Example sentences of "[adv] and [adv] [v-ing] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having a vehicle break down and then struggling a mile down that pot-holed strip of mud you call a road is n't my idea of fun , I can tell you ! ’ |
| 2 | They have not appreciated that Brian Way in advocating so many exercises in direct experience was desperately and effectively fighting a battle against second-hand learning which characterises so much of our traditional ‘ empty pitcher ’ view of education . |
| 3 | Jane snatched the cat up ( still obliviously and intently washing a leg she had forgotten ) and threw some rugs on the cushion , then opened the windows . |
| 4 | If you feel adventurous , try sailing backwards and then doing a nose sink . |
| 5 | When some sociologists talk of the ‘ socialization function of the family ’ , therefore , they are not talking of a family deliberately and consciously performing a function assigned to it from outside by ‘ society ’ , but rather of a more subtle process that arises out of the facts of being married , of sharing a residence over a long period of time , and of parenthood . |
| 6 | The strike had ended soon after he had commenced this venture so he was again at work during the day , as a machinist , but after getting home at 6 p.m. and hastily eating a meal , he went into his ( or should I say , the communal ) bedroom , and worked long into the night . |
| 7 | ‘ Watch your step in future , ’ he rasped in warning , standing up and irritably balancing a bag or two against his leg . |
| 8 | As Melissa explained her ideas , her hostess put down her glass and listened intently , hands clasped , head cocked on one side , now and again interjecting a word of encouragement and approval , occasionally wagging a manicured finger with an emphatic , ‘ Non ! Ça ne va pas ! |
| 9 | He was in a curiously elegiac mood , moving soft on silken feet in deference to the sadness in the place , now and then touching a tree or a still-surviving piece of stone in a placating greeting , apparently apologising for his presence . |
| 10 | This job could be done simply and safely using a retort to condense the mercury . |
| 11 | After almost four hours of play , the Meteors proved too strong for the visitors , running out winners 18 — 8 … the Meteors well and truly making a home run . |
| 12 | Now normal neural networks perform generalizations by , okay having some space yep ? having our examples here and our examples here and maybe setting a line in between that . |
| 13 | The bodies and researchers which have considered the problem of access to lawyers all conclude that cost has a deterrent effect on seeking legal advice initially and then pursuing a claim . |