Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [v-ing] [adv prt] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then you 'd get a bunch of compulsory emigrants , once in a while , Indians or Chinese , all wearing identical pyjamas and shuffling along in a crowd . |
| 2 | And five minutes later , carrying in the two mugs and settling back in his chair , he could relish the contrast between Rickards 's preoccupation with psychopathic violence and the peace of the mill . |
| 3 | The cold of the ground slowly seeped through Riven 's bedroll to chill his back , and he edged closer to the fire , sick of the aches in his bones and counting out in his mind the hours before he had to go on watch . |
| 4 | ‘ All that sitting behind desks and riding around in tube trains … it 's not good for you . |
| 5 | ‘ Ah , well , if it comes to that , ’ Merrill smiled , trying to dispel an atmosphere of gathering intimacy that seemed to be waiting in the wings , ‘ I 've never imagined you actually sharpening chisels and tramping about in sawdust . ’ |
| 6 | I attended my father 's prep school where I was one of the worst-behaved pupils , constantly talking after lights-out and fooling around in class . |
| 7 | that fill the movie with music and everyone 's heart of joy , with the contagious hit tunes Whistle While you Work , Hi Ho and Some Day My Prince Will Come , you 'll be tapping your toes and singing along in no time , let the story telling magic of Walt Disney capture your heart |
| 8 | Jill 's life revolves round them both , and there have been times when she has even had difficulty getting to the shops , let alone keeping up her own interests and going out in the evenings . |
| 9 | Consequently , there was a constant danger of those Moorish princes owing allegiance to El Cid calling upon him for aid , or simply reneging on their agreements and going over in force to the Almoravid leader . |
| 10 | From the internationally known names — such as press secretary Marlin Fitzwater — to anonymous civil servants , they will be packing their bags and moving on in their hundreds . |
| 11 | I remember opening my hood , disconnecting my oxygen and R/T connections and standing up in the cockpit . |
| 12 | Maureen West says her daughter is still having nightmares and waking up in the middle of the night . |
| 13 | My waiters were getting $60 a day tips and driving round in Porsches . ’ |
| 14 | but he , he 's at that age now where I could have another kid and look after it quite easily if I had one , but I do n't wan na go through , not the pregnancy , but I do n't want to go through all the babies and getting up in the night and , one that 'll come out six months old |
| 15 | We do not have ’ joyriding ’ in Northern Ireland ; rather death , destruction and tragedy are the result of young folk indulging in the habit of taking other people 's vehicles and running around in them for all sorts of purposes . |
| 16 | ‘ Sure , ’ he said , moving a pile of paperbacks and sitting down in my fake Bauhaus leather and steel chair ( one of a set , of one ) . |
| 17 | It is surprising just how the cost of everything involved with interviews and settling down in your first fob can add up . |