Example sentences of "and [v-ing] [adv] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | Schwantz attacks a chicane — steering right , moving body weight left and pushing hard on the left footrest |
3 | Day after day the bitter weather continued and sliding and slipping home on the frozen snow through the blackout was a nightmare . |
4 | This is a growing burden , given the government 's devolution of geriatric and mental care on to the ‘ community ’ while actually failing to provide support and relying instead on the voluntary services of women in the family . |
5 | These positions have it in common that they express a view about how company law should regulate corporate power in the public interest : by introducing social welfare considerations as explicit decision-making criteria , or by excluding them and relying instead on the benign effects of the invisible hand , guided where necessary by external legal controls . |
6 | Fairly typical was the assessment of both works as ‘ picturesque , but at the same time restless , and verging occasionally on the sentimental ’ . |
7 | He accused the West of ignoring the plight of the Asian refugees and concentrating instead on the Western nationals held in Kuwait and in hotels in Baghdad . |