Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [coord] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because it said on the packet you 'll plant them immediately after buying and we do n't know when Aunty Gwen bought them and it might rain tomorrow as well , I think I ought to put them in while it 's fine , now |
| 2 | This usually all works well with a large one-off competition , but if you have organised a series of regional newspaper competitions , for example , you will need to have a foolproof system to ensure that winners receive their prizes shortly after winning and you do not have irate editors ringing up saying that their readers are growing angry at the lack of delivery . |
| 3 | He did eighty-two years of caddying and I think he was perhaps the oldest caddie still working before he finally packed it in . |
| 4 | The evening breeze also brought the sounds of singing and he recognised the lusty bellowing of Ranulf . |
| 5 | Like Dom Pérignon , Brother Oudart was interested in perfecting the art of winemaking and we know , from a record of a transaction which took place at Pierry on 9 September 1713 , that he was visited at least once by the older cellarmaster from Hautvillers . |
| 6 | I think its because erm I do n't , I 'm not happy with mine because it it shows signs of ageing and it reminds me that I 'm getting older and I do n't like that |
| 7 | Are they , are they have they , are they stupid , have they gone totally mad and they 're obstructing this thing for ever and ever and ever just for the sake of obstructing and you have t to listen to what they say on on this , the argument that we 're having here and have had here and the argument that we 've had about old people 's homes , they 've been two running sores in this authority and hopefully today in both of them we 'll be making progress and I think I 'd like to . |
| 8 | He had never before been accused of stealing and it did not sit well with him . |
| 9 | The pan was past rescuing but he thought he could manage with a nonstick saucepan . |
| 10 | So what they 've done is they 've picked a way of doing but they kept chopping and changing the way they 've been doing that all the time . |
| 11 | He did all the things we know he is capable of doing and he behaved himself as well . ’ |
| 12 | In my whole life of collecting and I suppose it 's a little bit to assuage my conscience I 've always been able to say to myself that I 'm allowed to have these things and enjoy them , but eventually they 're all going to museums . |
| 13 | He says he was thinking of chasing but they shot at him again . |
| 14 | I once made the mistake you 're thinking of making and I 've never got over it . |
| 15 | ‘ We have made a bid and are confident of winning but we have n't yet heard anything from the Premier League , ’ said Dyke , who last year retained ITV 's franchise with a bid that was £28m less than their rivals . |
| 16 | But they could not be sure of winning and they know perfectly well that Mr Mitterrand has no reason to dissolve parliament so long as there is even a small risk that his party might lose . |
| 17 | It 's two years since we 've done it so we 've got two years ’ worth of playing and they 've got two years ' worth of applause . ’ |
| 18 | P. Mainly skaters , some college people out of skating but I like to make new friends all the time . |
| 19 | ‘ I would n't dream of gloating but I think perhaps it does demonstrate there is a commercial expertise in the Football League which is continuing . |
| 20 | Swivel on it , I felt like shouting but I did n't . |
| 21 | To avoid them I should either have had to go several hundred yards through dense undergrowth , or make a wide detour round and above them ; the former would have subjected me to very great danger , and there was no time for the latter , for the sun was near setting and I had still two miles to go . |
| 22 | He has a genius for conducting but he does n't enjoy doing it . |
| 23 | said to him about it when we first came and er , he said about when , when we were on about sending and I do n't , they 're going to a Catholic school and he says oh the Catholic schools around here are n't very good and the , the Leeds and that are the best |
| 24 | I thought that I was gon na have to er , talk about phasing but I think that he 's dealt with that quite adequately but I certainly will be happy answer any questions afterwards if if there are any . |
| 25 | I left the aircraft in order to go for de-briefing but I got as far only as the jetty when an attack was made on the Sunderland by three Me109 aircraft . |
| 26 | because of a girl , I really think he 's loyal in that way , in that sense , because they are very close they have a laugh and I know when we 're with them they 're always like seem to be impressing everyone but I 'm sure when they 're together they have like , you know , human conversations , they must do , they ca n't always be talking about screwing and you know , which girls have got big tits and all that |
| 27 | Securicor have joined the cowboys on the contract guarding and really I mean you must be getting sick of us getting up every time about security guards , but it 's an important problem and you must know that a lot of you must work at places where you 've got guards on the gate and we all should take a bit of interest in going to see these guards , find out that they 're working for two pound or two pound forty an hour , they 're working as many hours a week as they 'll actually work with no overtime rate , no night rate , no benefits worth having and I mean really I wish you 'd go to your companies and try and arrange site allowances , cos that 's the only way we 'll get any improvements , but when we talk about resolving grievances , we just took in Yorkshire region someone to a tribunal for constructive dismissal . |
| 28 | Coney Island is about staring and he seemed to enjoy being a spectacle even for dirty children with candysmeared mouths . |
| 29 | Once it becomes an end in itself then it becomes worth doing and it becomes a profession in itself just as being a dancer is a profession . |
| 30 | The other thing is it 's a question to Councillor Poole I mean why should the people of Nottingham give any credibility to anything said by someone who is quoted in the Daily Sport of all newspapers as saying and I quote , Surely the County Council could erect something more in keeping with the City 's heritage like a little old lady in a shawl . |