Example sentences of "and [v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Then he 's not far off , ’ said the thin man , keeping a sharp look-out on the surrounding trees and resting his hand on the pommel of his short sword . |
| 2 | After setting up and completing their work on the beaches , on 10 July , No 6 Beach Group was dissolved . |
| 3 | Expecting him to be amused , she was astonished when he swore , explicitly and very fluently , before draining the rest of his coffee in one swallow and thumping his cup on the mantelpiece . |
| 4 | The injury-prone versatile Northampton player lasted just 39 minutes before dislocating his shoulder and booking his place on the plane home . |
| 5 | Unable to save herself , with a startled cry she pitched forward , tumbling down the remaining stairs and banging her head on the stone floor . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm afraid of slipping in the dark and cracking my head on the edge of the bunker , ’ I had said . |
| 7 | The difficulty in mechanical engineering design is centred around the recognition of these different features and establishing their effect on the design constraints . |
| 8 | At the same time , she felt a sense of guilt , of disloyalty , that she could even for an instant contemplate the idea of deserting her mother and turning her back on the place she called home . |
| 9 | On the outside , the finest thing about it is the Romanesque triple apse , best seen by stepping into the graveyard ( and turning your back on the unpleasant modern monuments ) . |
| 10 | ‘ Refusing food and turning your back on the world ? |
| 11 | And although the bureaucratic mice were invisibly at work , he still went through the motions of shifting hands and improving his grip on the branch . |
| 12 | If they made the bead taste bitter , by dipping it in alcohol , or quinine , or the pungent methylanthranilate , then the chick would peck once , show disgust by shaking its head vigorously and wiping its beak on the floor of its pen , and then back away , refusing to peck at a similar but dry bead offered any time from a few seconds to a few days subsequently . |
| 13 | The legend tells of his pursuit of Colonel Briggs to Kendal Church during morning service , riding his horse into the church and losing his helmet on the way out , when he found his enemy was not present . |
| 14 | It was small , and aware of the virtues of remaining small , lurking ambiguously between hotel and pub , and retaining its hold on the local bar custom while it lured in the fanatical fishermen from half the county for weekend indulgences and occasional contests . |
| 15 | It was only when they tensed , curling and tightening their grip on the floor , did he realise they were alive . |
| 16 | To make it work means pulling the SIB itself out of direct regulation and tightening its leash on the SROs . |
| 17 | Luckily , one of the participants had to withdraw at the last moment and taking her place on the team , I went off in search of sponsors . |
| 18 | ‘ I see my role as being a catalyst for change , for getting the job done , so that means working as an integral member of the production team : joining the morning production meeting and taking my turn on the duty rota . ’ |
| 19 | Willie has caddied in the US , unlike some of his contemporaries , carrying for Ray Floyd , Sam Snead , Gary Player and Gay Brewer among others , but turned down the chance of working for Trevino at El Paso and taking his bag on the US Tour . |
| 20 | He looked at the woman , patting her shoulder and putting his glass on the mantelpiece again , " Allow me ma 'm . " |
| 21 | He also learnt not to scrabble Dancer 's leather trousers and who was welcome in the yard , biting the ankles of visiting VAT men , growling at Philippa Mannering when , ever hopeful , she dropped in on Ricky , and lifting his leg on the probation officer 's bicycle . |
| 22 | Reed is seen as : ( a ) enhancing the ‘ quality ’ of its portfolio through , for instance , an advance in subscription revenues from 11% to 20% ; ( b ) achieving better geographic balance , notably through raising its exposure to the Continent of Europe and lowering its dependence on the UK , while at the same time maintaining the US share at one third of the whole ; strengthening an already satisfactory financial position , with interest cover increasing from 6.7x to 16.4x . |
| 23 | There was another mighty crash and a priest began walking through the congregation swinging a censer and laying his hand on the head of anyone who offered . |