Example sentences of "and [v-ing] [pron] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was a real lady The girls were suddenly self-conscious , smoothing down their tattered skirts and tucking their dirty feet out of sight . |
| 2 | And pitching their dead bodies into the woods . |
| 3 | However , anglers regularly take home large quantities of fish , selling it locally , storing it in freezers and eating it several times a week . |
| 4 | Personal power is about knowing and valuing yourself , and trusting your inner resources . |
| 5 | Once again it points to the power of particular historical languages in constructing individuals and shaping their political demands . |
| 6 | Of the five , probably only William Snr. and Thomas were practical binders , the rest migrating to London and proving themselves good businessmen as booksellers , travelling widely and selling fine books , including the Halifax products . |
| 7 | The press coverage in turn has resulted in many other local authorities becoming interested in taking up the idea and pursuing their own campaigns . |
| 8 | Women are more used to accepting the consequences of what they do and accepting their own failings , while men simply must have someone to blame . ’ |
| 9 | This is a delightful , funny , quirky old thriller , belting along on high octane enthusiasm and using its copious quantities of High Tech to dress up a more human story which gleefully sings the praises of Spirit over Machine . |
| 10 | While one in ten agreed ICI was doing a fair share to reduce its impact and using its scientific skills to develop ‘ greener ’ products , the environment journalists still rated the company among the worst polluters — alongside British Coal , Fisons , British Nuclear Fuels and Powergen . |
| 11 | Every individual has to find her way of tapping and using her creative resources , whether her daily environment is a home or an office . |
| 12 | In any case , most women are less interested in being ‘ like men ’ than in discovering and using their own gifts . |
| 13 | Because Lysenko , a crackpot geneticist , was the modern pioneer of bending scientific data and bashing professional opponents to suit the reigning political preference — not unlike the EPA administrators who dealt with dioxin contamination by re-writing the reports and intimidating their various authors , Lysenko was so preeminent in this process that common English usage has accorded him an eponymous distinction : ‘ Lysenkoism ’ is now the accepted term for politically enforced manipulation of scientific truth . |
| 14 | It 's like a fantasy re-creation of interwar slum clearance — happy working-class families rescued from their slum houses and enjoying their new flats . |
| 15 | Was n't there a tiny nagging feeling on watching the re-runs of Butterflies that perhaps he would have been better off sticking to television comedy series and enjoying their rich rewards ? |
| 16 | and enjoying their ruddy selves did n't they ? |
| 17 | The only other person in the bar was a tramp who sat without a drink , muttering imprecations and occasionally turning and flashing his bloodshot eyes in the direction of some imaginary enemy to his right and stabbing the air with one crooked finger . |
| 18 | A man appeared at the end of the street , shouting and fluttering his white arms : his robe billowed like a sheet on a washing line . |
| 19 | Mr Hawke last week repeated his support for the airlines recruiting new pilots overseas and re-hiring their former pilots on individual contracts . |
| 20 | Such a tiny little woman , I thought as I watched her , imagining her building and repairing her mental walls , her endless labour . |
| 21 | Full of cynical amusement , she continued to stare at herself until , inspired , she started to make up her face carefully , emphasising her brown eyes with liner , and smoky eyeshadow , and dusting her high cheekbones with blusher . |
| 22 | Maclean also concentrated on getting the ball past the talented Umar and denying him further chances to hit crisp drives into the nicks and towards difficult angles . |
| 23 | He was flexing and twisting his simian arms , as if limbering up for violence . |
| 24 | It seems obvious that the time is now ripe for a completely new approach to our commercial position in the present and future world , by using our new natural resources , creating new jobs and new industries , and utilising our known talents , facilities and advantages to the best possible effect . |
| 25 | In turn , prisoners survived by exploiting and brutalizing their weaker fellows , thereby reinforcing all the anti-social tendencies which had driven them there . |
| 26 | The same effect can be obtained by filling the pool with water and emptying it several times over a period of two or three weeks . |
| 27 | Excitement rose in them , hardening muscles and quivering their sleek flanks in anticipation of the hunt . |
| 28 | The law was itself productive : seeking out and redefining forms of dangerous or ‘ deviant ’ sexuality , organizing the cultural experience of dominated groups and stimulating their political demands . |
| 29 | He lifted it and red ants scurried and bustled , pulling and pushing their torpedo-shaped eggs to safety . |
| 30 | Instead of simply proclaiming " art for art 's sake " they attempted to create a body of work which was on its own terms self-sufficient , with its own order and tradition , capable of embodying and communicating its own values . |