Example sentences of "[v-ing] and [verb] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She stared at the creature twisting and wriggling in the glass . |
| 2 | And now the children also saw the long thin slimy yellow-bellied lizard-like creature twisting and turning in the glass , and they squirmed and jumped about as well , shouting , ‘ What is it ? |
| 3 | It was noted however and then the theory was that perhaps you had stumbled when you were out walking and fallen in the river . |
| 4 | We enjoyed walking and playing in the surrounding countryside . |
| 5 | Once the baby is born , bouts of anger , sulking and withdrawing in the early stages of parenthood suggest that the identification continues ; men can sometimes be as post-natally depressed as their partners . |
| 6 | Mary tottered up on her perch from side to side but nothing wiped the mild , sweet benignity from her doll 's face as she dropped the dew of her mercy down from heaven on the mortal exiles below wailing and weeping in the vale of tears . |
| 7 | All round the coast fishing provided the chief by-employment , outranking both clothing and tinning in the south-eastern quarter of the county . |
| 8 | She had slept badly , tossing and turning in the heat though the room had been cool enough . |
| 9 | For my three children , walking , toddling and cycling in the park has become a much more pleasant experience . |
| 10 | In other corners and other rooms , dozens of other topics floated gaily on the lively , slightly choppy waters , their pennants bobbing and fluttering in the end-of-year , the terminal breeze : the approaching steel strike , the brave new era of threatened privatization , the abuse of North Sea oil resources , the situation in Afghanistan , the Annan report , the prospect of a fourth television channel , the viability of Charles 's attempt to conquer the United States , the Cambridge Apostles , the disarray of the Labour Party , the deplorable vogue for Buck 's Fizz as a party drink , the Yorkshire Ripper , the Harrow Road murderer , the Prince of Wales . |
| 11 | It had poured with rain ; a total cloudburst , thunder cracking and grumbling in the skies above the city . |
| 12 | Paisley was in his element , at one point stopping two old ladies to say ‘ We 're here to introduce this young lad to you 'cos you 'll not recognize him , will you ? ’ , laughing and nodding in the direction of Kilfedder , who , with a 13,000 vote majority , needed no introduction in North Down . |
| 13 | The antler and noose would be used in the mock execution of the Morrisman , and the wild jig would bring everyone on to the green , laughing and screaming in the hot , summer night … |
| 14 | The woman from Ty Fach is laughing and shouting in the night . |
| 15 | One day everyone was laughing and singing in the Delhi gardens , covering each other with pink powder and coloured Holi-water ; the next they had imprisoned themselves in the silent air-conditioned purdah of their bedrooms and offices , waiting patiently for the reprieve of evening . |
| 16 | And then , as they all stood laughing and chattering in the cold wind , the sense of desolation swept over him again . |
| 17 | In an interview in 1983 Bishop Peter said : ‘ I have a house full of young people who spend a year with me praying and working in the community to get closer to God , and I let them impinge on my ministry . |
| 18 | We need to continually spotcheck that we are living and working in the light of that assumption . |
| 19 | The Hilliard Ensemble marks the quincentenary here with two distinct discs , one of works by composers associated with the courts of Ferdinand and Isabella , and other of music by Hispanic musicians living and working in the New World . |
| 20 | In a special commemorative issue , Pavel Litvonov , a Soviet dissident now living and working in the USA , reflects on the changes over the past 20 years . |
| 21 | As one graduate who is now living and working in the States , where the universities do award impressive diplomas for display , I would enjoy having a diploma from the University of Nottingham hanging on my wall . |
| 22 | It is with interest , that I read Amanda Archibald 's recently published notes of her thoughts as a U.K. citizen , now living and working in the U.S.A. By all accounts , she has been profoundly impressed , and she has done a good job in introducing ‘ Contact ’ readers to some of the many positive aspects of living as an expatriate in the U.S.A. As a person proud to enjoy dual nationality of Canada and England , however , I should like to redress the balance somewhat , and question some of Amanda 's blanket statements . |
| 23 | Accustomed to living and working in the United Kingdom , where it was customary to tip taxi drivers , she felt uncomfortably mean . |
| 24 | Margaret St Clare has been living and working in the Zimbabwe countryside since January 1984 . |
| 25 | Upon their marriage they had moved from Allerthorpe to the market town and in 1881 were living and working in the Market Place , next door to Henry King the ratcatcher and close to two other saddlers . |
| 26 | In very cold weather it might be worth living and sleeping in the same room so that you only need to keep one room well heated . |
| 27 | It was raining intermittently all the time they were in the cemetery , the pines bowing and shivering in the wind . |
| 28 | They spend their days shouting and screaming in the cell , and then they are finally let out . |
| 29 | If they heard a knock at the door or if they heard shouting and bawling in the street , but there 's nothing they can do what we 're asking for here is and I 'm asking for support is a phone to the people who can not afford one whereas if they hear something they can phone the police , or they can phone the support unit because are two people staying together in this day and age where they can not walk in the streets they 're attacked even in broad daylight going to get their pensions never mind at night-time . |
| 30 | He had we started out somewhere I had no idea where we were going , until we arrived at this big building with a high railing surrounding the yard and a crowd of children shouting and playing in the yard . |