Example sentences of "[v-ing] and [verb] with [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | He subsequently saw them laughing and talking with the guard before the train left Birmingham and described both youngsters as well dressed ; the boy was wearing a school uniform of yellow and brown with cap to match and scarf . |
| 2 | My daughter , Dr Ann Mitchell , who got her PhD at Heriot-Watt University in microbiology , spends much of her time in the Caquita Medio region of the Columbian Amazon , living and working with the Uitoto y Muinane Indians observing their healing techniques and categorising and collecting plant specimens . |
| 3 | Precious little chance of that happening , thought Hugh , listening and observing with a pleasure that recalled to mind some of his earliest and most tentative exchanges with Brother Cadfael , dealing trick for trick and dart for dart , and feeling their way over small battlefields to a lasting friendship . |
| 4 | I spend most of the day in there , splashing and wallowing with the delight of a five-year-old . |
| 5 | But th , we go get a er , report from the counselling agency on the type of , of er , question that 's been posed , and I would expect that that agency would be providing help and guidance , er , along the lines of suggesting and working with the individual on problems of the type , which I 'm sure you have at the front of your mind . |
| 6 | What could be simpler than the ball carrier going in , turning and setting with the support player going in low and hard and stripping the ball as he turns ? |
| 7 | Two liquid brown eyes gazed on them with mild curiosity , rising and falling with the pull of the waves . |
| 8 | They talked about everything but , mouths moving and laughing with no sound : Jay saw them now as if on film , now from inside her thrilling flesh , looking at Lucy , making her laugh , feeling the thick cream linen napkin , the solid edge of the table . |
| 9 | I caught it with the catapult , the thick black tubing of the rubber twisting once in the air as I scissored my hands and fell back , letting the buck go over my head and then kicking with my legs and turning myself so that I was level with it where it lay , kicking and struggling with the power of a wolverine , spreadeagled on the sand slope with its neck caught in the black rubber . |
| 10 | The French master chef , dressed in his long bespattered apron , stood by his post chopping , slicing , stirring and mixing with a vigour which drenched him in sweat whilst he swore at his apprentices for this or that . |
| 11 | Since the mental element required for the commission of the the offences of organisation and participation is knowledge which the courts increasingly interpret to require an awareness of all the circumstances by virtue of which it is said that an offence is committed , it may well be sensible police practice to issue a warning before arresting and prosecuting with an offence under this Part of the Act . |
| 12 | Suddenly the earth was drumming and quivering with the beat of hooves , coming at a fast gallop along the grassy verges of the Roman road from Shrewsbury . |
| 13 | Ahead of us , another of the boats slams through a wave , folding and buckling with the impact . |
| 14 | Carrie felt as if she were falling through space ; falling and falling with the air pressing her chest and making her gasp . |
| 15 | Piphros stopped again , chest swelling and contracting with the effort . |
| 16 | He was screeching , sobbing and wailing with the aplomb of a professional mourner and it was n't always easy to understand what he was saying . |
| 17 | Annie was sitting beside Rachel 's pram , talking and laughing with the child , when she noticed the young man walking slowly along the paved path . |
| 18 | Urquhart guided her into an alleyway along Ladbroke Grove and their tongues intertwined , playing and toying with the other . |
| 19 | At first she had disliked this , but Rose 's amusement , and the joking of those around them , had infected her , too , and she had found herself giggling and laughing with the rest as they were shuffled along . |
| 20 | If you are dieting and exercising with a friend , make a point of noticing their progress too . |
| 21 | Councillor Fred Crowe ( UU ) was joining in tributes paid to the RUC and Army at Craigavon Borough Council on their success in detecting and dealing with a bomb last month . |
| 22 | First you introduce a small quantity of fuel to the engine through the booster pump , then you start the whole thing burning and turning with the Start button . |
| 23 | A second later , the rocks burst into fragments , but Ace was coming downhill now , sliding and rolling with an avalanche of stones and scree , her pony tail flying behind her and her blaster held above her head . |
| 24 | Jimenez was always the better fighter inside , although McKenzie was the tactical master when it came to jabbing and crossing with the right . |