Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] [v-ing] [pron] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her fingers worked at a small lace handkerchief , twisting and untwisting it in an extremity of nervous tension . |
| 2 | The word ‘ mithra ’ was also used to describe a friend , and this god was thought to be a true friend of man , protecting and warming him in life and death . |
| 3 | Shouting and threatening me in front of the kids , like . |
| 4 | By 1984 he plucked up the courage ( or obtained the permission ) to do the two things he really wanted : make wine from Pinot Gris ( originally a Burgundian grape ) as a Burgundian would , fermenting and maturing it in ( partly new ) French oak barriques ; and stop filtering his dry white wines . |
| 5 | He and Stephanie both always won Kim 's game , the objects on a tray , but whereas she remembered them for their quiddity , naming and denoting them in language in her mind , he did it with a geometrical map and total spatial recall . |
| 6 | Ever since his election as ARFU president in 1988 , French has been involved in many discussions with South African rugby officials assisting and advising them in their aim once again to be welcomed back into the international playing fraternity . |
| 7 | The fluidity of much of the resulting ‘ data ’ is a real problem for archivists , as is the challenge of finding more powerful ways of categorising , labelling and storing it in structured ways . |
| 8 | " You can tell him , " I said , turning and looking him in the face , " that you were entirely mistaken ; that my boss really is my boss , and that I 'm not going to have a baby . " |
| 9 | Assaulting a constable , or obstructing or resisting him in the execution of his duty are all specific statutory offences . |
| 10 | And then Adam holding and reassuring him in his turn , himself utterly without comfort . |
| 11 | Social care in a group care setting covers the time spent talking with and listening to people , hearing their stories , nurturing and encouraging them in the effort to make sense of the later stages of life . |
| 12 | If he had known his man , and cared for what he knew , he could have battered Albany 's son and heir into surrender , instead of hauling his horse off from crushing or smothering him in the mud . |
| 13 | Dear Aura of Life , Thank you for jumping and kicking me in tender places cos it gives me something to cuddle — a bruised gut . |
| 14 | Slipping and injuring yourself in the bath is not only painful but life-threatening . |
| 15 | Then steam or boil the vegetables in a small amount of salted water , before draining and tossing them in melted butter . |
| 16 | She now hopes that the world will no longer expect to see her on the arm of her husband , hugging or kissing him in public , behaving like a loving wife . |
| 17 | Bursting a good big dam , or even just letting it overflow , is almost as satisfying as planning and building it in the first place . |
| 18 | Manucci was wary of him , fearing and disliking him in equal proportions : |