Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] i [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much love to you both — and renewed thanks for including me last week . |
| 2 | Thanks for seeing me this evening er |
| 3 | Right that 's , that 's , that 's lovely Ian anyway thanks very much for seeing me this evening erm well as I say I 'll go away and prepare some figures and then I 'll , I 'll see you what , what say Wednesday next week ? |
| 4 | I wished I could have screens put round my bed like the really sick people had , so that instead of giving me sidelong glances of pity because I had no visitors , people would drop their voices and whisper sepulchrally to interested outsiders , " Poor little thing — she 's dying , you know . " |
| 5 | Were you thinking of visiting me this morning ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Master Parry , ’ he said , ‘ I must thank you for granting me this interview , so strangely requested . |
| 7 | Now down to business I would like to thank the executive for awarding me this gold badge . |
| 8 | ‘ Then thank you for getting me any work at ail . ’ |
| 9 | THANK YOU , J R SMITH OF CANTERBURY , for sending me this cutting from the Canterbury Extra , offering the ultimate Austin for sale … |
| 10 | ‘ Hey , did you say something about buying me some lunch , or is that just an approach to win a girl 's confidence ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ You think I talked Peter into giving me those earrings , do n't you ? |
| 12 | But I thank You for giving me this sight of a life of Truth . |
| 13 | Thanks for giving me this stuff . |
| 14 | Thank you for giving me brief details of the grounds maintenance agreed for Scorton Playing Field when I spoke to you on the phone recently . |
| 15 | Well , Stan Bowes , thank you very much indeed for joining me this afternoon — Stan Bowes , head of marketing for Thames and Chilterns Tourist Board and helping with this look at the tourist industry . |
| 16 | He whistled now and tinkled an imaginary drum , before offering me three teeth of golden maize . |
| 17 | Without giving me any warning at all she decided to bring herself back to life . |
| 18 | I say ‘ solitary c. ’ because they gave me a little ward of my own , but it was anything but uncomfortable , as they gave me a treatment which ‘ private ward ’ patients in Britain might envy , except that the food of course was Chinese , and they insisted on giving me 5 meals a day , so that I had some trouble getting my appetite back to normal . |
| 19 | ‘ It transpired that the Archdiocese of New York had allowed the state to defame , prosecute and condemn me , not only without offering me any aid , but also keeping from my attorney any information which might have helped me . ’ |
| 20 | Sometimes he comforted me by giving me extra gravy . |
| 21 | The Frenchman interrupted my thoughts by offering me another glass of the deadly Calvados . |