Example sentences of "[v-ing] and [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A lip is not needed on the underside to form a key to the adhesive ; however , tonguing and grooving on the edges will help to locate the blocks during laying , maintain an even surface and reduce the possibility of loosening of individual blocks . |
| 2 | The more the men whistled , the more ribald their remarks , the faster she walked ; but the faster she walked , the more of a sexual object , or sexual quarry , she became , twisting and turning between the rows of benches ( for she soon lost her bearings ) , stumbling over piles of metal parts , skidding on the oily floor , her cheeks as red as her hair , the wings of her nostrils white , her eyes fixed steadfastly ahead , refusing to meet the gaze of her tormentors. ‘ 'Allo , darlin' , lookin' for me ? |
| 3 | ‘ It sprang from the tightness of his jeans , leaping and rearing from the shorts that draped it . |
| 4 | He did a lot of walking now — walking and going to the pictures . |
| 5 | We 're going off ! ’ screams every nerve of the BSM graduate 's 25 years of road driving as Brundle approaches the first corner at more than 120 mph and heels the car , its tyres wailing and jouncing on the limits of their purchase , across the corner . |
| 6 | She leaned on the files , making her sleeves grey with dust , looking up at the pale blue patches appearing and disappearing above the rooftops outside the window . |
| 7 | From the relative protection of their holes , the infantry watched in silent admiration at the blue caps of the runners bobbing and dodging among the plumes of exploding TNT . |
| 8 | It had poured with rain ; a total cloudburst , thunder cracking and grumbling in the skies above the city . |
| 9 | Such systems are therefore used across the organisation and often act as a form of corporate cultural glue , enabling and contributing to the issues discussed earlier . |
| 10 | But what struck like an ice-cold knife into Owen 's heart was the group of six or seven men standing in the middle of the road , between him and the fire , laughing and jeering at the villagers ' puny efforts to save their homes . |
| 11 | She 'd been amazed to see Nelson working for her — and even more amazed to see how good he was at it , laughing and chatting with the customers , apparently having the time of his life . |
| 12 | We could hear them laughing and chattering beyond the reeds , their dresses flashing bright glints of colour through the green stalks . |
| 13 | The first voice concerns itself with the story , which is loosely based on the tradition of women weaving and chanting to the rhythms of their work . |
| 14 | Save The Children helps youngsters living and working on the streets , it runs schools where the poorest can get hot meals and lessons . |
| 15 | The ideal woman is gentle , kind , long-suffering , loving and submits to the demands of men , whether they be husbands , fathers , sons or brothers . |
| 16 | It 's important that marketing — listening and responding to the needs of others gets a high priority at each and every staff meeting . |
| 17 | There was much pushing and shoving and shouting and waving as the passengers at last began to disembark . |
| 18 | There was a lot of shouting and shuffling amongst the newcomers , most of whom were feeling bored and restless and had spent too long in the country already . |
| 19 | Fiver sat trembling and crying among the nettles as Hazel tried to reassure him and to find out what it could be that had suddenly driven him beside himself . |
| 20 | I think about telling her that Andy was there , in his sleeping bag , listening the whole time , but while I 'm thinking about it something goes wrong ; there must have been a flaw in one of the glasses , or the weight is just too much , because there 's a cracking sound and one side of the pyramid starts to collapse , sending an avalanche of falling glass and frothing champagne spilling crashing down off the table and smashing , bouncing and splashing onto the mats and the floor below . |
| 21 | Here in the open grass he broke into a headlong run , lurching and recovering as the tussocks turned under him . |
| 22 | Since the 16th century people have been puzzling and researching into the origins of names . |
| 23 | Needless to say , she had never been in a sports car before , and to be speeding and curving through the streets with the top open and the balmy August breeze combing silkily through her fine hair was sheer heaven . |
| 24 | In a new book , he claims the Victorians would be horrified by modern behaviour such as eating and smoking on the streets . |
| 25 | For their part artists were experimenting and drawing on the insights provided by the colour theorists . |
| 26 | Men and women were busy under his supervision investigating and reporting on the lives of people who might or might not have been concerned in the death of this man . |
| 27 | Finally we come to three speakers representing groups which have been active in researching and lobbying on the issues of employment , unemployment and training in West Belfast . |
| 28 | He could imagine her posed , mouth moistly open , hips jutting and staring at the cameras with that apparently obligatory look of arrogant resentment . |
| 29 | I had to keep the house going and look after the kids . |
| 30 | There was a little work to do , fetching and carrying about the kitchens , for which he would get ten shillings a week . |