Example sentences of "[noun] and [v-ing] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were there to assist the papacy in its work of extending the Christian religion and maintaining a just society . |
| 2 | It is wrong to think he is supposed to be telling the truth in his songs and presenting a true picture of his personality . |
| 3 | But , though it is heartening to find an Iranian writer bravely grappling with the problems of exile and turning a critical eye on the values of both his native and adopted countries , Mr Ataie will write better plays when he admits the theatrical importance of contradiction and argument . |
| 4 | Ruth Hilali , who 's fifty and formerly from Worcester , but now of no fixed address , is charged with stealing more than six thousand pounds from the Kurdish Refugee Association and making a false statement to obtain a passport . |
| 5 | Powered by a Ha 70/1 ‘ double ’ -Atsuta buried in the fuselage and driving a six-blade constant speed propeller via an extension shaft , a crew of two sat well forward in the nose because of this arrangement . |
| 6 | Instead of starting off in Oxbridge and becoming a spy , he started as a spy and ended up in Oxbridge . |
| 7 | On Nov. 27 , following direct talks brokered by the UN , dos Santos and Savimbi issued the " Namibie Declaration " in which they committed themselves to accepting the Bicesse Peace Accord and implementing a ceasefire , and to a continuing UN presence in the country . |
| 8 | Some builders , in order to assist with the viability of maintaining a yard stock and operating a store , actively encourage direct sales to the general public . |
| 9 | Elizabeth , or Bess , ‘ was singular in her childhood ’ : anecdotes depict her giving scarce pennies to a beggar and rescuing a kitten . |
| 10 | Hillsdown spent £2,615.91 towards demonstrating environmental restoration work on a pond and hiring a marquee in his grounds at Winston Grange , near Debenham , Suffolk . |
| 11 | The hot summer days did n't deter this reader from digging his own pond and creating a haven in his town garden |
| 12 | ‘ Yes I do , ’ Artemis replied , having spotted her stepmother , sitting up on the stone balustrade , slowly swinging her shapely legs and smoking a cigarette . |
| 13 | Social workers and SSDs walk a tightrope between maintaining the spirit of partnership and creating a new , relatively unaccountable means of taking children away . |
| 14 | Much more satisfactory is the method of lofting a pulley at the end of the main kiteline and passing a continuous loop of secondary line through the pulley . |
| 15 | The Gloucestershire Regiment — shortly to face being amalgamated as part of the Governments defence cuts — wants more young recruits and spending a day with them is one way potential soldiers find out if it 's the life for them . |
| 16 | A key objective since Tencel was launched has been to position it at the top end of the market , working with the best mills , converters and manufacturers and attracting a premium price for the fibre . |
| 17 | Tax and trade liberalization measures would also be introduced with the aim of increasing government revenue , encouraging investment and improving a currently worsening balance of payments . |
| 18 | The term " theft " covers both theft and taking a conveyance ( s.12 ) . |
| 19 | The first is the ‘ Austin Special ’ , drawn up by Ted Newman-Jones in Texas and sporting a six-in-line headstock , three of those shimmery-sounding lipstick-tube pickups and a body that looks like someone left a black Les Paul out to melt in the sun , and the second is our review guitar , the Chandler ‘ 555 ’ . |
| 20 | Nonetheless , we wrote to Ms de Jonghe 's boss , Mr Jankovski , expressing our disappointment and extending a further invitation to him or a representative to attend a meeting in July . |
| 21 | Examples of this include displaying too much information on a screen , poor layout of data , meaningless code words , frustrating " error messages " and unpredictable response times between entering a command and getting a response . |
| 22 | He then accused her of sending him hate mail , photos of dismembered animals and putting a mutilated doll outside his home . |
| 23 | Reciprocating coalitions are an important feature of these multi-male groups and particular friends at the top of the hierarchy can effectively ‘ police ’ the unit , reducing the frequency of quarrels and maintaining a low level of disturbance of pregnant and lactating females . |
| 24 | " Yes … yes … " he murmured , filling the syringe before my eyes and sending a few playful spurts into the air . |
| 25 | ‘ The kind Napoleon liked , ’ said Catriona , wiping her eyes and pulling a face . |
| 26 | Tacking and fitting a garment of this kind is always useful and then you can simply backstitch or mattress seam the edges . |
| 27 | In the backs , international fullback Steve O'Neill was in fine form kicking five goals and adding a drop goal , while 19-year-old stand off Paul Emery scored the try of the match . |
| 28 | I WOULD like to thank Eden Travel for coming to the rescue of Albert Hill and keeping a bus service for us . |
| 29 | Of course , you can achieve variations on this basic form , if only by having a second murder and getting a shape rather like a violin . |
| 30 | A Cheltenham man has since been charged with murder and wounding a second student . |