Example sentences of "[v-ing] and [noun sg] [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was mass saluting , mass mumbling and mass pouring out of the door . |
| 2 | A wire balloon should be fitted into the top of each downpipe to prevent birds nesting and debris getting down the pipe |
| 3 | He seemed to cause embarrassment to his side of the room , but a sense of doors opening and light coming in to mine ( p. 41 ) . |
| 4 | A lot of pushing and shoving went on and I panicked a bit , so Uncle picked me up in his arms to protect me and calm me down . |
| 5 | One wild evening , when the wind was howling and rain lashing down , I took Peter Brewer , a Somerset bank manager up to the loch , much against his better judgment . |
| 6 | Chuck Sherman , who had noticed the excited gleam in his young brother 's eyes , grinned and punched him affectionately on the arm as he took the binoculars , but before he could lift them to his eyes a tumult of shouting and screaming broke out suddenly among the throng of Chinese pressing up against the iron grille below them . |
| 7 | 200 students paid 2 pounds each to hear the Foreign Secretary talk about what he calls the soul searching and introspection going on around the world . |
| 8 | Fran had n't expected to sleep , but she did , deeply and dreamlessly , and awoke to the sound of birds singing and sunlight streaming in through the window . |
| 9 | First there appears a roughness and dryness of the mucous membranes , sneezing and croup comes on before midnight with a dry , hoarse , barking cough , like a saw being driven through a plank of wood , and dry air passages . |
| 10 | This is where the buying , selling and conning comes in — and the fraud . |
| 11 | Saturday morning was set aside for cleaning and general tidying up . |
| 12 | The same mosquitoes , the same sniping and mortaring going on . |
| 13 | His eyes are popping and sweat stands out on his skin . |
| 14 | But soon , yes , she would have to take the telegram and walk to the shop and watch Enid fainting and Mother rustling out from behind the counter . |
| 15 | The link between ratepaying and voting went back to the foundation of the present local government system . |
| 16 | There 's a mess of yelling and confusion coming over , and I ask him what is going on . |
| 17 | There was a screech from within and an instant cacophony of barking and scolding broke out . |
| 18 | And for three decades we 've given our clients a process for better decision making and problem solving up and down the organization . |
| 19 | The actual process of thinking , discussing and planning brings about this enormous enhancement of self-belief . ’ |
| 20 | My heart was pounding and realisation sank in when I saw the needle being prepared to go into MY arm . |