Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What upset me was hearing the door locked . |
| 2 | ‘ I fear I was paying you little attention . |
| 3 | I fear I 'm going to sneeze . |
| 4 | I mean I was thinking that you can actually with Linda actually you know because I loiter Linda today 's meeting obviously |
| 5 | Well I I mean I was thinking you know er it 's probably a good idea for for erm Well I 've heard it proposed by people who do these things |
| 6 | No , I , really just to see what , what everyone else was doing , I mean I was thinking of is a little |
| 7 | But I mean I was thinking like as well cos like we did taxes like a few weeks ago did n't we , and the tax that the government get off that race , I mean seventy five million on the whole race , |
| 8 | The bar 's there , I mean I was thinking you had your stool , painted that white on |
| 9 | I mean it 's like Jane I mean I was thinking the other day . |
| 10 | I mean I was thinking of making gingerbread |
| 11 | Oh that 's shame cos I what about , I mean I was thinking of erm , John sa , John , you know Andrew 's brother ? |
| 12 | I mean I was listening to one of the tapes last night . |
| 13 | Erm I thought that erm I , I mean I was getting some things that John has n't , has n't mentioned , erm when you mentioned the wife being there erm when you , when you were introducing the C C Q you then assumed that you would be coming back with recommendations |
| 14 | I mean I was picking the competencies off that er display and marketing guidance , interpersonal skills , group work , library and information work and equal opportunities . |
| 15 | And watch out with the scale on these , on histograms , and on any graphs because , what happens I mean I was watching somebody do this a couple of days ago . |
| 16 | I mean I was reading in the paper the other day it was on about recycling |
| 17 | I mean , you obviously know what I want here , but I mean I was hoping that Yvonne would come across and work maybe two stroke three days a week for me even when |
| 18 | Well I mean I was saying to this bloke well can you think of anywhere where we might be able to , oh no no no ca n't think of anywhere . |
| 19 | Not like , I mean I was making my way there , he was making his way there and I would n't want them to come and pick me up in the car |
| 20 | I did stop smoking for three months and then with everyone else around us , I mean I was putting on weight and then I went back to smoking . |
| 21 | The question is , as you rightly say , in psychoanalysis , the analyst usually has a vast amount much more than people normally realize , I mean , I recall from my own analysis , and mean I was going between two and four times a week erm , for an hour each time and it was a good six months before she would make any interpretations , and I used to get very frustrated , you know , I used to say things like , well , what do you think of this , Miss , you know . |
| 22 | Yeah , I mean I was gon na say there 's |
| 23 | Yeah , I mean I was gon na go , one Sutton Partisans , one for the |
| 24 | I mean I was meaning I want to , to get your standard drawings out of there . |
| 25 | I actually went back upstairs and because , I mean although , I mean I was dancing and it was a late night , I had n't been drinking so , you know , although I was , I was tired , you know I had n't been drinking and erm so I actually felt erm wide awake |
| 26 | I mean I was showing the figures and proved that er it was n't paying its way but to me it had always been our shop , you know , from when I was child and wonderful memories you know . |
| 27 | I think that would do the trick but preparing handou I mean I was doing those till two , this lot for you this mor I 'm absolutely y'know it 's quite hard work when you 're concurrently teaching all the time . |
| 28 | Yes , well Bev was asking , I mean I was doing housework , oh , I was doing bits and pieces you know , and er getting me coat and all that and er she was asking questions and all that and Liz said I 'll pick you up at twenty past eleven , so Bev said alright then , so she come off the phone said she 'd go and have a look and apparently erm , it must of been yesterday if , if Liz is telling the truth she said to whoever are you going to do anything about this ? |
| 29 | Well , they o , they have n't bothered up there , so I think people , I mean I was doing it , I was , she sort of shoved them in this thingie and I looked up and it said , green ! |
| 30 | bit I went I mean I was feeling a lit , was n't , I 'm gon na barf ! |