Example sentences of "[v-ing] and [pron] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Tenzing and I shook hands and then Tenzing threw his arms around my shoulders . |
| 2 | The transport department said the clauses were introduced to prevent asset stripping and they meant tax payers reaped some benefit from sales . |
| 3 | I did at one stage : I could see no point in living and I believed death would be an easier option . |
| 4 | Her own sons lie groaning and she suckles strangers . |
| 5 | They like analyzing and they like sort of practising or getting involved with complex things sort of complex piece of work very , they 're really happy in the training session to get involved whereas some people if you put something very hard , they 'll actually back away from it wo n't they cos they think well this is new , I do n't really understand this , whereas theorists will ac they actually enjoy they enjoy the stretch they enjoy the challenge . |
| 6 | In the meantime he has to go back to the town on further business , but first his horse needs shoeing , his cart needs repairing and he needs food and shelter . |
| 7 | The fire is soon going and we have tea and eat something — God knows what . |
| 8 | and I looked at people , we were all saying why we waiting here , why we waiting and we saw people rushing off so we thought we 've got to rush off after them and we were all put on the train and sent to Charing Cross which was n't where most of us wanted to go or anything like we wanted to go |
| 9 | She 's come down now to take over buying and she thinks Dave 's a wanker . |
| 10 | No no my dad thinks , he said he , he just said , he said cos when he was at Wellington he said there was this one boy and he used to go out under a bush or something and smoke and smoke and smoke all the time and stuff and he knew and everyone knew you see and he said that 's fine , you know , you can go and do things like that as long as you do n't get caught but like doing things like that in house and , and it 's like you 're the ideal for the removes and the younger people in the school , it 's like they see all the upper , lower and upper sixth smoking and screwing and they think God we want to go , we want to go and try it out , you know , cos that 's sheep |
| 11 | Yes but er I think i it 's a combination of things , it 's the fact that you 've got your erm hand in plaster so your fingers are not moving and you lose muscle tone so quickly . |
| 12 | Look at the floor put a picture in your mind of what they 're saying and it seems sort of . |
| 13 | Here was a back-to-the-wall President who BELIEVED in what he was saying and who shifted opinion overnight with a high-risk tour de force which seems to have swung next week 's referendum . |
| 14 | If you , if all your loans to B Sky B were performing and you took credit for them what , what would the contribution be ? |
| 15 | According to their ever-so convincing press release ‘ They know what they 're doing and they use loops , breaks and samples the way other people breathe . |
| 16 | Obviously somebody knew what they were doing and I imagine Toby was taken away for racing or stud , ’ said Mr McKillen . |
| 17 | But I called him up one day and asked him how he was doing and he said things were pretty good , so I asked if he still wanted to do that album . |
| 18 | His body was fading and he had need of his own son beside him . |
| 19 | ‘ His interest was flattering and I felt Newcastle were right for me . |
| 20 | But er we got out eventually , and they managed to get a road through to us , and but er And er I remember another time where a bank came in and they were one man trapped in the far end and there were another man trapped on this end and my brother and me we we dug round to him , we got to him , we got him bared so far and what To his waist , and it was still bitting and we got hold of his belt , right , ready ? |
| 21 | looms which are very heavy , very heavy , and through fashion , fashion changing and I mean people do n't have these things any more . |
| 22 | You could see her whole body shaking and I remembered Clement Moore 's The Night Before Christmas ; ‘ a right jolly old elf … with a little round belly that shook when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly . ’ |
| 23 | brainstorming , testing , role playing and you get exercises , whatever . |
| 24 | It teaches correct stances and breathing and it emphasizes coordination and timing . |
| 25 | My life was deconstructing and I took refuge in my work . |
| 26 | Housewives were out shopping and he saw Sarah , a scarf over her head , wearing an old grey top-coat , carrying a shopping bag in one hand and clutching a large , black handbag with brass fastenings in the other . |