Example sentences of "[v-ing] and [noun pl] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 Both gearing and borrowings have subsequently increased , mainly because of payment of corporation tax and settlement of creditors .
2 From the mid-'80s , retailing and agencies threw up new players .
3 Pandemonium reigned , guns were firing and grenades going off .
4 But coaching and plans went out of the window .
5 But they ca n't see trains coming and drivers do n't know there is anyone inside the box .
6 Martin charging down on Dobson ; Martin , eyes glaring and lips drawn back in a feral snarl ; Martin , arm raised and baton coming down again and again on Dobson 's head ; Martin , growling savagely at the yobs , daring them to interfere ; Martin , turing angrily as the sergeant pulled the baton from his hand ; finally , Martin , white and shaking , as he looked down disbelievingly at the unconscious Dobson .
7 The stop sets one dog off barking and others join in .
8 Sometimes there is a distinct gap between our birds leaving and others passing through .
9 ‘ We find a lot of crockery and cutlery goes missing and trays do n't come back , ’ she says .
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