Example sentences of "and [verb] [v-ing] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Tactical planning is shorter term and involves deciding how the resources of the organization shall be used to help reach its individual strategic goals . |
2 | One day a subaltern got into a first-class railway carriage and found sitting there a ‘ coloured gentleman ’ . |
3 | Snow and slush messing up the pavements . |
4 | ‘ Bounced out as soon as she heard me call you and came scrabbling up the slope . |
5 | As they reached the corner of Woodbine Close , Dudley Ford emerged from his front door and came striding down the garden path with Sinbad snuffling at his heels . |
6 | Later that afternoon , there was an inspection of the course , and while sideslipping down behind Mueller I was amazed to seen him remove his skis and begin walking down the course , an activity known as ‘ bootpacking ’ . |
7 | Juliette bent down and began picking up the smashed pieces of china . |
8 | The yellow dog barked excitedly and shook himself ; he shoved his nose into his dish and began gulping down the food in huge , hungry bites . |
9 | An even bigger shock was in store when the organisers set to and began breaking out a peg for everyone . |
10 | She knelt quickly and began scooping up the shards . |
11 | He gave her a quick nod of approval and she went down to the end of the shop and began filling in the certificates , taking her information from the records Mr Miller had already made . |
12 | While waiting he brought out a penknife and began whittling away a table-top . |
13 | A little boy came out of the woods opposite and began skiing down the slope towards the road . |
14 | I helped myself , and when I had finished , I went up on deck and began sorting out the rigging . |
15 | He put the card down and began serving out the oeufs soubise from the dish in front of him . |
16 | The young woman put the tray down on the table beside the bed and began gathering up the books and papers off the bedspread . |
17 | She reached across the desk , grabbed the instrument and began tapping out a number with the angry , impatient air of someone who has been kept waiting for an unacceptably long time . |
18 | Ianthe turned away , slightly embarrassed , and began wrapping up the purchase . |
19 | Chola and Mina set out for the fields to continue the millet harvest , and Kalchu fetched the flat wooden spade and began beating down the mud to repair the leaking roof . |
20 | Sara knelt on the floor and began putting away the records Sandra had abandoned , carefully matching the right sleeve to each disc . |
21 | She saw them at the same moment and hesitated , then she turned and began walking back the way she had come . |
22 | Simon did n't answer , just turned in his swivel chair and began lacing up the front of Kim 's basque while still giving me my instructions . |
23 | True to her word , Nelly Tilling called frequently at Albert Piggott 's house , and enjoyed cleaning up the place and cooking her old friend a meal . |
24 | The difference in the bowling attacks then became rather noticeable ; by soon after tea on the third day , West Indies had rattled up 411 for 5 when Lloyd declared , with 50 from Fredericks , 135 from Richards , and Greenidge becoming only the second West Indian after Headley to score a century in each innings against England . |
25 | The impressive Victorian building has recently been refurbished and restored bringing back the old fashioned courtesy , charm and service of a bygone era . |
26 | We crash to the ground and roll fighting down the slope . |
27 | Chrissie shouted to him , oi , where are your Beatle boots then ? and started bashing out the rhythm to ‘ Glad All Over ’ on the table . |
28 | I felt like I 'd been kicked by a camel but I still needed food , so I polished off the eclair , belched with all the decorum I could , and started eyeing up a Danish pastry . |
29 | Clouds rose in thin columns up the mountain sides , grey upon grey , and started smudging out the valley . |
30 | I left my blanket roll by the door and went around behind the counter and started making out a passenger list and tickets . |