Example sentences of "of [v-ing] [adv] and [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The key factor in all these possibilities is the capability of drawing together and distributing a wide range of interactive facilities within a single information environment . |
| 2 | He says he did think of whipping up and running them down , but it would have been useless , they could shoot far faster than we could drive at them . |
| 3 | Now they will be scared rigid of stepping up and saying anything which could land them on the same mat upon which Lamb was so unfairly punished at Lord 's yesterday . |
| 4 | The Construction Industry Research and Information Association ( CIRIA ) has been given the responsibility of gathering together and adding to what is known about the risks . |
| 5 | Lets just hope Lee Sharpe gives Dorigo some sort of support this time , instead of pissing off and leaving tony to cover the whole left flank — AND to get in crosses . |
| 6 | It 's a way of bringing together and mixing people , with lots of opportunities for candid camera shots of folk with their everyday guards down . |
| 7 | This , however , only reflects the complexity of the area and the difficulties of bringing together and understanding the diverse responses of individuals . |
| 8 | Yes , otherwise you 'd have sort of hanging around and asking |
| 9 | It concerns an executive who passed a mental hospital on his way to work and stopped occasionally to watch an inmate going through the motions of winding up and pitching an imaginary ball . |
| 10 | Should you not suspend the sitting until there is someone on the Tory Benches who is capable of walking over and picking up the notes to the Minister ? |
| 11 | There was a car waiting , but because of the fog they abandoned the idea of driving down and went to the railway station , caught a train with minutes to spare , picked up the car that was waiting for them the other end , rang the studio from the car phone to let them know where they were , and ran into London Weekend Television . |
| 12 | I pay tribute to the Chairmen of the Social Security Select Committee and of the Health Select Committee , who have found a way around the difficulties of operating together and have produced a more interesting report as a result . |
| 13 | He will be given the task of hunting down and destroying external enemies who are posing a threat to the Gold Dragon Hung . |
| 14 | It 's proved a good way of picking up and pigeonholing the plight of the young middle classes living in a country in retreat . |
| 15 | And here , in this incident , as he himself is dying and in his physical pain and torment , is carrying out this very work of seeking out and saving those who will turn to him , those who will put their trust in him he is saving the lost . |
| 16 | I like us to think for a little while this morning just what it means to be a Christian , we 've been hearing and seeing and been challenged and accepting Christ as our saviour and over the week in Harlow a number made that response and not only in Harlow and in Earls Court but right across the country and into Europe and into Africa as well , through the , through the life link , men and women who have been challenged into accepting Jesus Christ as their saviour and I 'd like us to think for a little while this morning just what it means to be a Christian now obviously as we perhaps know er , and , and , and God work clearly shows to us that it is not in being religion , somebody well said that religion is man 's attempt to find God but the gospel is God 's method of seeking out and finding men and so just as the same as you 've seen that bridge of life illustration and we try with our planks to get across to God we ca n't make it , |
| 17 | Because , above all , it was an experience experience of meeting people from different churches wi experience of meeting people of different cultures experience , too , of listening attentively and worshipping with people of different church traditions of your own . |
| 18 | He was kind of looking down and twiddling his pen , you know … and I mean I know it sounds stupid , but I did n't mind , I think I knew anyway . |
| 19 | She made the mistake of pausing here and inspecting the fish . |
| 20 | The police had done a reasonable job of cleaning up and had put a plastic sheet over the hole in the window to keep the rain out . |
| 21 | The work is aimed at developing a method of cleaning up and recirculating water used to irrigate plants in glasshouses to minimise the need for fresh supplies . |
| 22 | Normally ( see Fig. 3.2 ) cortisol is secreted mainly around the time of waking and this seems to be part of dealing with the ‘ stress ’ of waking up and preparing for the new day . |
| 23 | Jekyll lived in fear of waking up and finding himself in Hyde 's body , with all Hyde 's evil passions . |
| 24 | The mood of the acoustic album Nebraska was bleak , lowering , but even here there was the sustaining immensity of the continent and the possibility of heading off and starting over ( no such promise on this grim little rock , of course ) . |
| 25 | The leeches look as if they have the faces of the bodies they have burst from , and they are capable of rearing up and attacking with a cluster of teeth around a central sucker . |
| 26 | These cases hardly ever go to court , but publishers have a long record of paying up and shutting up . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | This is part of growing up and has nothing to do with a deep-seated homosexual tendency . |
| 29 | The teenage years span a period of growing up and finding your own identity . |
| 30 | instead of sort of going over and saying what a marvellous job we did here er and then saying yeah fantastic |