Example sentences of "[prep] and [v-ing] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nathan is a swinger , who is blamed for whoring after and mistreating gentile women . |
| 2 | Is , is there a difference between owning ten acres of and owning ten acres of ? |
| 3 | The report discusses the implications of the short time local authorities had to plan for use of the grant , in particular the difficulties within the time scale of consulting users , carers and others in planning for and providing new services . |
| 4 | That theological colleges and courses , as well as those responsible for post-ordination training and continuing ministerial training , review their provision for the training of ordinands and clergy in the art of preparing for and conducting public worship , and the use of music within it ( 563 — 569 ) . |
| 5 | The system must offer service-users assistance in applying for and obtaining financial entitlements in the form of income support and disability allowances |
| 6 | In some cases ( for example connectin ) , these molecules are initially expressed ubiquitously on the muscle and only become localized to NMJ sites during and following neuromuscular contact . |
| 7 | and it will take some of those runners … a few days … a few weeks to recover but believe it or not they 're already talking about and planning next year 's race |
| 8 | Before doing so , however , governors should know that they are responsible for understanding , complying with and enforcing national health and safety regulations . |
| 9 | These specialize in receiving large deposits from and making large loans to industry . |
| 10 | We spent beyond our means when I was playing Test cricket before and earning good money . |
| 11 | It comes from taking a genuine interest in and having persistent enthusiasm for the company 's products , services and customers . |
| 12 | Surely this should be an opportunity for giving serious consideration to and providing serious answers on this major issue . |
| 13 | After years of listening to and reading Anglo-Saxon women letting it all hang out , it was refreshing to be among women who so rigorously kept it all in . |
| 14 | Women 's power lies in conforming to and consolidating these statuses . |
| 15 | To write off the ideas and conclusions which one has reached in order to allow an accommodation with other people 's expectations may mean getting rid of a conclusion which the manager had reached after listening to and observing other people 's experience . |
| 16 | Almost impossible to control this initially welcome addition to the aquarium soon becomes a nightmare causing mayhem by settling close to and attacking other invertebrates . |
| 17 | 3 Aural aids can give the students the opportunity of listening to and imitating native speakers . |
| 18 | They had come closer together , relying on and valuing each other 's capacities . |
| 19 | Now why would Kurt be running around Soho with a big red woolly jumper on and having intense conversations with lampposts ? |
| 20 | He 'd roar with laughter , I suppose , and then ask me what was all this about ‘ little ’ , and we 'd get into some absurd argument about whether he was five feet two or five feet four , end up reviling and swearing at and abusing each other in utter good humour as we used to do often several times a week on the ‘ phone . |
| 21 | Parliaments are talking shops , while real power rests with the bureaucracy , police and military , controlled by and serving capitalist interests . |