Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [v-ing] i [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was brought rudely back to the real world by Tony 's tripod coming off the top of the pile of clatch ( odds and ends ) piled up above the seat and hitting me on the head as the truck lurched to a halt , diving itself into a drift of deep snow . |
| 2 | He made sure I knew it was him by flicking on his interior light and waving me towards him . |
| 3 | Already they keep me busy coming and consulting me about their topics to write on , and that , with 12 hours teaching a week , means that it is no holiday . |
| 4 | He often says unkind things to me , blaming me for the break-up of our marriage and accusing me of being a useless wife . |
| 5 | As 12-ounce cans of vegetables bounce off the side of my car , one of them smashing my rearview mirror and another sailing with surprising accuracy through my open car window and striking me on the shoulder , I decide to call it quits for the night and return in daylight . |
| 6 | We sat after lunch on Monday in his room ; or rather he sat chubbily at his desk , living up to his nickname , spooning Hymettus honey out of a jar and telling me of the flesh and fleshpots he had bought himself in Athens ; and I lay on his bed , only half listening . |
| 7 | I thought he would , he deserves it and suddenly the semi-circle is clapping and looking at me : ‘ She 's won , she 's a-a-a won , ’ I hear John shout from half-way up the stalls , and my fellow contestants are slapping me on the back and pushing me to the front of the stage , |
| 8 | But the cornice offers no aid and he tumbles and slithers down once more , cursing and swearing and showering me in snow . |
| 9 | He wrapped me in a warm coat and placing me in the car took me several miles over the moor . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ Be there — or you 'll really get fucked , ’ he hissed , jabbing a manicured index finger at my face and transfixing me with lifeless black eyes . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm not used to some bloody apprentice waltzing into my house and asking me about my private affairs — ’ |