Example sentences of "[coord] [v-ing] and i [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm I came to see you a few weeks ago at night you know er It 's just like I 'm just filling up , you know , with mucus and stuff and coughing and I had er no sleep for about a week . |
| 2 | And it was one of those such nights that at half past seven I 'd just got most of the fires set and ready to er er just on and going and I 'd half an hour to get everything straightened and ready for eight o'clock opening , and the door at the back went , which was where the office used to be . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 5 | I was stiff and shaking and I had my face in my hands , crying unrestrainedly . |
| 6 | And then , suddenly , she was struggling and screaming and I had to hold her wrists to stop her from scratching me . ’ |