Example sentences of "[v-ing] and i [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were endlessly busy when they were n't praying and I remembered their surroundings as always faintly shining . |
| 2 | A rationale after a command which can obscure what is required and encourage the child to ask questions and side track , e.g. ‘ Please pick up your toys , you 've got a friend coming and I want your room to look tidy ’ . |
| 3 | So I took my time over the bread and dripping and I spilt my cocoa on the floor in an effort to play for time . |
| 4 | As they banged the door shut , the vibration set Granny 's chair rocking and I put my hands over my eyes . |
| 5 | People were boarding and I elbowed my way into line . |
| 6 | I was stiff and shaking and I had my face in my hands , crying unrestrainedly . |
| 7 | ‘ He only tries when there 's an England selector watching and I said his OBE stood for ‘ Overweight Bag of Excrement ’ . ’ |
| 8 | At night sometimes I 'm sleeping and I put me hand like that and he comes up and lays right across the back of my pillow . |