Example sentences of "[vb pp] and [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can have the lights installed and working within an hour . |
| 2 | He looked at her derisively and left her to it , drinking the coffee he had made and sitting at the table . |
| 3 | They can also be classified by frequency , Some are published weekly , others monthly and yet others bimonthly or quarterly , and the " lead times ' or periods between material being received and appearing in the magazine can vary from three or four days to six months more an important point to bear in mind when planning a press campaign . |
| 4 | Later excavation under the direction of Dr. Euan MacKie found that the work of building the circle was never completed and owing to a miscalculation or perhaps an unfavourable omen , was abandoned . |
| 5 | ‘ The folly of this unfortunate combination of circumstances is well publicised and damaging to the profession . ’ |
| 6 | People and places , who 's in the studio and who 's releasing what with whom ( the latter now revised and reverting to the end of this section ) . |
| 7 | George : ‘ You would n't have been born and writing for THE FACE if it was n't for someone spunking off . ’ |
| 8 | Born and dying within a decade of each other , both lacked formal university or professional training , both rejected Christian dogma but felt lost without it , both carved out careers for which there were few models , and both preferred to work with men , refusing to acknowledge the personal benefits gained from the feminist struggle . |
| 9 | His bags were packed and waiting on the bed . |
| 10 | Sarah 's brother Mick was the star pupil at his College and great things were predicted for him , and John was now fully recovered and walking without a limp . |
| 11 | As I sit here with my cardigan sleeves rolled up , I reflect on the two alternatives — having them unrolled and falling over the typewriter keys or ignoring the instructions and making the sleeves a more suitable length in the first place . |
| 12 | Because of the Suez crisis , short-term regulars to whom we 'd previously said our goodbyes were getting re-mobilised and returning to the Canal one . |
| 13 | Findlay was arrested and according to the Crown made damaging admissions , asking who had ‘ grassed ’ him and saying that he was only concerned in one post office robbery . |
| 14 | She is already seated and working with a group of children . |
| 15 | Humanity both crucified and marching towards the cross . |
| 16 | ‘ It is a principle of construction of United Kingdom statutes , now too well established to call for citation of authority , that the words of a statute passed after the Treaty has been signed and dealing with the subject matter of the international obligation of the United Kingdom , are to be construed , if they are reasonably capable of bearing such a meaning , as intended to carry out the obligation , and not to be inconsistent with it . |
| 17 | Follow the suggested menus each day , introducing new foods as directed and keeping within the framework of 1,000 calories per day . |
| 18 | All night long she had lain awake , worrying about what had happened and wishing with the benefit of hindsight that she had handled it better , but nothing could change what had gone on . |
| 19 | It may also be for the benefit of the institution to state that of the patients discharged , cured and remaining in the House three were afflicted with that most excruciating complaint , the stone … the operation has been thrice successfully performed . |
| 20 | A body lay tied , gagged and struggling on the floor by the bed . |
| 21 | Diane filled in an order form for a Jenner Clinic catalogue and took it over to be processed while Reynolds waited , arms folded and leaning against a pillar by the card files . |
| 22 | of her , he could see Martin standing with his arms folded and resting on the mantelshelf . |
| 23 | But no , only yesterday 's clothes neatly folded and lying on a chair . |
| 24 | On high stools they squatted , hunched in their habitual dolour , their snouts inflamed and dripping in the irritant air . |
| 25 | They saw what they took to be a wild-eyed drunk , well dressed and bleeding from a blow on the mouth . |
| 26 | Ellie saw him now , perfectly clearly , an elderly man , short , bespectacled , immaculately dressed and judging from the hand he was extending to Ellie , beautifully manicured . |
| 27 | This is a strong work , well constructed and rewarding for the soloist . |
| 28 | His two thumbs rotated about one another as they always did when he was agitated and looking for a way to strike . |
| 29 | The Missile was fuelled and waiting in the basement car park . |
| 30 | TAKE a bag of used banknotes , legitimately acquired and amounting to a quarter of a million pounds . |