Example sentences of "and going [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Moreover , disc junkies are said to spend hours happily bending over and going through the layers of CDs , are always hunting for a bargain and collectable item , and seldom believe in paying the full listed price . |
2 | Well somebody said to me , when I get to traffic lights instead of turning right and going through the bar I turn left and go , as if I 'm off up to North Cross . |
3 | But I mean i i certainly if you go through the , the early bits erm I mean i i i if you take well okay the , the organization bit to begin with , but then hitting the landlords politically er you know y you 're , you 're checking their accounts , you 're imposing their fines when they 've been a bit naughty , you 're letting contributions erm you 're crowning them and going through the streets , you 're locking them up , you 're banishing some of them , you might be executing some of them but i it 's , it 's only specifically where they 've offended against your , your view of the moral economy , where they , where they 've sort of been naughty in terms of |
4 | At the Snack Shack , chef Kevin Polson , 24 , admits to having seen a fair bit of violence , ranging from someone pulling a gun on him to rugby fans forming a scrum in his shop and going through the glass counter . |
5 | Snack attacks : chef Kevin Polson has seen a fair bit of violence , ranging from someone pulling a gun to rugby fans forming a scrum in his shop and going through the glass counter |
6 | But the picking up strikes a chord and going through the motions always works . |
7 | Erm I went er at the end of September and I did white water rafting , going down in a raft er seven to a boat , and going over the rapids wearing a |
8 | It looks better for going around most of the edges and going over the grass . |
9 | Even when there was not a conflict of jurisdiction , there would often be much coming and going between the courts to ensure that the various aspects of a complex case were handled in unison ( see pp. 414 f . ) . |
10 | ‘ Oh , Mum , ’ said Camille , cool with the confidence of the adolescent who knows that the rules of mortality , the risks inherent in living and going about the world , do not apply to her . |
11 | We are worried at the emotional impact on the children if bodies are coming and going into the church to be washed . |
12 | ‘ It 's awfully wild , ’ she said , ‘ but you are going the right way ’ — she was proceeding east and going into the storm at the time — and she thanked me for opening the gate . |
13 | ‘ Because I come from a booky family , in some ways I 've taken writing for granted — it 's like coming from a family of butchers and going into the meat trade . |
14 | Well I remember an Oxford aircraft over-flying the airfield and crashing in blocking the lane and going into the hedge on the other side , into Gingers Yard . |
15 | But it was easier to believe in the impossible when you were tucked up in bed and half-asleep , than when you were walking the wet , comfortless streets , and the bloke you loved was on a bus going in the opposite direction , staring hopelessly out of the window , and wondering how on earth he was ever going to marry you , with no savings and going into the Army next week and a widowed mother who imagined herself an invalid and hated you for taking away her son . |
16 | One they were going into a pub , and going into the toilets , you know , making a , so he had a a policeman waiting in and the toilets , for them you see , and the o one other , notable occasion he was seen chasing them down the main street in Morley , he got his cape on , you see , |
17 | We , do you remember going down to Pedelow , and going under the pier . |
18 | In addition , during the ‘ Hundred Years War ’ which began in 1338 it meant there was a constant coming and going across the county by a not particularly well disciplined soldiery . |
19 | He bent to kiss her and before she could recover he had pulled the sheets over her and walked out , closing the door and going down the stairs as softly as he had come up . |
20 | ‘ I was about 12 and going to the school up the road — Clint Boon was in the year above me — and one morning there was this big commotion in the classroom . |
21 | ‘ I expect when you 're not going to the theatre — sometimes — and going to the cinema — sometimes — you 're having cosy little evenings in with Arnie ? ’ |
22 | She was torn between staying with her father and going to the remainder of the course . |
23 | She is responsible for helping the patient and carers in daily tasks such as washing , bathing and going to the toilet . |
24 | In addition to dependence on people , a person who is physically handicapped will almost certainly be dependent on aids and equipment ; for example , a specially equipped bathroom to minimise the risk of falling while bathing and going to the toilet , and special safety gadgets in the kitchen to ensure that cooking can be accomplished without the risk of being cut or burned . |
25 | And though she cherished the times when Friend soared in companionship beside her through forever , always — reluctantly , it seemed sometimes , but always — he would pluck new motes of light and weave them into new shapes for her to read , but the shapes only made sense in their beauty , not in the real world where the coarseness of eating and cleaning and going to the toilet squashed the meanings out of the corners of her eyes . |
26 | My brother , sister and I have made lots of friends whilst we have been down there , but it only really started to fascinate us from about 2 or 3 years ago , before then we had just been interested in swimming , going into the amusements and going to the beach etc . |
27 | So she waited , pacing about her room and going to the window every other minute to look across the harbour at the carrack which lay at anchor a cable or so from the town landing stage . |
28 | ‘ But it 's my only chance of life ! ’ she cried , jumping out of bed and going to the window . |
29 | He also knew how to live well by dining at expensive restaurants and going to the theatre , and as the Heritage Secretary he had invaluable contacts in the acting world . |
30 | For a number of seasons , before I began teaching at New York University and going to the Horn of Africa during the early part of the season , I was a tipster for the Sydney Morning Herald . |