Example sentences of "and [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His move towards contracting led to his being awarded the contract for the Llanidloes and Newtown Railway in 1855 , reaching his home village a year later and passing within a few yards of his first contract , the iron bridge . |
| 2 | As we 're gon na be commemorating and celebrating in a few moments the sacrifice to the very point of giving his own life . |
| 3 | The other main part of the plays was the Parabasis , normally split into two parts and accompanied by one or more Scenes and a Chorikon , before a finale often involving a feast or rejuvenation , and leading to a final Exodos . |
| 4 | The men , very handsome and as many of them blond as dark , gathered at the back of the plane , embracing each other and eyeing Perdita with approval and chattering like a great drinks party . |
| 5 | Ten a.m. , 24th July ; just finished breakfast with the mortar team and relaxing for a few minutes over a mug of hot tea discussing the number of casualties after the heavy shelling last night . |
| 6 | The three of them talked politely about horses and racing for a few minutes , before Kelly decided it was time to leave . |
| 7 | Then I realized that we kept returning to the same place and stopping for a few minutes , before moving off again around a similar route . |
| 8 | The columns were part of an octastyle portico , each 48 feet high and standing on a 22 feet podium . |
| 9 | Many are already paired from previous matings ; all are usually nesting , courting , mating and laying within a few days of arrival . |