Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [v-ing] [to-vb] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When they got there , Maria was sitting on the piano stool in the parlour , picking out a song on the keys and trying to sing along with her halting one finger accompaniment , ‘ Jol-ly Go-od Luck to the Gi-rl Who Lo-ves a Sol-dier ’ . |
| 2 | The next two days had settled into a daily routine of cleaning weapons and trying to catch up on lost sleep as every night was disturbed by the constant shelling . |
| 3 | When people are moving in all directions , meeting dead ends and trying to push back to the start , it 's not only chaotic , it 's downright dangerous . |
| 4 | Taking her A levels and hoping to go on to read for a degree in hospitality management at Norwich City college . |
| 5 | A large group in the opposite corner had erupted into laughter at just the right moment , to mask the sound of her action , however , and even those who had seen and heard were simply hiding slightly shocked and curious smiles behind polite hands and pretending to go on with their talk . |
| 6 | By introducing tough new health warnings and refusing to give in to the tobacco industry 's demands , Mr Waldegrave has already shown himself to be the most effective Health Minister since Sir George Young 's short tenure . |