Example sentences of "[v-ing] and [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tried to take over the kitchen , but in this I was thwarted by my father who had his own ideas about food , and who would keep interfering and making a mess , whereas I preferred to clear away and wash up as I went along . |
| 2 | This will help as the experienced school librarian will already have gone through the process of justifying and acquiring a microcomputer and can anticipate the types of questions which might be asked by senior staff in the school . |
| 3 | It is via these windows that the system informs the Offline Operator what is happening and requests a media item to be physically mounted or dismounted on the appropriate media unit ; in this case mounting refers only to the action of placing a media item onto a media unit . |
| 4 | This is society 's attempt to recognize what is happening and to institute a mourning process . |
| 5 | Energetic and many-sided , Hunt edited or sub-edited several popular magazines and journals , including the Quiver ( 1865–1905 ) and Cassell 's Magazine ( 1874–96 ) , besides founding and editing a children 's paper , Little Folks , until 1876 . |
| 6 | What are they to finish painting and do a bit |
| 7 | The most common exponents are two and three : squaring and cubing a number . |
| 8 | He was a leading light in the Cinematograph Exhibitors ' Association and expanded his business by acquiring and developing a chain of cinemas — which he named Vogue — in places like Govan , Rutherglen and Shettleston . |
| 9 | These three documents provide sufficient information for the Computer Group to prepare a system design , to calculate the cost to the Press of acquiring and running a computer system of this design , and to prepare an implementation programme for the computer system . |
| 10 | Simply mention this offer when booking and take a copy of this magazine with you on your first visit . |
| 11 | WE GUARANTEE THAT THE PRICE OF YOUR HOLIDAY WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY SURCHARGES ONCE YOU HAVE MADE YOU BOOKING AND PAID A DEPOSIT , THEN THE COST OF YOUR HOLIDAY CAN NOT BE INCREASED . |
| 12 | He would also give up taxi driving and become a monk . |
| 13 | Everyone on the course has been banned from driving and paid a fine . |
| 14 | One morning Jess stopped dusting and took a book from the shelf , admiring the gold edges to the pages and the soft green leather binding . |
| 15 | The strategy for maintaining collusion consists of choosing a critical level of price such that , if market price falls below that level , firms infer cheating and enter a punishment phase , a price war . |
| 16 | They encircled the commissioners , singing and beating shields and drums , before dismounting and conducting a dance . |
| 17 | Express a point of view on complex subjects cogently and with clarity , applying and interpreting a range of presentational strategies and assessing their own effectiveness accurately . |
| 18 | The Interpretation Act 1978.5.7 , provides that service by post shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing , prepaying and posting a letter containing the document sent , and unless the contrary is proved , to have been effected at the time at which the letter would be delivered in the ordinary course of post . |
| 19 | When a notice is sent by post , service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing , prepaying and posting a letter containing the notice and to have been effected at the time at which the letter would be delivered in the ordinary course of post . |
| 20 | When a notice is sent by post , service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing , prepaying and posting a letter containing the notice and to have been effected at the time at which the letter would be delivered in the ordinary course of post . |
| 21 | In addition to its function as a crucial teaching and learning method , talk is now widely recognised as promoting and embodying a range of skills and competence — both transactional and social — that are central to children 's overall language development . |
| 22 | Although involved in organising , promoting and initiating a range of small business related schemes , the London Enterprise Agency sees the London Enterprise Programme as its ‘ most notable activity … widely considered to be the best of its kind ’ ( London Enterprise Agency Annual Report , December , 1984 ) . |
| 23 | This is , of course , part of the technological solution of the computer manufacturer 's general marketing problem of capturing and retaining a customer base . |
| 24 | developing the range and quality of collaborative activity which the children are able to initiate for themselves , by directly structuring and facilitating a variety of collaborative experiences , and modelling skills and strategies for pupils to take on for themselves . |
| 25 | A young Derry woman was walking past a group of police who were pushing and kicking a man . |
| 26 | He 'd played with a few friends over the years but never managed to overcome the logistics of forming and fronting a band . |
| 27 | Get snapping and win a weekend away |
| 28 | Described as ‘ two-thirds a god and one-third a mortal ’ , Gilgamesh attempted to achieve immortality by seeking and harvesting a briar plant which grew beneath the ocean . |
| 29 | She must 've sneaked into the pantry one day when nobody was looking and taken a bite out of that jelly . |
| 30 | Following a period of induction , he will take over the insurance function currently managed by the assistant company secretary and will also be responsible for developing and coordinating a risk management programme for the Group , to reduce losses in all parts of the business . |