Example sentences of "and [v-ing] [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just a scrape and snipping off a polyp . ’ |
| 2 | It 's only a minor op , after all , and snipping off a polyp , so I do n't think I shall bother to go up tonight — we 're far too busy here , and anyway , my father will be there , and I do n't really think she 's expecting me , so I 'll wait until tomorrow — ’ |
| 3 | One night , bumping into the doorway , and stepping over a colleague , I made my way out into the sleet , the toilets all being occupied , and as I crouched , steadying my cheek against the cold planks , I peered through the reeking shadows of Auschwitz and saw that the nearest ruins were fuming more than ever and had even begun to glow . |
| 4 | They are still occupying the lower status jobs , and bringing up a family has often meant interruptions to education or professional training . |
| 5 | But that staying at home and looking after the children , or whatever and bringing up a family is just as valuable as a job , or a career . |
| 6 | The purpose of this module is to provide the opportunity to explore questions of having and bringing up a family , to develop knowledge and skills in being a parent in areas selected on the basis of each individual 's needs and interests , and to help people enjoy being parents . |
| 7 | They had been living in Athens , and bringing out a magazine , Residue . |
| 8 | Small centres of excellence are a good idea ; and bringing together a group of experts in a subject could produce some interesting research . |
| 9 | Vic Noodle kicked off married life and the new season by pawning his wife 's jewellery and bringing in a clutch of new signings . |
| 10 | For years , the traditional method has been to use phonetics ; learning how each letter sounds and building up a word . |
| 11 | Sequins can be overlapped too , like scales ; it is really fun choosing them and building up a picture |
| 12 | Do not let this kindness on the part of the college discourage you from buying your own textbooks and building up a library of your own . |
| 13 | 1 A group of words frequently found together and producing collectively a meaning not apparent from the meaning of each component part of the group ( Ridout and Clarke 1970 ) . |
| 14 | ‘ Ach , to the devil with all MacIans ! ’ he grunted in pain and satisfaction , tugging it out and knocking aside a spear left-handed . |
| 15 | A. Many people in the industrial towns around the Pennines enjoy getting out into the country and walking along a part , or along all 370 km , of the Pennine Way . |
| 16 | LABOUR 'S policy review was a symbol of the party renewing itself and becoming again a force for change , Tom Sawyer , deputy general secretary of Nupe , the public sector workers ' union , said at the start of four days of debate on the review reports . |
| 17 | I gave in to that later on in the '80s , by trying to be more conventional and blending in a bit more , and actually I should n't have done that . ’ |
| 18 | Rosalba tried to respond , turning to her friend and patting down a curl or two round her face ; then she adjusted the combs which held her friend 's hair behind her ears , where she wore small gold hoops . |
| 19 | He was pursued and caught , and would appear at Southend Magistrates ' Court charged with taking and driving away a Jaguar car without the owner 's consent from the Foulness road on Saturday afternoon . |
| 20 | And Jay was pacing her attic , bars tightening and cracking around a heart that would not stop hurting ; she could not lay her body down though it screamed for rest and knots of fury made her neck and shoulders a steely hunch like a vulture . |
| 21 | The debate was wound up by the Home Secretary who was at his most Clarke-ish , punching the air with his fists and pushing back a lock of hair a la Heseltine . |
| 22 | The payer must send the payment in a properly stamped envelope , enclosing the plaint note or summons ( or otherwise clearly identifying the plaint number ) and enclosing also a self addressed envelope so the court can return a receipt with the plaint note or summons ( if sent ) . |
| 23 | He crouched , and picking up a handful of soil , rubbed it through his fingers . |
| 24 | We both stay fit by playing squash and swimming twice a week . |
| 25 | He would no more have thought of behaving as Harold Macmillan did in 1962 , and dismissing nearly a half of them as though they were junior executives in an ailing company , than it would have occurred to him to divorce his wife and marry one of his walking companions . |
| 26 | Lewis , too , had been watching as Aldrich wrote out his statement ; and wondering how a man could write so fluently . |
| 27 | A small train , hauled by a tiny steam engine and comprising double-bogied cars carrying three sealed , hissing cauldrons each , trundled slowly by , wheels screeching and clattering over a set of points . |
| 28 | She took her time over it , waiting until she was sure no one wanted to use the bathroom , and going downstairs a couple of times for drinks and stories with Sylvia . |
| 29 | The woman clung to Julia 's hand and broke down for the first time , weeping and pouring out a torrent of Italian that Julia was incapable of translating for herself . |
| 30 | ‘ Got any money ? ’ she asked Jane , fishing deep into the pocket of her broad canvas belt and pulling out a shilling and three pennies . |