Example sentences of "and [vb pp] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oxford 's forwards were slow and scattered in getting to the breakdown . |
| 2 | We created an attractive and useful patio area paved with wooden decking and surrounded by planting towards the lower end of the garden . |
| 3 | He banged down the rucksack and the basket he had been carrying and looked without liking at the unencumbered Beuno . |
| 4 | Cash is counted and prepared for paying into the bank ( see Chapter 5 ) . |
| 5 | Improved and expanded since opening in the early 70's the marina has matured into a real alternative to the South Coast . |
| 6 | A private collection of weapons confiscated from Manchester Scuttlers included ‘ old cutlasses , pokers , pieces of strap having iron bolts affixed to the end , the tops of stone ‘ pop ’ ’ bottles fastened at the end of a piece of string and used for whirling round the head , specially made pieces of iron … knives , and loaded sticks ' . |
| 7 | a generic curriculum with a set of core headings which are interpreted and elaborated upon according to the orientation of the particular discipline |
| 8 | I dare say a good many rabbits would have kept quiet and thought about keeping on the right side of the Chief , but I 'm afraid I 'm not much good at that . |
| 9 | Nearby at this point and reached by going up the road to a path bearing right , is the dark and intimidating Birkwith Cave , a strong debouching stream denying easy access . |
| 10 | Their hospitality would doubtless have extended to me sampling the food in each of the three messes — but not wanting to risk either myself or the computer 's Carafe programme developing hiccups , I enjoyed visiting each mess and settled for eating in the Sergeant 's Mess . |
| 11 | They scrambled down the bank and set to nibbling beside the water . |
| 12 | To our relief , she missed out on all the formalities except for a perfunctory cry of ‘ GamBei ’ ( ‘ Down the hatch ’ ) and ‘ Greetings to our British friends ’ , and concentrated on tucking into the excellent meal — she gave the impression that she had come for the food and drink and nothing else . |
| 13 | The railway companies did not initially appreciate their potential as a means of mass cheap travel and concentrated on providing for the better-off . |
| 14 | According to an announcement of June 19 , 1990 , Jan Van den Nest , a court clerk , had been arrested and charged with spying for the Soviet Union . |
| 15 | The opposition parties accused Nabiyev of holding talks in Khodjent and Kulyab with former Vice-President Narzullo Dustov and former Supreme Soviet chair Sarafali Kenjayev , both deposed in May and opposed to co-operating with the opposition . |
| 16 | Lindsay , an Aberdonian , has worked in the offshore industry since 1978 and trained in catering with the Sheraton Hotel Group before joining CCG in 1986 . |
| 17 | The first complete English translation was by the Carthusian Nicholas Love and licensed for reading by the Archbishop of Canterbury , Thomas Arundel , in 1410 , but portions were translated earlier than this . |
| 18 | The hothouse flowers gardenia and stephanotis had to be coaxed and nurtured into flowering for the posies and the bridegroom 's buttonhole . |
| 19 | Only bumblebees in flight are known to maintain higher-than-ambient body temperatures ; heat is generated by the flight muscles and kept from escaping by the furry surface of thorax and abdomen . |
| 20 | However , observers questioned its likely fairness , considering the inability to participate of three leading opposition figures : Daw Aung San Suu Kyi , the secretary-general of the main opposition party , the National League for Democracy ( NLD ) , under house arrest since July 1989 [ see p. 36816 ] and on Jan. 16 , 1990 , banned from participating in the elections [ see p. 37188 ] ; Gen. ( retd ) Tin U , the NLD chairman , imprisoned in December 1989 [ see p. 37123 ] ; and former Prime Minister U Nu , leader of the League for Democracy and Peace ( LDP ) , in December 1989 placed under a restriction order and banned from participating in the elections [ see pp. 37123-24 ] . |
| 21 | Slater , of Redcar Road , Middlesbrough , admitted reckless driving , assault and criminal damage in April and was jailed for four months and banned from driving for the same period . |
| 22 | Crumpling the envelope in her hand , she tossed it into the fire , watching intently while it blackened and burned before returning to the single sheet of cheap paper . |
| 23 | Wu himself spent 19 years incarcerated ( for expressing ‘ counter-revolutionary ’ opinion ) , beaten , tortured and starved before going to the United States as a visiting professor . |
| 24 | PC Whitehouse said he and WPC Larkin were shocked and upset after hearing about the shooting of the other officers over their radio . |