She didn’t call me back immediately. That bothered me.
er not calling me back immediately bothered me.
I’d like to ask you some questions. Would you mind?
Would you mind my asking you some questions?
You took the time to talk to me. I appreciate it.
I appreciate your taking the time to talk to me.
The service technician arrived on time. That surprised us
The service technician’s arriving on time surprised us.
They notified me of the problem. I appreciated that.
I appreciated their notifying me of the problem.
We’d like to add your name to our mailing list. Would you mind?
Would you mind our adding your name to our mailing list?