Example sentences of "[v-ing] [coord] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Hindus saw subtle forces and proceeding energies crystallizing or condensing into gross matter . |
| 2 | If the Vendors also going to warrant the accuracy of all disclosures , care should be exercised before suggesting or agreeing to this compromise . |
| 3 | Clause 5 of the Bill would impose an obligation of confidence on a person who improperly acquires information by using or interfering with any computer or data retrieval mechanism , a welcome clarification . |
| 4 | He spent every minute that was not wasted in eating or sleeping in this pursuit . |
| 5 | A street is also deemed to be any place of public resort or recreation ground belonging to , or under the control of the local authority and any unfenced ground adjoining or abutting upon any street in an urban district ( Section 81 Public Health Acts Amendment Act 1907 ) . |
| 6 | Moving over the snow , he was like a bird in flight , twisting and turning with total ease , at one with the elements . |
| 7 | A few early lapwings were on territory , twisting and turning in frantic display , and little doubt the local crows had already noted the fact for future reference . |
| 8 | It was a deafening chorus of human agony ; a shrieking cacophony of men and women 's voices , dozens — perhaps hundreds of them — all wailing and shrieking in mortal torment . |
| 9 | After tossing and turning for another while , Amiss fell into a deep sleep from which he was woken less than an hour and a half later by his alarm clock . |
| 10 | Once a chemical has entered a pond and caused widespread damage , it is essential to take everything out and scrub the entire pool several times , emptying and refilling with clean water before restocking with fish and plants . |
| 11 | There 's a lot of banging and crashing on this tape . |
| 12 | I mean no disrespect to the geriatric branch of the hospital service nor to the domiciliary services or the rapidly increasing old people 's houses and homes provided by local housing , health and welfare authorities when I say that I believe we are still groping and fumbling with this problem — all of us , social scientists and politicians alike . |
| 13 | I asked her how she would know when all her dabbing and rolling with Economy Pleat from Pretty would have fulfilled its purging task . |
| 14 | There are two main methods of representing and reasoning with diagnostic knowledge . |
| 15 | After such a long wait , Ellie was so stiff and so fearful , that she was almost relieved to hear them , laughing and jeering at each other , and then greeting their father , whom they were surprised to see home . |
| 16 | That is accomplished by remembering , applying and living by this truth : at work , whatever our standing , we are servants of Christ before we are servants of any earthly master . |
| 17 | A racing crew will find that they can keep the power on while the yacht is weaving and dodging in close company . |
| 18 | Nausea of vomiting or retching with great anxiety . |
| 19 | Add the Grand Marnier , about 5ml ( 1tsp ) at a time , whisking or beating between each addition . |
| 20 | If a stepping motor is used to change the position of a mechanical load by several steps the system designer needs to know how much torque the motor can produce whilst accelerating , decelerating or running at constant speed . |
| 21 | However , when groups from such communities move to and settle in countries living and eating in Western style , and adopt Western habits , repeated surveys and studies have shown that , gradually , over the years , they too become equally prone to the ‘ big Cs ’ and all those other Western diseases . |
| 22 | One person does n't wan na lose and the other one wants to win and is going to go backwards and forwards you just end up pushing and pushing and pushing against each other , pointless . |
| 23 | ‘ Pushing and shoving among that lot , no fear , ’ I said as we struck out for the woods . |
| 24 | Kids were pushing past me down the corridor , all shouting and yelling to each other , and Kevin was carried along with them . |
| 25 | Lasting impressions so far : the sun ( miraculously ) shining on the slopes of Dalwhinnie , far in the north , on the first leg of the journey ; stumbling across Drew from the World Cup holiday in a motorway café somewhere in England in the middle of the night ; breakfast and mineral water with Claire ( oh , it was good to see her ) in an Italian cafe near London Victoria ; people throwing up all over the joint on the Seacat crossing to Boulogne ( and me staggering about , legs way out of control , on the deck , getting soaked by the spray , saltwater taste in the mouth , and a rainbow arcing on top of the water behind the catamaran ) ; complaining English and American tourist ( ‘ It 's ridiculous that we have to go through customs — why do we have to go through customs anyway ? … ) ; terrible fatigue on the train to Paris , and temperamental French men shouting and swearing at each other in the aisle ; relief at finding Angela 's flat in Paris ; difficult negotiation of the very narrow stairwell , finally finding her way at the top on the 6th floor ; food , and wine , and a shower , and a bed-settee for the night ; Japanese tourists at Notre Dame , and a man announcing his state of poverty and homelessness on the Métro — ‘ ‘ . |
| 26 | Cheering , shouting and clapping from public gallery as sentences on Michelle , 22 , and Lisa , 19 , quashed as ‘ unsafe and unsatisfactory ’ . |
| 27 | They talked until the horses , squealing and nipping at each other , turned away to hurry purposefully across the field and stand afar , clouds of their breath plumed against the winter air . |
| 28 | You are not aiming for some exact scientific precision ( if absolute precision is needed , you can use pen and paper ) , but you are meeting and communicating with another adult human being . |
| 29 | She needed strength : her and Bernard 's nightly love play would go on for hours , limbs lurching and surging in some kind of gladiatorial combat as if the one who weakened first lost . |
| 30 | I took off at speed with the flimsy boards flexing and bouncing at each stride . |