Example sentences of "[v-ing] and [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hollow sounds of doors banging and footsteps receding echoed in her ears as she stepped inside the sparsely furnished room . |
| 2 | Both gearing and borrowings have subsequently increased , mainly because of payment of corporation tax and settlement of creditors . |
| 3 | Why not look at the situation rationally : it 's the British Mountaineering Council , and sports climbing and competitions have nothing in common with the ethos of mountaineering activities — so why not ignore them , excommunicate them ? |
| 4 | We do not actually know , of course , if this effect has been good or bad ; but the tourists keep coming , potential undergraduates keep applying and companies do relocate into the area . |
| 5 | They squawk and scratch with unturned-out feet in temps levés and batterie , elbows flapping and heads pecking and poking . |
| 6 | Finally , we must consider the effect on national income of a change in the lump-sum tax ( T ) on the assumption that consumption , saving and imports depend on disposable income ( Y d ) rather than national income ( Y ) : recall that Y d = Y - T. Suppose that the lump-sum tax is raised by £2 million ( from £2m. to £4m . ) . |
| 7 | From the mid-'80s , retailing and agencies threw up new players . |
| 8 | There was a lot of noise of men shouting and dogs barking , as the servants from the house pursued the robbers across the fields . |
| 9 | She would run and hide as her parents ' altercations so often got out of hand with plates crashing and books thrown . |
| 10 | Note that the boldfacing , underlining and italics have disappeared , but not the justification or centring . |
| 11 | Warm sun , birds singing and dragonflies skimming over the pool . |
| 12 | Some alliances between , say , a Fenwick of Tynedale and a Croser of Teviotdale might ensure a lull in raiding and cattle thieving for a while , though there was usually an excuse for it to be resumed at fairly short notice . |
| 13 | Their progress was hampered by the vast crowds and the cars that thronged what would normally have been a clear area but people soon scattered from their path as with lights flashing and sirens wailing they forged ahead . |
| 14 | Babur stops twirling and stands transfixed . |
| 15 | ‘ There was this public person , acting that part — sometimes the hysterical story teller and raconteur plunging into that great bath of imitation , nostrils flaring and eyes sparkling , and putting on those extremely funny lofty voices . |
| 16 | Marching along the street , with boots thudding and fingers slapping ( a peculiarly skinhead mannerism ) , all wearing the same clothes and the same haircut , the skinheads presented an image of power . |
| 17 | The gunmen kept firing and bullets went through the victim , injuring the youth trapped underneath him . |
| 18 | Pandemonium reigned , guns were firing and grenades going off . |
| 19 | It 's eerie walking silently between these ghost summer villages that must have once echoed to children playing , women gossiping and men complaining about being paid for their labours with books of Gaelic poetry . |
| 20 | Through open windows or balcony doors came the mingled sounds of pots clattering and televisions blaring , an indication that most families were having their evening meal . |
| 21 | ‘ The main problem is that some of my bones are crumbling and doctors have got to have a look to see what they can do for me . |
| 22 | With nerves jangling , palms sweating and nails bitten to the bone , the same unthinkable notion was in the minds of millions — surely the US PGA Championship is not going to be won by someone called … |
| 23 | The figure slumped to the floor and the anger was gone , the gun fell from her shaking hands ss she heard , all over the street , the sounds of families waking and children crying in fear . |
| 24 | Behind them , men were hurrying and horses trampling and snorting as Ferteh and Cormac prepared to withdraw . |
| 25 | At the far end , eight wireless receivers stood in line abreast ; doors marked Teleprinters , Coding and Signals opened off the main office space , while in its centre men sat at typewriters , index fingers jabbing furiously . |
| 26 | From this , Combsburgh men of that generation got a bad name for sheep stealing and cattle lifting and men from the next parish retaliated on them by nicknaming them Baa-Lambs . ’ |
| 27 | There was good deal of heckling and questions thrown at him about the nature of democracy , free speech and freedom of the press . |
| 28 | If feeding and antibiotics continued to be administered Tony could be expected to live for a few more years . |
| 29 | Property developers have been the first to suffer , with credit lines cut off , interest costs rising and prices beginning to slip . |
| 30 | Wildling and colleagues report no resistance in Gabon , although in 2 cases parasites were still detectable at 28 days and could be classified as RI resistance . |