Example sentences of "[noun] and [adv] [v-ing] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whereas it is simple to make a robust chair , combining these three characteristics and yet producing a chair which has individual character can be a real challenge . |
| 2 | You you you used to break windows but it was n't done like you see now people , kids s picking up bricks and just breaking a window for the sheer delight of it . |
| 3 | At its eastern end two second-century buildings were identified , that to the south ( Building 2a ) lying at right angles to the frontage and apparently comprising a suite of rooms c. 7.5 by 3.5 m ( 24½ by 11½ ft ) , on Hamstone foundations . |
| 4 | Paisley reacted quickly by calling a rally in the Ulster Hall and then leading a march to the City Hall to protest ‘ at the lying eulogies now being paid to the Roman antichrist by non-Romanist Church leaders in defiance of their own historic creeds ’ . |
| 5 | For those brave enough to delve deeper into his works , many of which feature posses of short-haired young men stripped to the waist and invariably fighting a police state , a surprising number are available from the more imaginative video shops . |
| 6 | The old days of taking on board every issue and then establishing a committee to handle it can not continue . |
| 7 | Only from roughly the middle of the tenth/sixteenth century-perhaps coincidentally with the building of two other medreses which were to form part of the altmisli class , namely that attached to the mosque built by Suleyman for his son , Sehzade Mehmed ( the Sehzade medrese , completed in 954/1547 ) , and that built by the same sultan for his father , Selim I , apparently around 955/1548 — can one discern in the biographical sources the existence of a class of medreses , comprising these and others , one rank higher than the Sahn and normally carrying a salary of 60 akce , teaching in one of which seems to have been a generally recognized prerequisite for the holding of the highest learned offices . |
| 8 | Which is not to say he 's a hippy soul surfer , a revivalist sporting a long Malibu board and casually riding a wave 's length as if strolling in the park . |
| 9 | Entranced by the aphrodisiacs in his prawn cocktail , McAvennie began to visit his new girl every weekend , flying to the London nightlife and eventually provoking a dispute with Celtic manager Billy McNeill when he failed to show up for a Monday morning training session . |
| 10 | Indigenous languages are also seen as a powerful means of developing pride in the country 's own cultures and thus strengthening a sense of Burkinabe national identity ( in all its diversity ) . |
| 11 | Within a period of about 20Myr ( taking the Ediacaran faunas as 560Myr old and the base of the Cambrian as 540Myr old ) , the oceans changed from habitats housing a rich but effectively microscopic biota , to one teeming with macroscopic animals engaged in a wide range of ecologies and presumably showing a degree of behavioural sophistication . |
| 12 | No the days were playing Shrewsbury Town at home — going in 2–0 down at half time — getting back to 2–2 , hitting the f**king post and then conceeding a goal in the last 5 minutes . |
| 13 | Transparencies can be revealed as the lesson progresses , thus focusing attention on the teaching point and also creating a sense of anticipation of what will be revealed next , ie helps to keep up interest . |
| 14 | The arcade section is hideous , featuring computer-controlled players running around like headless chickens and never attempting a tackle . |
| 15 | Irina , turning on the hot water and vigorously mopping a plate , said , ‘ Do n't worry . |
| 16 | In a move variously described as ‘ ghoulish ’ , ‘ Machiavellian ’ and ‘ sick ’ , Mr Creed , it was alleged , had orchestrated this posthumous resignation , instructing expert embalmers to preserve the corpse and even arranging a photo session two days after Sir Charles 's death ( Sir Charles 's lifeless arm around Mr Creed 's shoulders ) so a picture could be released to the press along with a transcript of the letter of resignation . |
| 17 | Given the availability of very fast spectroscopic techniques , using either photographic recording or pulsed lasers , we can consider working with a non-flowing sample and simply recording a spectrum at some interval after sudden generation of the species , but before its decay is complete . |
| 18 | The whole purpose of a conference is about disagreeing with each other and then agreeing a statement as a compromise for whatever is reached at the end of the day . |
| 19 | Rose caught sight of them and came rushing across , dodging between the tables and nearly sending a waiter flying . |
| 20 | Gary Young , 19 , of Raby Road , Hartlepool , admitted attempting to steal scrap metal and wilfully obstructing a PC , fined £100 plus £30 costs . |
| 21 | It could , if it wished , provide assistance at a ‘ penal ’ rate , forcing institutions to charge higher interest rates to their customers and thus communicating a rise in interest rates throughout the market . |
| 22 | ‘ Spencer has been taking money from customers and only entering a part of the amounts in the books . |
| 23 | And Madam , I 'd also ask you to say that to him to pay compensation for the minor injuries she 's suf she 's suffered and of course you have to consider that 's a point in a case involving assault , would be to add insult to injury , and would not assist the parties in coming to terms with their relationship and hopefully attempting a reconciliation . |
| 24 | Take Public Sector Economics and also taking a couple of lectures there , one on Targeting Social Security and er another lecture on An Inefficient on the Official Poverty Line , erm if you want er , well you can get the details from , from me afterwards but something like that could well be on the notice board if you want to go along and see him . |
| 25 | And it has been said that local authorities are not always very sympathetic to acting as a choice of career and sometimes obtaining a grant may be more difficult if a student has evidently changed his or her career tack . |
| 26 | Besides , I can also allow myself to feel smug about not wasting paper and therefore saving a piece of forest . |
| 27 | Give hands an overnight treat by coating them with a rich conditioner and then donning a pair of lightweight vinyl gloves ( such as HandiMates , £1.09 for a box of 10 ) . |
| 28 | This is accomplished by first differentiating the freewheeling current signal and then using a comparator to find the time instants at which there is 110 change of current . |
| 29 | They too were a family of skilled craftsmen and , like so many of the first two generations of South Wales industrial settlers , retained a small interest in country matters , raising pigs and often keeping a pony or two on the outskirts of their villages . |
| 30 | For a number of months , in each of the five case studies , all accidents meeting the definition and also involving a loss above an agreed threshold were recorded . |