Example sentences of "[v-ing] and [verb] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Outside in the howling , flobs of rain were twisting and twining around the few remaining hutches . |
| 2 | And thus , it would roar through the upper reaches of the Severn , twisting and turning through the green fields of Gloucestershire . |
| 3 | The tournament doctor may be able to reduce the dislocation by twisting and pulling on the injured limb , but even if he is successful , that is the end of your day 's competition . |
| 4 | We enjoyed walking and playing in the surrounding countryside . |
| 5 | Once the baby is born , bouts of anger , sulking and withdrawing in the early stages of parenthood suggest that the identification continues ; men can sometimes be as post-natally depressed as their partners . |
| 6 | All round the coast fishing provided the chief by-employment , outranking both clothing and tinning in the south-eastern quarter of the county . |
| 7 | I am a standard , no-frills Earthling , but Goodney , in his white suit , suntan and sliding blond hair , stood out like a pink elephant among the sin-sick funeral directors lurking and cruising against the blood-coloured walls . |
| 8 | She had n't expected to get much sleep , but exhaustion finally overcame her and she lapsed into a fitful , restless doze , tossing and turning through the long night as dreams haunted her mind . |
| 9 | The pupils standing outside burst in to see what was happening and crowded around the empty cage . |
| 10 | The effect of N-linked oligosaccharode trimming and processing on the molecular weight of Β 1 integrins on HT-29 cells was investigated with specific inhibitors of glucosidase I ( DNJ ) and mannosidase I ( DMJ ) . |
| 11 | The camerawork too is restlessly European , bobbing and zooming like the worst of ITV 's continental movies and , like the production it satirises , lacking any coherent approach to design . |
| 12 | It might not be as exotic as Rio , but a day spent bobbing and weaving between the marching bands and floats — and pubs — should acquaint you with the Dublin spirit . |
| 13 | They forged up through the clachan , stabbing and striking up the crowded lane . |
| 14 | AA Roadwatch advised motorists to use common sense when driving and to stay on the main roads . |
| 15 | The antler and noose would be used in the mock execution of the Morrisman , and the wild jig would bring everyone on to the green , laughing and screaming in the hot , summer night … |
| 16 | She stood up , holding her hands to her face , laughing and weeping at the same time , gasping for breath , feeling her heart and only finally throwing her arms up in joy . |
| 17 | Nails was laughing and shivering at the same time , so excited that he felt almost ill with it . |
| 18 | And then , as they all stood laughing and chattering in the cold wind , the sense of desolation swept over him again . |
| 19 | The two women held one another , laughing and crying at the same time , while little Danny pulled at Ruth 's skirt , wanting to know , ‘ Who 's that lady , Mam ? ’ |
| 20 | Suddenly the anguish was gone and she was laughing and crying at the same time . |
| 21 | The Hilliard Ensemble marks the quincentenary here with two distinct discs , one of works by composers associated with the courts of Ferdinand and Isabella , and other of music by Hispanic musicians living and working in the New World . |
| 22 | In very cold weather it might be worth living and sleeping in the same room so that you only need to keep one room well heated . |
| 23 | 9 Through listening and comparing with the standard model , the student is encourage to evaluate his progress himself . |
| 24 | I was shivering and sweating at the same time . |
| 25 | However , the drugs dust was really stirred with the apparently unrehearsed efforts of two rugby-medicos , Laurie Knight , the former All Black flanker now practising medicine in South Africa , and John Mayhew , in recent years the doctor tending and travelling with the All Blacks . |
| 26 | They had been once , all together : the procession had suddenly swirled past them , the men shouting and sobbing around the towering carnival float with the Madonna swaying at its apex in a white satin gown embroidered with gold . |
| 27 | We camped on a terrace above the lake and had a splendid bathe , swimming and splashing in the fresh clear water . |
| 28 | Someone was squealing and crying at the same time , as if caught in a trap . |
| 29 | One of the more unusual activities that Twr y Felin is able to offer is what they call coasteering — climbing , scrambling and swimming around the lovely Pembrokeshire coastline . |
| 30 | As half of the first full-time two man drug squad in the North-East of England , I was tasked with defining and dealing with the new social aberration of ‘ flower power ’ , ‘ the counter culture ’ , and the ‘ psychedelic trip ’ . |