Example sentences of "and [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course she could , she told herself , clenching her fists and gazing unseeingly at the distant mountain-tops . |
| 2 | Unaware of his presence , she was sitting on the soft springy turf , leaning back against the ancient wall of the summer-house and gazing dreamily across the blue haze of the estuary . |
| 3 | In this way , with one small rock fall following another , the flow continues to advance , very slowly , clanking and rattling forward like a shuffling slag heap . |
| 4 | NIGEL MANSELL was taken to the circuit medical centre at Interlagos suffering from shock and minor injuries after tangling with his old rival , Ayrton Senna , and crashing heavily in the last minute of an incident-filled final qualifying session for today 's Brazilian Grand Prix . |
| 5 | The Farrers were generous benefactors , providing the inhabitants with electricity from a private turbine at the waterfall and contributing generously to the common good , but most notably in the lovely environs they created by planting natural woodlands , and constructing a lake and other amenities on their extensive estate nearby . |
| 6 | He ached with the fear that God was moving through the woods , coming nearer and nearer to him , a figure with a face he could not imagine , a shining shape , brushing past the respectful fern and pressing gently on the fallen twigs . |
| 7 | Shouting and blasting all over the loud speakers ! |
| 8 | The visor of black patent leather … continued on page 11 green underneath , rounded , and sloping downward from the horizontal … four black metal eyelets for ventilation , two on each side , placed above the band ; a cap cord of gold bullion ⅛ inch in diameter , secured at both ends by small regulation buttons … a band of lustrous black mohair braid … |
| 9 | She had been standing on the pavement , holding some silly banner — ‘ EDUCATION CUTS ARE NOT COMIC ’ , or something like that — talking and laughing excitedly with a big-bosomed woman stuffed into a scarlet ski-suit and pink moon boots , and he remembered thinking to himself : so it 's finally happened — designer industrial action . |
| 10 | Films with high or low accident estimates thus additionally included instances of passing a vehicle on a motorway and driving ahead along a curving road . |
| 11 | The flags of all European nations were standing horizontal and cracking ominously above the hard and Lerissa , a handsome 52ft ( 15m ) classic sloop , was pitching wildly in the harbour mouth as other boats strained at their anchors . |
| 12 | Schwantz attacks a chicane — steering right , moving body weight left and pushing hard on the left footrest |
| 13 | In my dreams , I am still out there now , jinking into the chicane in second , piling on the power through third and into the pit straight , drifting left for the marker cone , turning in , clipping the apex and howling away to the second corner . |
| 14 | and looking forward to a new year . |
| 15 | Most of these seemingly alert young men , acting as sentries for their sleeping comrades , are soaked to the skin and looking forward to a little sleep themselves before the final push against the enemy . |
| 16 | But she is settling in much better now and looking forward to the best Christmas dinner money can buy . ’ |
| 17 | He had the good lecturer 's habit of referring back to the previous lecture , and looking forward to the next , so that the course flowed smoothly on . |
| 18 | Having negotiated the pitch with difficulty in the wet , I was at first relieved at having passed beneath the boulder and looking forward to an easy scramble to the top when I came across another difficult pitch . |
| 19 | SIX years ago , in the introduction to a collection of his plays , Howard Brenton was still trumpeting his adherence to Marxism and looking forward to an unstoppable ‘ British Revolution ’ . |
| 20 | I believe that the whole country thinks that with the uncertainties in the world — in the middle east and elsewhere , as well as in the Soviet Union — and looking ahead to the next 10 years , it is essential that we maintain our minimum credible nuclear deterrent . |
| 21 | The band , forced to play covers of Beatles songs and American country music ( the staple diet of Rhodesian radio ) , immediately switched to traditional African songs written specifically about celebrating freedom and living together in a new country . |
| 22 | Curiously , however , Lanham ads Hale 's rationale both convincing and compelling even in the modern context . |
| 23 | He was tall and thin , a leggy lightweight in a dark-grey suit , with a pleasant , long , cleanshaven face , and short hair greying at the temples and receding slightly from a weathered brown forehead . |
| 24 | Whatever they were called , the duties of all these officials must have been much the same , acting as leaders of their communities , settling minor infractions and disputes , approving corporate actions of the inhabitants , especially in religious dedications , and acting generally as an essential link between government and people . |
| 25 | The gulls were in good voice , however , soaring and shrieking overhead in a fickle , shifting breeze , and Harry was surprised how contented if not downright happy he felt , sitting in the shelter nearest the clock and gazing out at the white horses in the bay . |
| 26 | When they hit the ground , they may stop abruptly , embedding themselves still glowing , fuming and sizzling slightly in the loose ash ; or they may bounce off , to leap down the steep sides of the cone in a series of great bounds , developing a rapid spin as they do so , and whirring downhill like cannonballs , ending up in a rattling shower of small stones at the bottom . |
| 27 | The temperature 's hitting the 80 's and the kids are wearing day-glo Bermuda shorts and chattering excitedly about the coming day 's events . |
| 28 | Andrew Jean was back , beehive still in place , and chattering away like the old days . |
| 29 | Finding the right animal may involve tracking the herd for miles across steep and inhospitable terrain , and waiting patiently for the right opportunity . |
| 30 | ‘ Millin , you will be leaving here and going away with the tall man , Lovat . |