Example sentences of "[coord] [v-ing] [prep] bed " in BNC.
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| 1 | Green is the ‘ go-ahead ’ code for the type of behaviour you want from your children , the actions you always remember to praise and encourage : sharing toys with another child , perhaps , or going to bed without a prolonged fuss . |
| 2 | If you insure all the property in your flat against theft , fire etc. you have less of an incentive to make the place thief-proof and to check over it carefully before going out or going to bed than if you were not insured . |
| 3 | Anthony was always on the phone , rushing about like a bull in a china shop , or lying in bed till twelve with one or other of his girlfriends . |
| 4 | Everyone else in her class would be spending the holidays riding or playing in the hills or lying in bed until midday . |
| 5 | Tessa liked her , in a dreary sort of way — the sort of way one liked picking one 's nails or staying in bed all morning . |
| 6 | An elderly person has very delicate skin ; and if he or she has been lying or sitting in bed all day , they may develop pressure sores on the bony parts of the body — the base of the spine , the heels , the elbows or on the shoulders . |
| 7 | Nor having a shit , said Léonie : nor lying in bed . |
| 8 | The impulse previously contained or harnessed in the work setting becomes dangerous and inhibiting in bed when there is no alternative outlet . |
| 9 | • Advance your meal times by the same amount as you change your times of getting up and going to bed . |
| 10 | • Change your meal times to fit in with your delayed times of getting up and going to bed . |
| 11 | I learned afterwards that Mrs McLaren was in the habit of getting up and going to bed so early that night was confused with day ; and having an idea that she must get a message to the man who did her garden , she had gone out before it was light , lost her way , and fallen into the brook , where she was found by a man walking to work . |
| 12 | In addition , a quarter of the principal carers provided daily help with getting up , washing face and hands , and going to bed ; the majority also helped with shopping , enabling the sufferer to go out , finances , washing , ironing and house cleaning . |
| 13 | So if you were on night duty , it was n't much use getting off early and going to bed for a couple of hours and then going to court — you might be engaged in court for a long time . |
| 14 | Times of meals , flexibility about times of rising and going to bed . |
| 15 | The Consumers ' Association magazine Which ? said Britons , who spend £63 million a year on cough medicines , would better off using tried and tested methods such as inhaling steam and going to bed early . |
| 16 | In June , it was n't getting dark till midnight , and we 'd be sitting about talking , not releasing what time it was , and going to bed at four in the morning when it was starting to get light again . ’ |
| 17 | Gillian and I were falling in love and you 'd think we 'd have wanted to be by ourselves all the time , gazing into one another 's eyes and holding hands and going to bed together . |
| 18 | The blinds of the houses were always drawn to different levels , since each of the rooms was let to a different lodger , and their times of getting up and going to bed were different . |
| 19 | All I can remember was that everything was uncomfortable , especially getting up and going to bed . |
| 20 | A year ago , he might even have considered signing the pledge and going to bed at six . |
| 21 | I got the idea when I was younger and lying in bed . |
| 22 | Die Grünen has been described by Petra Kelly as an ‘ anti-party party ’ , and getting into bed with them might be a guarantee of ending up on the floor . |
| 23 | Other main activities related to accidents were getting up from a chair , walking unaided and getting into bed . |
| 24 | Russell Barkley suggests , for example , that , for children aged four and five , three tokens are appropriate for jobs like getting dressed without a fuss , clearing up the table , putting away toys , getting ready for and staying in bed . |
| 25 | But whatever had happened to unsettle their dignity , they had spent the whole episode in usual fashion ( along with Blake , Jeff , Adam , Sammy Jo , Fallon , Monica and Sable and the rest ) all scheming away , trying to get each other 's money , destroying each other 's reputation and jumping into bed with those they had no right to . |
| 26 | Sometimes visits will be on a regular daily basis , especially when a person is very disabled and assistance is needed in getting up and putting to bed . |
| 27 | Again this might not always be possible , but going to bed and getting up earlier are not likely to intrude too much upon your normal working life . |