Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] [v-ing] [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The woman clung to Julia 's hand and broke down for the first time , weeping and pouring out a torrent of Italian that Julia was incapable of translating for herself . |
| 2 | And even the most hardened cynic must agree that lying down with your eyes closed listening to music is a lot more appealing than grunting and straining over a set of weights in your local sports centre . |
| 3 | The usual stages of group work , leading , planning , implementing , evaluating and following up a group should be followed ( Preston-Shoot , 1987 ) . |
| 4 | The books give all the insider know-how for staying and getting around a country on a shoestring budget . |
| 5 | A small train , hauled by a tiny steam engine and comprising double-bogied cars carrying three sealed , hissing cauldrons each , trundled slowly by , wheels screeching and clattering over a set of points . |
| 6 | However a hand drill can be a useful extra tool for making holes in locations remote from a power supply , or simply for a one-off drilling job in the workshop for which it is not worth unpacking and setting up a power tool . |
| 7 | The purpose of this module is to provide the opportunity to explore questions of having and bringing up a family , to develop knowledge and skills in being a parent in areas selected on the basis of each individual 's needs and interests , and to help people enjoy being parents . |
| 8 | And Jay was pacing her attic , bars tightening and cracking around a heart that would not stop hurting ; she could not lay her body down though it screamed for rest and knots of fury made her neck and shoulders a steely hunch like a vulture . |
| 9 | He was pursued and caught , and would appear at Southend Magistrates ' Court charged with taking and driving away a Jaguar car without the owner 's consent from the Foulness road on Saturday afternoon . |
| 10 | Saved by a piano falling and holding up a beam , thank God . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ If digging or scraping out a pit is impracticable because of hard or waterlogged ground , try netting . |
| 12 | I assumed the Maggot was delivering or picking up a customer , but it was none of my business , so I stripped down to my shorts and began work as Thessy , his brother Philemon and their father took a battered wooden skiff across the lagoon . |