Example sentences of "and [adj] [prep] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Wanting to be sick and afraid of choking under the gag .
2 The people are sick and tired of seeing on the television , hearing on the radio and seeing in the press the fairy stories that the Secretary of State keeps preaching from the Dispatch Box .
3 Jorghino , suddenly spring-heeled and full of running on the right wing , outflanked the Dutch defence before producing an inspired centre .
4 " Oh , kind sir , " Gabriel besought him , " I am so tired and hungry from travelling through the forest .
5 you need also , very much , to have the all round development , the ability to be nimble , speedy and capable of dealing with the unexpected , and a series of movements demanding and challenging on weight transference and balance performed with speed and various use of space .
6 Superpowered craft with engines up to eight litres in capacity and capable of surging across the water at 120mph will compete for the class two championship of Europe .
7 There they stood for a long time by a low stone wall , staring hopelessly out at the yellow fields of stubble , where the wheatsheaves were stooked and ready for gathering into the barn .
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