Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] and [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm I asked and she said that his dad sent him off to get it X-rayed and she goes , But he 's had a history with his toe poor blighter . |
| 2 | Er taking off and sending telegrams , you see , erm then I was told that the Railway Company wer were taking girls on again , so I applied and I had to go to Ipswich to pass two more exams , you see , and er and started work and the in the Catering Manager 's office at Ipswich Station as , as a clerk doing typing and general office work as the Manager had to go on the district . |
| 3 | I complied and he bellowed ‘ Five months , I 've been waiting for my telephone . |
| 4 | it , I did n't and I felt I 'd have no friends around where I lived and you know , I 'd always be alienated , I 'd always be home later and I said to my mum I do n't think I can cope with it , so she said right then you do n't go ! |
| 5 | So when the boys and I met and they said over tea I th , well why do n't we do something about a love affair , it just seemed right . |
| 6 | I agreed and we arranged to go to the second house . |
| 7 | I agreed and we stood in silence for a minute , gazing at the pile of crumpled metal . |
| 8 | I agreed and I put him under training for Mosquito , and to the best of my knowledge ( and this is only a guess ) he did over 70 sorties , got himself at least one DFC , if not two , and became a very worthwhile member of the Pathfinder Force . |
| 9 | And I 'll , and I passed and I need to get my medals and all that . |
| 10 | ‘ I checked and they said no-one has attempted it yet . ’ |
| 11 | THOMPSON : ‘ All I 've just said is that it was not a good enough explanation of what I got and I do n't think anybody has been told , not only to the media out there , myself who is the most important one . |
| 12 | The march was longer than I expected and we staggered in at half past six this morning , having done twenty-seven miles in just over nine hours , which is n't bad . |
| 13 | last night actually and it did n't exactly help , well , it 's a long trip up here , longer than I expected and I did n't |
| 14 | ‘ Kelly , ’ I shouted and she turned round and shrieked , ‘ Annie , darling ’ , and we tried to fall into each other 's arms . |
| 15 | I tried and I failed , Mr Millet . |
| 16 | No I 'm actually quite surprised at myself I 've got two Clippers and both of them I found and I 've had them for ages . |
| 17 | Since just before I moved and it triggered it off . |
| 18 | Because from the age of seventeen to twenty nine I worked on building sites , and that got boring so I changed and I changed and became a policeman , and I ca became a policeman when I was twenty nine and a half and it 's , I 've enjoyed it ever since cos every day is interesting , every day is different , every day is unusual . |
| 19 | ‘ I wo n't , ’ I promised and he went off to find his mates while I made my way home to start the chores . |
| 20 | Although this is an isolated example it is typical of the problems I encountered and which led me to the conclusion that the product simply is n't ready for release into the market in its current form . |
| 21 | ‘ I was happy with the way I played and I do n't think there was much more I could have done , but my second serve was not good enough . |
| 22 | Again I nodded and she said , ‘ Ah . |
| 23 | I nodded and she burst out laughing . |
| 24 | I nodded and he continued , ‘ You 've only just arrived on the island . |
| 25 | I nodded and he turned back to mutter something into his talkback before handing me the mike , taking my hand and leading me to the stage . |
| 26 | So he went at me , but I ducked and he hit the shelf — he broke his thumb in two places ! |
| 27 | I turned and we looked at each other . |
| 28 | But like a number of other people before me I turned and I turned in response to totally unnecessary violence . |
| 29 | When asked if his first sniff made him fee sick , Carl had this to say : ‘ No , it 's something I enjoyed and I wanted to do more . |
| 30 | " I prayed and He changed things . " |