Example sentences of "and [v-ing] [adv] [prep] the [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 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Shouting and blasting all over the loud speakers ! |
| 6 | 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 … |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Schwantz attacks a chicane — steering right , moving body weight left and pushing hard on the left footrest |
| 9 | Curiously , however , Lanham ads Hale 's rationale both convincing and compelling even in the modern context . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Andrew Jean was back , beehive still in place , and chattering away like the old days . |
| 13 | Finding the right animal may involve tracking the herd for miles across steep and inhospitable terrain , and waiting patiently for the right opportunity . |
| 14 | ‘ Millin , you will be leaving here and going away with the tall man , Lovat . |
| 15 | As soon as they were out of the traffic and heading northwards up the main Al trunk road , Madeleine snuggled closer to Harry . |
| 16 | The theme of lateness is developed here , of an existence which was once vibrant , as in summer , now mellow and dwindling away to the barren emptiness of winter . |
| 17 | One of his legs was shattered by shrapnel and lying there in the burning sun he prayed to God , ‘ Please God , accept my three wishes — Please send down St. David — you know , we in Wales have tremendous faith in St. David ’ . ’ |
| 18 | She burned some of her angry energy in the pure physical release of putting that paddle into the water and pulling hard against the resisting force . |
| 19 | Scientific explanations , scientists like M. Hammerton inform us , huffing and puffing away like the good little , non-pontificating rational beings they are , are completely objective phenomena , and value-free , which is even more to the point . |
| 20 | In the summer of 1987 a curious figure could be seen roaming the upper reaches of Baldersdale , dressed in wet-weather gear , festooned with notebooks , large-scale maps and a magnifying glass , and peering intensely over the dry-stone walls . |
| 21 | Dame Joan gave a compelling performance , handling the coloratura apparently without effort , and rising superbly to the final altissimo E flat — a stratospheric note which she then repeated in the encore . |
| 22 | Is this a conclusion which Nozick must simply accept , abandoning his claim to total success and pointing merely to the admitted partial success ? |
| 23 | All the dry grass behind the dump of bushes was ablaze and spreading rapidly towards the adjoining hayfield , eating up trails of loose hay on the way . |
| 24 | Frodo presents then an image of natural man in native decency , trying to find his way from inertia ( the Shire ) past mere furious dauntlessness ( Boromir ) to some limited success , and doing so without the inherited resources of the heroes and longaevi like Aragorn , Gandalf , Legolas , Gimli . |
| 25 | The star , whose latest single Will You Marry Me ? is about her wedding to Estevez and bubbling just outside the Top 40 , spent years fighting a weight problem . |
| 26 | ‘ My eldest daughter Catherine 's behaviour became unacceptable to the family : she was always disappearing with these friends and coming home in the early hours . ’ |
| 27 | Touching and massaging away from the genital area . |
| 28 | ‘ Oh my God ! ’ she screeched , and spun the wheel , running the car up onto the pavement , twisting the wheel to try and avoid a shopkeeper , and plunging head-on into the wide , plate-glass window of an antique shop . |
| 29 | The RENFE train station must be a long way from the centre , I thought , just as we began to enter the acid neon groves of the darkening city , through a narrow glade of brightly lit shops , the Corrielo , then through a vast archway — a policeman 's shrill whistle — and the bus was rolling and swinging right into the grand Plaza Mayor , which it circled slowly , triumphantly hooting . |
| 30 | to use trip chain analysis to identify categories of travel that are amenable to analysis and modelling separately from the main peak-hour movements . |