Example sentences of "[adv] [coord] [v-ing] [adv] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You too , ’ he said to Sammy who was panting rapidly and sending out a constant spray of water with his tail . |
| 2 | So much time and thought was spent in working these out and building up a satisfactory order of phases . |
| 3 | But erm , I woul what , erm , I also , the Hotel , we bought that the same way , they were selling that back and making quite a fair bit of profit , investing the money in arable land . |
| 4 | The pressures of war also diverted Great Power attention away from East Asia , leaving Japan a freer hand to extend her interests there and bringing about a permanent weakening in the ability of Western powers to influence affairs in the area . |
| 5 | In other cases he remains cut off , although he may then recover well enough physically and mentally to start a new life , perhaps even setting up home with someone else and taking on a new job . |
| 6 | We 're racing round and cobbling up a makeshift plan . |