Example sentences of "[v-ing] and [verb] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 ) . |
| 3 | AA Roadwatch advised motorists to use common sense when driving and to stay on the main roads . |
| 4 | Hurriedly showering and pulling on the same pair of jeans she had worn the day she 'd arrived , she jerked a baggy sweater over her head and went downstairs . |
| 5 | The chest may be painful and they hold it when coughing and lie on the painful side to keep it still and put pressure on it . |
| 6 | As we spent hour after hour sitting at our work-table , all curtains drawn to intensify our concentration beneath the old-fashioned fringed standard lamp , he would from time to time ease his buttocks and balls , pulling and tugging on the firm seams of the taut , well-worn jeans or the well-rubbed brown needle cords , scratching and stroking himself idly , as if unselfconsciously in the most private places with those delicate fingers with the bitten nails and his big , warm palms . |
| 7 | The noises of scuttling and rustling on the concrete floor . |
| 8 | The boys wore the same grey shorts and jerseys ; the band was practising , marching and counter-marching on the playing field . |
| 9 | For a few moments more Theodora continued to enjoy the spectacle of gulls and swallows swooping and idling on the warm air . |
| 10 | We are examining and consulting on the particular position of the Territorial Army . |
| 11 | Practise these modes by starting and finishing on the lowest D note in the position . |
| 12 | Meanwhile his passion for sailing was developing by cruising and sailing on the inland waters of the Thames . |
| 13 | We walked up the beaten trackway , slipping and cursing on the icy ground underfoot . |
| 14 | They set off down the lane , Elizabeth , Jonna and Jonadab going ahead on three heavy horses and the men and dogs following , slipping and skidding on the hard-packed snow trodden down by the shires . |
| 15 | The fuselage vibrated , the interior lights flickered and dimmed ; and then with a lurch they began to roll , bumping and jarring on the sectional concrete . |
| 16 | An idyllic evening bouldering and lazing on the golden sands of the loch had us planning to try Needle 's stupendous sister route , Steeple , next day . |
| 17 | Alternatives to skiing include a leisure pool , curling and skating on the nearby lake , indoor tennis and sleigh rides . |
| 18 | " Stop wanking and get on the fucking phones , " the training officer would yell . |
| 19 | Owen stumbled behind him , his feet sliding and tripping on the loose stones . |