Example sentences of "[v-ing] in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Correct timetabling in rural areas is essential to ensure that people get to work on time , and the consultative committee could examine such matters . |
| 2 | The subject they 're tackling in this report is one that makes the blood run cold in most people 's veins … including mine . |
| 3 | I trip on something in the ferns , twisting in mid-air as my ankle gives underneath me and I slam backwards into the ground , winding myself . |
| 4 | My mental eye , rendered more acute by repeated visions of this kind , could now distinguish larger structures , of manifold conformation ; long rows , sometimes more closely fitted together ; all twining and twisting in snakelike motion . |
| 5 | He had a vision of the people of the country , walking and walking in endless droves , like pilgrims , across a battlefield shaken by the explosions of guns ; and as the smoke blew into their eyes , the people turned , desperate to see their homes again , but behind them a great dark channel had opened , with torn precipitous sides , and there was no way back … |
| 6 | This was not a competitive body ; its aims were to promote race walking in general and the Bradford Whit Walk in particular . |
| 7 | Our nearest well was some 30 minutes away so that was an hour walking in all . |
| 8 | But if your ticket allows you to fly back from Lisbon or Oporto , after all this culture you could go walking in one of the national parks , explore the wine regions , or treat yourself to a spa ( try Termas de São Pedro and Caldas da Rainha , cheapest in Western Europe ) . |
| 9 | She absolutely could not move because her level of arousal was so high she had no performance her performance being walking in that case |
| 10 | These two styles of easy care trousers from calange are the epitome of simplicity and lightness , just what 's needed when climbing or walking in hot climates . |
| 11 | In Dering Street , Annely Juda makes a strong start to the new year with her first exhibition of new works by Hamish Fulton who has been walking in recent months in Norway , France and Spain ( 28 January-6 March ) . |
| 12 | They could see girls with pony tails and college scarves walking in easy friendship with boys along the damp slippery footpaths up towards Earlsfort Terrace . |
| 13 | There was an effective underwater scene which entailed the Girls walking in fours into a lake and appearing to drown . |
| 14 | The easiest course was to leave the car , which they did by the end doors , and they were still walking in single file through the train when it came into Hammersmith . |
| 15 | I 'm worried about the future of one of the areas I enjoy walking in most — Studland Heath . |
| 16 | They were sodden and bruised and sore , and there were raw patches on their feet and bodies from walking in wet garments . |
| 17 | Nothing is worse than walking in wet trousers for long periods of time , so the overtrousers you select should give as good a service as your jacket . |
| 18 | The dryness of the colour leaving the brush gives the feeling of imprecision and confusion , reflected in the experience of walking in these conditions . |
| 19 | Townsend says the aim of the book is to give enough information for people planning a trip and ‘ to try and capture at least some of the joy and excitement of walking in these mountains ’ . |
| 20 | ‘ Sir , ’ said a voice , ‘ in your place , I would have refreshed myself some inches upstream from my feet , for I have been walking in these boots for months , and the juice flowing away from me can not be sweet . |
| 21 | Similarly no one who has attended the Yeats Summer School in Sligo will deny that the seminars and lectures are less profitable than driving to Glencar , or Gort , and walking in those places , or wandering in the demesne of Lissadell and under the shoulder of Ben Bulben . |
| 22 | He could see them in chains , walking in bloodied battle armour through the ancient corridors . |
| 23 | Walking in this area is very extensive , and it ranges from gentle strolls around the lake , to strenuous hikes up and down the mountains : walking maps can be obtained at the local tourist office . |
| 24 | I thought I was the only one mad enough to go walking in this weather . ’ |
| 25 | I keep walking in this rubbish you 've swept in the |
| 26 | Occasionally a light showed silver , faint in one of the streets below , and but for that , and for the sounds as their feet struck the timbers of a bridge , they might have been walking in some open courtyard instead of in narrow alleys raised between the walls of tall buildings . |
| 27 | Kaprun is an ideal centre for walking in beautiful alpine scenery , with every route you choose offering fantastic views particularly if you take the high alpine road up to the Gross Glockner , the highest mountain in Austria . |
| 28 | A cairn marks the crossroads , and although the outrageously boggy path will cover you in peat to the armpits , you may hug yourself in delight to be walking in empty country again , as the cries of ‘ Look , Mam . |
| 29 | ‘ It 's like walking in slow motion , is n't it ? ’ laughed Molly alongside him . |
| 30 | In spite of modern climbing gear and boots , present day mountaineering and fell walking in bad weather is still difficult and at times dangerous . |