Example sentences of "[coord] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The term ‘ premises ’ as defined in Article 2(2) ‘ includes any place and , in particular , includes any vehicle , vessel , aircraft or hovercraft , any installation on land ( including the foreshore and other land intermittently covered by water ) , any offshore installation , and any other installation ( whether floating , or resting on the seabed or the subsoil thereof , or resting on other land covered with water or the subsoil thereof ) , and any tent or movable structure . ’ |
| 2 | When the fitness craze first took hold , both in Britain and in the United States , some people threw themselves into an orgy of aerobics , weight training or jogging with the result that quite a large number of them suffered injuries of one sort or another . |
| 3 | If Marcus was sitting on his bed or walking about the room or looking out of the window , Ludens would sit near him either on a chair or else on the floor his knees up , his back against the wall . |
| 4 | I think of eating an omelette or walking by the sea and these thoughts have a determinate ‘ qualitative ’ or ‘ phenomenal ’ content . |
| 5 | He buried himself in work , while she filled every hour of the day playing tennis or golf at the Royal Club , or discoing at the Key or the Cheminée with a group of friends . |
| 6 | They stood around hopefully , occasionally glancing up into the sky or peering down the road as though expecting something to happen . |
| 7 | Every lake has its kelpie or water-horse , often seen by the shepherd sitting upon the brow of a rock , dashing along the surface of the deep or browsing upon the pasture or its verge . |
| 8 | Everyone knew the tales of rabid dogs : how they suddenly went wild and uncontrollable , spinning round in circles , and rampaging through a village scattering chickens , or baying at the moon and running with the jackals . |
| 9 | She dressed them up in full nineteenth century bourgeois feminine regalia and had them flower arranging or idling by the mantelpiece as in ‘ Angela ’ . |
| 10 | You can now start venturing away from your measured route and start looking for additional ways to clock up the extra miles — try walking to the shops instead of driving ; try parking the car further away from work and walking the rest of the way ; or getting off the bus or train one or two stops from your destination and walking the rest of the way . |
| 11 | The show is great , but after a three-hour musical high , it is back down to sandwiches on the bus , trying to find somewhere to eat after 2 a.m. , or getting into the hotel when the night porter has locked up . |
| 12 | Circumstantial evidence may include that the defendant was the only person with the car keys ; he was seen getting out of the vehicle ; he was seen going towards or getting in the vehicle and/or he said he was going to drive the vehicle . |
| 13 | If you are flying to the east and crossing only one or two time zones or flying to the west and crossing three or less time zones , you are unlikely to suffer from the effects of jet-lag . |
| 14 | All speculation or philosophising about the nature and existence of a ‘ god ’ , before the arrival of life on earth is futile . |
| 15 | He has a habit of giving me messages for my dad or asking about the family that does n't go down well . |
| 16 | It seems natural to regard dishonestly keeping or dealing with the property as theft ( as it is now in the case of bailees ) . |
| 17 | ( 2 ) In this Part , ‘ recording ’ means any record from which visual images or sounds may , by any means , be reproduced ; and references to the distribution , showing or playing of a recording are to its distribution , showing or playing to the public or a section of the public . ’ |
| 18 | Young men began ringing up or arriving on the doorstep and announcing themselves as ‘ Wedgie ’ or ‘ Snubs ’ or ‘ Schizo ’ and saying that Conor was the best there was , and was there anything they could do ? |
| 19 | On Saturday we had an option of staying in camp and being lazy , reading or whatever , or paddling across the lake and climbing a 2 ½ mile mountain where we could climb a Ranger tower to see a magnificent view of the entire area . |
| 20 | Or spitting in the dust and rubbing the resultant cement upon blind eyes . |
| 21 | A writ has been issued by the actress and her parents asking for him to be banned ‘ from entering or trespassing on the property or on the actual road ’ . |
| 22 | Some of the many ways in which dolphins make signal gestures to humans are leaping at significant moments , deliberately splashing people on boats after first making close eye contact , vocalising or whistling through the blowhole after people have made communicative calls or whistles , defaecation and touching . |
| 23 | Our own observations suggest that libraries , refurbished and sometimes reopened in anticipation of , or as a result of , a project grant , were popular places at lunchtimes and breaks , though as much for doing unrelated homework and/or sheltering from the weather as for specific use of the resources . |
| 24 | and hanging around the street cos then that will |
| 25 | Distempering houses , and stepping into the breach when somebody 's cook has lumbago , and exercising people 's dogs . |
| 26 | It implies a process of hiring and firing by the day or by the hour and a high level of job insecurity . |
| 27 | He soons starts squawking and wiping his eye and stamping about the place but if he 's like that all the while to them so what is . |
| 28 | As soon as possible , he was on his own again , moving from place to place , sleeping rough in barns , in caves , or in the open , and depending on the support and generosity of the common people for succour and sustenance , repaying them with prayer and preaching . |
| 29 | Depending on their flair and the quality of their training they will need differing degrees of support , and depending on the school and the LEA they will either get it or not . |
| 30 | erm but obviously we do cover the parts that are listed on pages two and three of all of our booklets , and depending on the premium that 's paid depends on the coverage issues . |