Example sentences of "[pers pn] [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 | ‘ My father saw me going and it frightened me . |
| 4 | Are you implying that it 's not very long been in this country ? |
| 5 | I will tell you about one or two just to get you going but it would be unsporting to warn you about everything . |
| 6 | ‘ Father , are you saying that it would be running red ? ’ |
| 7 | 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 ? |
| 8 | 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 ? |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | It gives a better ending to the novel as it brings everything together but still leaves you thinking as it ends |
| 11 | So , are we saying that it is somehow abnormal or freakish to be able to stick to a healthy regime and remain slim ? |
| 12 | ‘ 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 … ’ |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | She shrugged it off and left it lying where it fell , in a heap at the bottom of the stairs . |
| 17 | . And this is why I choose the cutters because it was mechanically and er I I was quite with it , I was able to sort of get it going if it stopped , one road or another . |
| 18 | Very often , an act has a clause in it saying that it will take effect only when an order is issued by the appropriate Secretary of State . |
| 19 | Is he saying that it has balances that are not accounted for by other services ? |
| 20 | Brutus had said that he killed Caesar for the general good but Antony is now saying that he did n't know why they killed him , otherwise he saying that it was n't for the general good . |
| 21 | The reader can examine the program and prevent it running if it looks suspicious . |
| 22 | But if I can leave it running and it runs out it will suit me down to the ground . |
| 23 | To do what I do well , be proud of it , and watch it knowing that it was bloody good and entirely born of me . ’ |
| 24 | For instance , if there is a conflict between the vocalist and guitarist , you ca n't ignore it hoping that it will go away . |
| 25 | Now , and not before , sprinkle it with salt on both sides ( a teaspoonful for each side is enough ) , put it into a clean cloth and leave it draining until it is to be used . |
| 26 | I just keep it spinning until it gets to a point where it 's not making more power and then shift gears . |
| 27 | Well I got me shopping and it cost me forty summat one . |