found himself wondering whether it would penetrate to the forest floor , or would the ground-cover of pine needles remain dry and fragrant ? |
| 5 | Dalgliesh found himself wondering if it had been brought back from a school trip to the capital . |
| 6 | Right , one thing that you need when somebody speaks is inverted commas okay or speech marks , name , if you read it out aloud name ask the doctor , the inverted commas come here because name is somebody speaking and it tells you that somebody is speaking here , it says asks okay say asked . |
| 7 | As he lay on the bed , he found himself wishing that it really was his grave . |
| 8 | He had found himself begging and it made him feel undignified . |
| 9 | Come on … now … before they finishes their arguing and it 's too late ! ’ |
| 10 | ‘ My father saw me going and it frightened me . |
| 11 | Are you implying that it 's not very long been in this country ? |
| 12 | I will tell you about one or two just to get you going but it would be unsporting to warn you about everything . |
| 13 | ‘ Father , are you saying that it would be running red ? ’ |
| 14 | Er are you saying that it is any part of the Council 's case that this land th it it 's it is er a possibility that having this land as a strategic reserve er can er is of assistance , or are you saying that it is simply er having included it in , it might form part of a strategic reserve ? |
| 15 | Er are you saying that it is any part of the Council 's case that this land th it it 's it is er a possibility that having this land as a strategic reserve er can er is of assistance , or are you saying that it is simply er having included it in , it might form part of a strategic reserve ? |
| 16 | The harsh musical style will not set you humming but it does illustrate the original medieval poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight with force . |
| 17 | It gives a better ending to the novel as it brings everything together but still leaves you thinking as it ends |
| 18 | At the time I was very much in love , one of those adventures which seem of overwhelming importance at the time but , afterwards , leave one wondering if it was n't a kind of sickness . |
| 19 | So , are we saying that it is somehow abnormal or freakish to be able to stick to a healthy regime and remain slim ? |
| 20 | The opening scene of the movie features the gangsters discussing the true meaning of the lyrics , with one insisting that it 's about a nymphomaniac who 's been around but has now met up with ‘ some John Holmes motherfucker ’ — in other words a guy well hung enough to make her feel ‘ like a virgin ’ again . |
| 21 | They 're undergoing trials with Swindon Town Football Club , each one hoping that it could lead to a career in first division football . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm sure my husband wo n't mind me saying that it was not his wealth which made us all respect him — although I 've heard my husband say many a time that the wealth of Mr D'Arcy of Moss Side by Manchester was of an enormity to make the sultans and pashas of the East take note — but it was not for that , not at all , that we , all of us who knew of him … ’ |
| 23 | She caught herself wondering whether it mattered if Pascoe had done it , whether it was invariably wrong to kill when a murder meant removing a menace . |
| 24 | But as the door swung open Folly found herself wishing that it had stayed firmly shut . |
| 25 | I have never heard anybody saying that it was er not the right thing to do . |
| 26 | Like a ship on a slow tide , she had moved away from him , without either of them knowing until it was too late and the drift could n't be stopped . |
| 27 | He wrote to her pleading that it was up to ‘ the young generation to rebuild what Nazism has destroyed ’ , but Edith was not to be diverted from what she believed to be her only chance of happiness . |
| 28 | And , at one point , Malcolm must have asked him if he 'd consider coming over to join the band , because Hell wrote to us via him saying that it sounded interesting but that because money and visas would be a problem he just could n't . |
| 29 | It does not put upon the mat ( not at least in the same direct way ) the state of affairs of anyone believing that it was the knave who stole them . |
| 30 | She shrugged it off and left it lying where it fell , in a heap at the bottom of the stairs . |