Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] i [vb past] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he said , I had all that and that 's why every time you called me something I just kept laughing cos I had it on tape . |
| 2 | Or are you sulking because I rejected you ? ’ |
| 3 | I 'd better bring you up to date on what 's been happening since I saw you . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Yes , I nearly choked laughing when I heard you were doing a breakfast show . |
| 5 | She were laughing when I showed her that letter I got , cos she got one the same morning , , she said , and it said , and you can go round and talk to him . |
| 6 | In the end , my knitting was getting so chewed with all the knitting and unravelling that I took it off on waste yarn . |
| 7 | ‘ I was passing and I thought I 'd just pop in and see how you were . ’ |
| 8 | The dogs were surprised when I disturbed them in the middle of the night and they chased in their runs when I left again , strained to see me departing through the rain , and hear the car door opening , their bowls clanking as I threw them inside . |
| 9 | I had every intention of refusing when I interviewed you but I had read your articles . |
| 10 | I had no such skill , but I was learning , and it was an infinite satisfaction to keep Joanna moving , and going where I wanted her to go , with the sweep . |
| 11 | I said and there 's there 's me panicking like I said I said I 'm going grey as it is now I said without worrying about |
| 12 | Credit to them , they came back , got a great goal , Les Phillips had a great game , made the first one I think , no the second one he made did n't he ? erm But he played tremendous , Les ; he got the passing going and I thought they did very well as a team , we kept our composure . |
| 13 | Certainly the most important thing should be that I 'm happy with my paintings , but I 'd by lying if I said I did n't care what other people said . |
| 14 | I 've been wondering if I knew you . ’ |
| 15 | She looked at me for a moment , measuringly , as if wondering whether I meant it . |
| 16 | She were n't waiting when I knew her . |
| 17 | He raised with me certain personal problems that he was facing and I asked him to come to my regular constituency surgery to discuss matters in more detail . |
| 18 | ‘ I thought they were going to throw me out while the car was moving and I asked them to stop . |
| 19 | Not that I 'm complaining because I realized they had a job to do , but they were all firing their questions at once , and I do like to give a civil , considered reply . |
| 20 | ‘ The second stroke was terrifying because I knew I had escaped the trauma of the first , I was petrified . |
| 21 | ‘ The second stroke was terrifying because I knew I had escaped the trauma of the first , I was petrified . |
| 22 | First I sprinkled the floor with water to prevent the dust from rising as I swept it . |
| 23 | I delivered what was to be my longest speech of the evening , saying that I gathered he was keen to talk about his role , to talk about Gary . |
| 24 | I 'd have turned it down without asking except I thought you might be interested — ah — because … ’ he shrugged , unable to find a tactful way of saying that this was the best offer she would get all year . |
| 25 | That 's what they were saying and I fought them . ’ |
| 26 | Very very good Ian erm excellent voice , remind the prospect as to why you were gon na be asking and I thought you were very good there erm i in fact you were that good that you were actually offered to contact before you even asked |
| 27 | She 's been crying and I sent her home . |
| 28 | It , it was a really nice size shop Walsall Wood was , but my sister , remember is eighty-two , I asked her , I told her you were coming and I asked her if there was anything she could tell me but er she do could n't tell me much more than myself . |
| 29 | I mean I keep on saying if I found I could n't do the maths I 'd ditched |
| 30 | a few years ago when my sons were teenagers I had some nice dripping and I said , you 've never had bread and dripping and I gave them some , I put a bit of salt on , I said , try this , I loved a bit of med bread and dripping when I was your age . |