Example sentences of "[vb pp] and i [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last week , an announcement on er further steps on acid rain — six thousand million pounds ; I mean there 's big , big money in there already committed and I 've no doubt that when the need is shown , there 'll be greater money still spent — which will either be taxpayer 's money or customer 's money . |
| 2 | A septic tank has already been installed and I have a quotation — amounting to some thousands of pounds , I 'm afraid — to drill for water . |
| 3 | My gaze dropped and I saw a ring — an iridescent opal , set in a circle of rich , blood-red garnets . |
| 4 | ‘ At 28ft the front window cracked and I had a job getting up again' he writes , the Prime Minister did not approve of such risks by senior officers , but the CCO felt his men expected such leadership . |
| 5 | Folding the sheet containing the poem into what I hoped was the perfect paper 'plane , I waited until Mrs Burton 's back was turned and I launched the message-bearing missile in Belinda 's direction . |
| 6 | Well almost I got the cupboard done and I got the tiles lying by the side of the hob , but they have n't yet been cut to fit erm and glued down but one of these day 's he 'll get around to it . |
| 7 | ‘ In the circumstances there was no more to be done and I put the matter out of my mind until your officer telephoned my housekeeper yesterday . ’ |
| 8 | The shows on that 1987 reunion tour are among the best we 've done and I remember a cracking night in the Olympia which would have been the last time we visited Dublin . |
| 9 | ‘ It is one of the most beautiful places I 've ever seen and I think the picture conveys that . |
| 10 | ‘ It is one of the most beautiful places I 've ever seen and I think the picture conveys that . |
| 11 | I catch up on video tapes of TV shows I 've missed and I read a lot . |
| 12 | His wife answered and I heard a background conversation before she came back to the phone . |
| 13 | Er , we have n't , in the scheme that 's before you , we have n't been able to take account of , of all the things that people have said and I think the most significant point about that is the comments that Road should also be covered by this scheme . |
| 14 | This undemanding life-cycle had never been disrupted and I read the new lecture list partly just out of habit and partly for the simple pleasure of seeing my name in print . |
| 15 | The bed was made and I noticed a large handwritten note lying upon the pillow . |
| 16 | In those days the final link in the Iceland circle road had not been made and I needed a plane , bound for Fagurhólsmýri , to reach the National park . |
| 17 | The voice stopped and I had a similar feeling to the one I had just before I found Toby trussed up in his cupboard . |
| 18 | The recorder stopped and I heard the rustle of paper being turned — the music-stand . |
| 19 | Luckily , the rain had stopped and I spent a few minutes baling out , thinking once again that I must do something about drainage , but never seem to get round to it as the weather clears up and everything dries out very quickly . |
| 20 | Now and then the faint popping of the jet stopped and I restored the dim-blue circle with a match . |
| 21 | There were risks involved because the acid sometimes leaked and I ruined a couple of dresses that way . |
| 22 | ‘ If the plane is overloaded and I lose an engine , maybe we do n't make it . ’ |
| 23 | The kettle boiled and I made the drinks and followed him through to set the mugs down on the low table near the fireplace . |
| 24 | An East and West Association had been formed and I took an early opportunity of asking if I might address it . |
| 25 | It took another week before my photographs were developed and I saw the result of my airborne activities . |
| 26 | Oh I asked him to go to the insurance company and find out whether I 'm covered with them for having my aerial replaced and I wrote a letter asking if he could be empowered to sign the claim form for me |
| 27 | Reverend thought oh yes he 'd be very very glad of you , so he said I 'd be prepared to visit the sick , I 'd do anything like that and he did in fact start doing some visiting , and among other people that he called upon was a person living in Road , not very far really from where I 'd been born and I knew the area well . |
| 28 | Next , I had to run crying through the concrete concourses in dawn rain until my panic slowed and I recognized the city and myself in the matt and muffled streets . |
| 29 | Saturday afternoon arrived and I had the house to myself to get ready . |
| 30 | Thank you and may I add my thanks to for , for their work , very much appreciated and I know the Treasurer would agree , thank you . |