Example sentences of "[v-ing] i [prep] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Why do you insist on seeing me in this horrible way ? ’ she finished up . |
| 2 | It 's just great to have Marie touching me like this . |
| 3 | My muscles are reminding me of this morning 's ride and the unaccustomed exercise … ’ |
| 4 | ‘ And you 're going to be in a lot of trouble when I tell the police you 're keeping me in this car by force . ’ |
| 5 | Now , I have much to be getting on with and would appreciate your not following me about and interrupting me like this . |
| 6 | He wrote back kindly , warning me against this infuriating profession . |
| 7 | ‘ You are frightening me with this temper of yours . ’ |
| 8 | Abuelo said , coughing , ‘ It is Shelley , is it , waking me at this unearthly hour ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ You were tellin' me about this ‘ she ’ , ’ urged Andra with relish . |
| 10 | ‘ Thank you for informing me about this interesting case , ’ Holmes said . |
| 11 | ‘ I should think Dane will enjoy embracing me in this outfit , do n't you ? ’ |
| 12 | I envy her her happiness — she ca n't help it shining out of her but I 'm also bitter against her for saddling me with this lot , and for changing-me from what I was : she made the young girl into a woman before her time and a bitter one at that . |
| 13 | ‘ You wo n't get away with treating me like this , ’ she said , grinding her teeth together with fury . |
| 14 | Why was Tod punishing me like this ? |
| 15 | I 've written about this before and I expect I 'll write about it again , because I get more frustrated knitters questioning me about this than almost anything else . |
| 16 | First of all , many people have been asking me on this programme in the past what credentials you people on the Council have for setting a budget . |
| 17 | I said with a laugh ‘ You 're taking an awful risk , inviting me like this alone with you on a boat . ’ |
| 18 | There is no point in involving me in this regrettable matter . ’ |
| 19 | Do n't think you can barge in here harassing me like this , ’ she snapped , ‘ shooting questions at me as if you were taking part in a firing squad . ’ |
| 20 | Stop affecting me like this , attacking me on all fronts with your damned charm and intelligence and unbelievable sex appeal ! |
| 21 | ‘ But … but … why on earth are you kidnapping me like this ? ’ she demanded breathlessly , feeling intimidated by his overwhelmingly strong physical presence . |
| 22 | ‘ Why are you putting me through this , Dane ? ’ |
| 23 | Sometimes I so hated JTR for putting me in this position . |
| 24 | Okay , do you want to start talking me through this ? |
| 25 | ‘ Oh , no , ’ I sarcastically retorted , ‘ just some French bravos welcoming me to this Godforsaken city ! |
| 26 | The death grant has been finished quite a long time ago , but there was the death grant erm because I can remember you know this , people telling me about this . |
| 27 | So everybody was telling me about this so I went away over and had a look at it . |
| 28 | She teaches English , and she was telling me about this don who 's disappeared . |
| 29 | Consul John Dimmock said : ‘ Why are you ringing me about this ? |
| 30 | Consul John Dimmock said : ‘ Why are you ringing me about this ? |