Example sentences of "[vb pp] and [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As for Selene , she was already doing as she was bidden and making over the dresses till new ones could be bought . |
| 2 | He looked at her derisively and left her to it , drinking the coffee he had made and sitting at the table . |
| 3 | They can also be classified by frequency , Some are published weekly , others monthly and yet others bimonthly or quarterly , and the " lead times ' or periods between material being received and appearing in the magazine can vary from three or four days to six months more an important point to bear in mind when planning a press campaign . |
| 4 | ‘ The folly of this unfortunate combination of circumstances is well publicised and damaging to the profession . ’ |
| 5 | People and places , who 's in the studio and who 's releasing what with whom ( the latter now revised and reverting to the end of this section ) . |
| 6 | Different large-scale multi-divisional enterprises may exploit these advantages in different degrees , according to the form and degree of diversification they have developed and according to the particular effectiveness of their management , but the general point here is that these advantages can not be written off as financial/speculative considerations . |
| 7 | The second set followed a similar pattern to the first , with Cross making the most of the chances offered and edging past the Essex girl in just under two hours . |
| 8 | With the words had come the fleeting impression of dark , sinuous creatures who could slither out of the shadows and wind their cold , serpentine fingers about you , so that you were trapped , who could twine about your entire body , so that you were smothered and suffocating from the cold embrace … |
| 9 | George : ‘ You would n't have been born and writing for THE FACE if it was n't for someone spunking off . ’ |
| 10 | His bags were packed and waiting on the bed . |
| 11 | All those aged 16 — 64 are gainfully employed and contributing to the social welfare support of the two age extremes of the population . |
| 12 | As I sit here with my cardigan sleeves rolled up , I reflect on the two alternatives — having them unrolled and falling over the typewriter keys or ignoring the instructions and making the sleeves a more suitable length in the first place . |
| 13 | Because of the Suez crisis , short-term regulars to whom we 'd previously said our goodbyes were getting re-mobilised and returning to the Canal one . |
| 14 | Findlay was arrested and according to the Crown made damaging admissions , asking who had ‘ grassed ’ him and saying that he was only concerned in one post office robbery . |
| 15 | So , we can think of different modules from Dennett 's flow-chart as being stored and functioning in the same place in the machine , just as we can think of different levels of translation of programming language as being carried out in the same place in the machine . |
| 16 | The optimum situation would be a policy that would force the TNCs to train young people rather than entice away those already trained and working in the domestic sector . |
| 17 | Humanity both crucified and marching towards the cross . |
| 18 | ‘ It is a principle of construction of United Kingdom statutes , now too well established to call for citation of authority , that the words of a statute passed after the Treaty has been signed and dealing with the subject matter of the international obligation of the United Kingdom , are to be construed , if they are reasonably capable of bearing such a meaning , as intended to carry out the obligation , and not to be inconsistent with it . |
| 19 | Follow the suggested menus each day , introducing new foods as directed and keeping within the framework of 1,000 calories per day . |
| 20 | All night long she had lain awake , worrying about what had happened and wishing with the benefit of hindsight that she had handled it better , but nothing could change what had gone on . |
| 21 | This stood overgrown and decaying in the grounds of a convent school . |
| 22 | It may also be for the benefit of the institution to state that of the patients discharged , cured and remaining in the House three were afflicted with that most excruciating complaint , the stone … the operation has been thrice successfully performed . |
| 23 | A body lay tied , gagged and struggling on the floor by the bed . |
| 24 | of her , he could see Martin standing with his arms folded and resting on the mantelshelf . |
| 25 | On high stools they squatted , hunched in their habitual dolour , their snouts inflamed and dripping in the irritant air . |
| 26 | Unsuitably dressed and squealing in the nippy air , the girls ran round like chickens before fleeing back to the cars . |
| 27 | Ellie saw him now , perfectly clearly , an elderly man , short , bespectacled , immaculately dressed and judging from the hand he was extending to Ellie , beautifully manicured . |
| 28 | This is a strong work , well constructed and rewarding for the soloist . |
| 29 | David Langham , lands and planning manager for Kelt , said the data collected by the ship would be analysed and depending on the findings a drilling rig could be brought in . |
| 30 | The Missile was fuelled and waiting in the basement car park . |