Example sentences of "[vb pp] and [conj] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One problem of the past year has been the length of time it has taken me to accept that I need to work in the bookshop most of the time even though I know this work has to be done and though I enjoy it ( most of the time ) . |
| 2 | Because of what he 'd said and because I 'd asked his wife who he was . |
| 3 | One of them gave me a basket she had made and when I lifted the lid there was a card with her name in Greek and English , and the words ‘ For You ’ … . |
| 4 | Then suddenly the bike stopped and before I knew what was happening , I 'd fallen off . |
| 5 | I do sometimes get asked how many machines I 've had and although I have n't actually counted them up , you will see that it is quite a few ! ! |
| 6 | I hope I have demonstrated some of the variety of ways in which Credits can be used and as I write perhaps some genius is thinking up yet another variation to deal with a particular problem . |
| 7 | Until I was four years old this sort of behaviour continued , then a brother was born and when I saw him , my first frightened question was : " Can he read ? " |
| 8 | He would have stayed and while I did it but . |
| 9 | So these are the areas for the new monies being spent and as I said earlier as the economic development action plan is developed , it will be an opportunity to go forward to the th th t t to fund that initiative . |
| 10 | At one house the door was jammed and when I pushed against it a body floated up weightlessly . |
| 11 | A policeman came to call on me that Thursday evening , after Angy 's body had been found , asking what time the class ended and where I went afterwards … that sort of thing . |
| 12 | Now what I would like to say is that we 've made clear that we 're with certain very clear objectives in pushing forward , in saying that certain things had to be achieved and when I read the lilac piece of paper or whatever colour we want to call it . |
| 13 | I 'd popped into the library to get a book renewed and when I left the college building I saw her walking along the road on her own . ’ |