Example sentences of "and [v-ing] [pron] [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One man just sat there in silence , looking at the camera , grinning and folding and refolding his six fivers . |
| 2 | It has been interviewing its distributors and sampling its 3,000 resellers to access geographical coverage and shortcomings . |
| 3 | By 1995 , Deutsche Bundespost Telekom intends a root-and-branch reorganisation of its data processing activities , by consolidating its 36 existing computer centres into six , and condensing its 45 applications development centres down to five . |
| 4 | By 1995 , Deutsche Bundespost Telekom intends a root-and-branch reorganisation of its data processing activities , by consolidating its 36 existing computer centres into six , and condensing its 45 applications development centres down to five . |
| 5 | Both have busy working lives and they realised they were seeing less and less of each other and spending their one day together , Sunday , in a daze . |
| 6 | A.C.G. Hastings was reprimanded by High Commissioner Girouard for using military means to effect the subjugation of the cannibal Tula tribe ; to redeem himself he volunteered to subdue the equally unruly Awok without firing a shot , and did so — by reminding them of the fate of the Tulas and giving them two hours to surrender their weapons . |
| 7 | On 7 October , Lloyd 's sent letters to 3,500 members establishing a legal debt to Lloyd 's and giving them 28 days to pay . |
| 8 | We did n't tell anyone , and I took things very quietly , doing exactly what was advised and taking it one day at a time . |
| 9 | Mr Mafouz came in wearing his best blue suit , and dragging his six daughters behind him . |
| 10 | In a brief campaign , Aurangzeb had seized the empire , imprisoned his father , and had begun hunting down and murdering his three brothers . |
| 11 | ‘ You were even cooler than Fred , ’ she said , laughing at him admiringly and leaning her two dogs against her as if they were supporting a fine book . |
| 12 | The NIBA have yet to taste defeat in this championship which started three years ago , and following their 48 shot victory over the Bowling League of Ireland in their opening game the Parks are heading for their fourth successive title . |