Example sentences of "[v-ing] and [vb pp] [prep] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dragging two musty-smelling blankets from the storage locker outside her door , she left one folded up as a pillow , shook the other one out and wrapped it around her , then lay down on one of the settees which provided seating and converted to pilot-berths on either side of the drop-leaf dining table . |
| 2 | The puddings are unpacked in the morning , driven over to the hospital kitchens for steaming and collected in time for dinner . |
| 3 | 4oz ( 100g ) roast lean meat or 6 oz ( 150g ) chicken ( no skin ) served with DRY-ROAST POTATOES ( see recipe , page 156 ) and unlimited vegetables and gravy made with powder not granules or meat juices PLUS ORANGES IN COINTREAU ( see recipe , page 158 ) OR VEGETARIAN GOULASH ( see recipe , page 163 ) plus 4oz ( 100g ) fresh fruit salad , topped with a diet yogurt SUPPER 2oz ( 50g ) wholemeal toast , topped with 8oz ( 200g ) tin of baked beans , plus a piece of fruit OR 2oz ( 50g ) wholemeal bread spread with a mixture 1 part tomato ketchup and 1 part reduced-oil salad dressing and made into sandwiches with lettuce and 4oz ( 100g ) prawns , plus a diet yogurt |
| 4 | 4 slices of light bread ( e.g. Nimble or Slimcea ) spread with reduced-oil salad dressing and made into sandwiches with tuna ( canned in brine ) or salmon , cucumber and tomato , plus 1/2 a fresh grapefruit OR 5 Ryvitas spread with low calorie coleslaw and topped with tomatoes , lettuce and cucumber , plus a diet yogurt |
| 5 | A general-purpose rolled insulation blanket can be fitted between timber studding and held in place with wire netting stapled to the timber , or a flanged , paper-faced insulation quilt can be used — the paper flange is opened out and stapled to the timber , thus holding the quilt in place . |
| 6 | There were not enough teachers , those there were harassed almost beyond bearing and driven from pillar to post , and no one ever seemed to know who Jasper was , still less remember his name . |