Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] [coord] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During June and July many artists living and working in East and South East London have been opening their studios to the public , coordinated and publicised by the Whitechapel Gallery . |
| 2 | you need also , very much , to have the all round development , the ability to be nimble , speedy and capable of dealing with the unexpected , and a series of movements demanding and challenging on weight transference and balance performed with speed and various use of space . |
| 3 | 8oz ( 200g ) tin of baked beans , eaten cold , plus 2 pieces of fresh fruit and a diet yogurt OR 2 oz ( 50g ) bread roll spread with reduced-oil salad dressing and filled with salad , 1 oz ( 25g ) ham or chicken , plus a banana |
| 4 | The assembly and dispersal of the ch'i in the T'ai-hsü ( ‘ Supreme Void ’ ) is like ice congealing and melting in water |
| 5 | But he said : ‘ For the offences involving or linked to theft from cars particularly while committed on bail I feel no other sentence than a custodial one would be appropriate . ’ |
| 6 | What can you gain from sitting behind a desk making and waiting for telephone calls , going from game to game watching players you already know about ? ’ |
| 7 | And as I sat on the beach , I idly picked up some of the myriad stones lying on the shore , and one of them surprised me with its remarkable colours — it was pure marble glistening and sparkling with mica particles imbedded in it . |
| 8 | We need to do a bit about the sun spinning and moving through space do n't we ? |
| 9 | The windows of the former are piled with cheap mass-produced goods , banks of conjunctival TVs twitching and blinking in unison , blinding white fridges and washing-machines , ugly shoes , ugly clothes , and unbelievably ugly furniture , all plastic veneers and synthetic fabrics . |
| 10 | Brittan on reparation and Waddington on victims , and Baker on dangerous dogs , joy riding and offending on bail , were all examples of this dictum . |
| 11 | He followed David Bairstow , a man entirely composed of red-blood corpuscles , who entered his declining years kicking and screaming with resentment . |
| 12 | After this period restring and tune to concert pitch . |
| 13 | 2.8 " Insured Risks " means fire [ lightning explosion aircraft ( including articles dropped from aircraft ) riot civil commotion malicious persons earthquake storm tempest flood bursting and overflowing of water pipes tanks and other apparatus and impact by road vehicles ] and such other risks as the Landlord from time to time in [ its ] absolute discretion may think fit to insure against |
| 14 | Whether the biliary obstruction caused by sclerosing cholangitis was self limiting or brought into remission by steroid treatment is unclear . |
| 15 | Depending on the rock type , the tunnel is either self supporting or shored with metal arches and stabilised by spraying the walls with concrete . |
| 16 | ‘ It 's great to see things evolving and coming to fruition . |
| 17 | I could hear people groaning and calling for help . ’ |
| 18 | He sits in my chair trembling and weeping with hate and fear . |
| 19 | A general-purpose rolled insulation blanket can be fitted between timber studding and held in place with wire netting stapled to the timber , or a flanged , paper-faced insulation quilt can be used — the paper flange is opened out and stapled to the timber , thus holding the quilt in place . |
| 20 | Through the leaping smoke and flames , the woman could be seen like a mirage , her bare arms raised heavenward , her burning flesh writhing and twisting in agony , her screams reaching a higher pitch than Sara could have imagined possible from any human being . |
| 21 | Urged on by their riders with short metal-tipped bamboo rods , the elephants lowered themselves slowly to their knees , facing towards the throne , and remained kneeling for a minute or two , their trunks curling and swaying in front of them in time with the cacophonous music . |
| 22 | Often what begin as experimental course-work exercises of only medium-to-poor standard become high.quality on.going productions as teachers not only get accustomed to the requirements of curriculum materials planning but recognize through experience the stimulating value of these materials in their work with students . |
| 23 | She looked round almost wildly , her hands clenching and unclenching as tension pulled every nerve tight . |
| 24 | This term ends with a detailed introduction to the nature of ‘ narrative ’ , and of ‘ poetry ’ , within the context of a consideration of children reading and writing in school . |
| 25 | Strathclyde 's spokesman says that they are acting in loco parentis , in place of the parent , but whereas many parents will happily take children hillwalking or boating without training , the council insists on trip leaders having proper qualifications . |
| 26 | Pupils talking and writing in geography . |
| 27 | There 's us lot working and slaving from dawn till dusk for nowt , and the two who 've not stuck to the straight and narrow as come off t'best . |
| 28 | When she pinched Victoria 's cushiony thigh ( Victoria writhing and screaming with pleasure ) , she scribbled on the pad for Melanie to read : ‘ What a fine , plump little girl ! ‘ |
| 29 | They must have been singing for , though Sharpe could hear nothing , he could see their mouths opening and closing in unison . |
| 30 | Gordon Macpherson 's Prosen , a long arch of sound , eerie music from distant mountains with the instruments imitating and overlapping in echo effect , taught the ear to listen and prepared us for a fresh hearing of Tchaikovsky 's Souvenir de Florence , ravishing but not cloying , spinning to a close in the exacting fugue which made the composer laugh when he first played it . |