Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [v-ing] [prep] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This state of affairs has complicated my present task , since what was current when I began thinking about this book a few years ago , and , indeed , when working on earlier drafts of it , is now ceasing to be so . |
| 2 | I keep brooding about this morning 's telephone call to my agent . |
| 3 | I keep walking in this rubbish you 've swept in the |
| 4 | Oh I kept thinking of this fire hazard thought I ca n't , I ca n't live with that any longer |
| 5 | I regard cooking on this level as an accomplishment . ’ |
| 6 | I 'm not sure I need reminding of this trip . ’ |
| 7 | And then I sat coming round this afternoon , so . |
| 8 | As I sat there , I realized that I disliked sitting beside this girl very much indeed . |
| 9 | Rapid and dramatic developments in the medical sciences , particularly in the area of biochemistry and genetics , have demonstrated that the previous certainty which surrounded thinking in this area is an illusion . |
| 10 | ‘ Talk of mad dogs and Englishmen , how brave of you to go visiting at this hour , Rosette and I have n't stirred a finger for ages . ’ |
| 11 | In the UK , for example , there is evidence that the local authority council house system has reduced mobility over long distances for those who seek housing in this sector ( Hughes and McCormick 1981 ) . |
| 12 | I wish to run up to the window of the Mercedes and shout at the general sitting there : Wake up , you fat bastard , ca n't you see how you look parading in this cemetery , like some overstuffed SS officer in Birkenau ? |
| 13 | Or who sees meaning in this change ? |
| 14 | WE HOPE YOU ENJOY WORKING THROUGH THIS WEEK 'S OPEN LEARNING MATERIAL |
| 15 | ‘ So you go shopping in this weather , non ? ’ |
| 16 | If you start thinking about this game it will drive you crazy . ’ |
| 17 | I asked if she liked living in this country . |
| 18 | You 'll be working for me next year , but who do you fancy caddying for this year ? ’ |
| 19 | It 's become a truism that we despise ageing in this culture , and I see few signs of that abating . |
| 20 | Yes , I know how we got talking to this girl in the Post Office cos I erm I asked her for some stamps as well , you see , I wanted some cos I happen to be sending stuff of for Germany tomorrow . |
| 21 | Can we keep nibbling at this Chairman , can a letter be written to say that we 're , we 're rather concerned about this methodology , and psychology of this ? |
| 22 | and then we started speaking to this chap and say we were looking for this place where the erm , they sell all this food and so on , what 's the name of the place , he said oh he says it 's finished , so he said you know where the er , we said er where 's somewhere good you know to , to go and have a nice sleep , and he told us about that place up the mountain where we went , where we all went the last time |
| 23 | Many have only a few hours to spare , but they enjoy helping in this way . |
| 24 | They kept talking about this creature . |
| 25 | And what did he want coming to this back of beyond ? ’ |
| 26 | In places , it defies understanding to this day . |
| 27 | Except that it if it involved waiting in this corridor for much longer , one of the security cameras might start to register her despite all diversionary moves , and she should therefore now take a break of at least six hours before coming back here . |
| 28 | Erm and he started coming to this centre he he came to the centre once or twice with my other brother for some advice I think , welfare right advice . |