Example sentences of "[v-ing] [subord] i [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was going to try the door , but I could hear him snoring before I touched the handle , so I turned and went to the bathroom . |
| 2 | Pa and Ms are both snoring as I watch the yellow dustcart reverse up our track . |
| 3 | I was passing when I saw the gates not shut properly , so I thought I 'd best come in and see if everything was all right at the house … ’ |
| 4 | I was still trembling when I reached the barn and hardly said a word as Mr Bailes led me back across the road to the farm . |
| 5 | I 'm just waiting until I see the granddaughters dear and then I shall say right ! |
| 6 | Rolling over on my back I looked up at him , panting , waiting till I had the wind to speak . |
| 7 | THE other afternoon I received a telephone call from one of your representatives enquiring whether I read the Echo regularly . |
| 8 | I told Cowslip we were going before I left the burrow . " |
| 9 | When I got level with the Bunker I banked inland , slowing as I hit the soft white sand further up the beach . |
| 10 | But now My heart is breaking as I see the crumbling mess , |
| 11 | My eyes were immediately attracted to the table and my mouth started watering when I saw the home-made cakes and jam tarts laid out on a white lace tablecloth . |
| 12 | If you are asking whether I feel the same about her , the answer is no . |
| 13 | The other day I was telling her about something that had happened , crying as I told the story , and she started crying too . |
| 14 | He took the opportunity of his first book after leaving No. 10 to state , ‘ I was not exaggerating when I called the 1974 Cabinet the most experienced and talented Cabinet this century , transcending even the Campbell-Bannerman Administration of 1905 . ’ |
| 15 | I was shaking as I crossed the room … |
| 16 | As we said our goodbyes and hoped to meet up again soon , I could n't help thinking as I watched the column disappear in the distance that the Marines were not going to find the situation any easier than their last venue . |
| 17 | I like to go bird watching when I get the time . ’ |
| 18 | They helped me over the next road , me nearly tripping as I crossed the far kerb . |