Example sentences of "[pers pn] and [conj] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Very pleased to have yours and as I said in my last it 's your money , God has been very kind to you and you must n't fly up in the face of his kindness and I wish you had not taken this step , your Uncle Steve says property 's more trouble than it 's worth . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's been a lifelong ambition of mine to beat him but at the big jump before Ballyboley Corner , Joey whizzed past me and although I tried to catch him again and take a tight line at Ballyboley he had just too much experience and he held on to beat me . |
| 3 | This time my reaction to the knowledge that in all probability cancer was back with me and that I had a dreaded secondary was quite different from my reaction on first being told of the disease six months earlier . |
| 4 | ‘ Felipe is just angry that Mitch touched me and that I did not repulse him quickly . |
| 5 | George Roman read me and after I 'd done the first reading he asked me about my own attitudes to the Part and then told me his as a director , which were completely different . |
| 6 | ‘ I wo n't get a fellow , I 'm from nowhere , a decent fellow would n't be able to talk about me and where I came from . |
| 7 | And erm so er er if people do that And er this this businessman , this week , he he rang and he he was sending messages via the secretary , instead of getting on the phone to me and and me finding out what there was , he finally he s he said There 'll be about an hour 's work . |
| 8 | ‘ He tried to stab me and and I felt something in my back between my shoulder blades . |
| 9 | I appreciate the trouble you 've gone to with me and if I 've said anything … ’ |
| 10 | I always find much of interest in each issue as it reaches me and if I do criticise from time to time , this is meant to be constructive and helpful . |
| 11 | The big , heavy blue door loomed before me and as I knocked I heard Mr Simons shuffling along the partially carpeted hall to greet me . |
| 12 | He goes to sleep with me and when I wake up |
| 13 | He 'd disliked anyone complimenting me and when I 'd done well in a race he 'd found it difficult to offer congratulations . |
| 14 | Sixty six she was , so in we go , and it 's got open to the general public , so this man said to her something about I ca n't serve you I 've had a robbery , she said I do n't know why they advertise it on the window if he 's , if he 's not prepared to serve me and when I looked round there was all the taken over , they had a burglary . |
| 15 | ‘ It was a character that I felt to be a very basic part of me and when I read it I had that immediate connection with him . |
| 16 | These kids was coming at us once and six of them grabbed hold of me and when I turned round all the others had fucked off and left me to get a kicking … |
| 17 | Marie was waiting for me and when I caught up with her she linked her arm in mine . |
| 18 | We do support them and as I say we buy our poppies , we wear our poppies and like this year we put them on the wreath as well you know er we 're very keen . |
| 19 | But as I say I cope alright with them and as I say Doctor , I always seem as though I wake up with one , do you |
| 20 | So i it was n't a very easy thing then to get them and as I say you 'd be preparing a fare increase which , perhaps a ha'penny on certain fares and a penny on fares above a certain range and you had to allow for depreciation , or resistance in the public travelling but er as long as you could always bring in a little extra from a fare increase it was worthwhile going forward . |
| 21 | I noticed M. Dupont apparently guarding them and as I approached , he said : ‘ Butler , is the doctor here ? ’ |
| 22 | My mother wanted me to go down to the bungalow with them and because I wanted — I wanted our relations to improve — well , I said I would . ’ |
| 23 | What I like about them and where I think their strengths are is that they do put science , the physical sciences , in that bracket of activity which is fun , excitement and leisure and enjoyment and that it moves away from the notion that it 's something you do on a wet Friday afternoon at school . |
| 24 | What I like about them and where I think their strengths are is that they do put science , the physical sciences , in that bracket of activity which is fun , excitement and leisure and enjoyment and that it moves away from the notion that it 's something you do on a wet Friday afternoon at school . |
| 25 | I 'm going to hold that arm for you and when I tell you to stand up , you will do just that , slowly . |
| 26 | How can you chat about it like this when I 'm holding you and when I want to kiss you and make love to you so badly I ca n't even think of anything else ! ’ |
| 27 | So I hope you 'll understand that if I do n't include my subscription with this letter it 's not because I do n't support you and if I shop in Smiths it 's not because I want them to sell pornography . |
| 28 | I could have held him tight and told him I was proud of him and that I loved him just for being there , but he would have struggled free . |
| 29 | Always articulate and knowledgeable about the pitfalls of this game , McWilliams has a lot going for him and if I had to decide who would be the best man to represent the province at this level , I would be hard pushed to go past him . |
| 30 | I shall reach him and when I have done that I shall break him . ’ |