Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] i [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ She was only paying me back for what I did for her , and she should have gone on paying me back . ’ |
| 2 | In fact , Johnny 's not picking me up from school again tonight . |
| 3 | ‘ You 're not making me out to be a liar . ’ |
| 4 | still keeping me out of mischief . |
| 5 | Still keeping me out of mischief . |
| 6 | And Kenny Everett , who used to host the programme before mine when I was doing Family Favourites on Radio Two , was forever sending me up with his impersonation of Michael Aspirin — or was it Mike Collapsible ? |
| 7 | ‘ Dad 's always telling me off about watching too much TV . |
| 8 | And Mum 's always telling me off for doing things wrong . |
| 9 | It 's been really getting me down for the last four seasons — I 've been running disgustingly . |
| 10 | On one memorable occasion , Mac came to one of the dances and spent a lot of time with me , even escorting me back to the Waaf site afterwards , making intelligent conversation about his home in Canada and shaking hands gravely as he said goodnight — so different from the smash and grab tactics I was usually treated to when trying to bring an evening to a satisfactory close . |
| 11 | I would normally do the PM first thing tomorrow but they are n't expecting me back at the hospital until Monday and the PM room is tied up until the afternoon . |
| 12 | It was Monday morning ; the rain rattled on my window pane while the wind seemed to shake my room , almost forcing me out of bed to face the world . |
| 13 | I was very unhappy there , away from the love and warmth Madame had always given me , and the love affair that accompanied the change soon turned cold : Alan exhibited a certain kind of treachery , casually throwing me over for someone else who ‘ was better in bed ’ . |