Example sentences of "and [v-ing] [pron] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the evening of Valentine 's Day , do take two white oak leaves , and lay them across your pillow , when you go to bed , putting on a clean shift or shirt , and turning it the wrong side outwards , lay down and say these words aloud , ‘ Good Valentine be kind to me , in dreams let me my true love see . ’ |
| 2 | On his ‘ China voyage ’ he plans to spend from May to October sailing the 4,500 miles up the coast of East Asia and riding what the Japanese call the kuroshio ( the black current ) to North America . |
| 3 | She stopped in front of him , leaning forward confidentially and giving him the full benefit of the satin décolletage . |
| 4 | He was listening to old Legion marching songs and giving himself the Nazi salute in the mirror . |
| 5 | The key issues for the future of the Association are sustaining the number of voluntary welfare workers and their helpers and giving them the financial and other support they need to deal with both increasing and more complex welfare needs . |
| 6 | But , crucially , Zurich backed up its service by appointing international business managers in all its main markets and giving them the right staff and resources , not least information . |
| 7 | The ‘ keys ’ or trigger features required to ‘ unlock ’ these two types of cell are rather simple — it is just a matter of applying a small stimulus in the right place , and giving it the correct sign , an increase for one and a decrease for the other . |
| 8 | However , no amount of relationship building will replace hard work and accomplishing what the public relations campaign set out to do . |
| 9 | ‘ Not all that big , ’ Mungo said , sitting down beside her and showing her the golden ball . |
| 10 | They have treated it as a cheap option , giving workers a minimum training and offering them the minimum resources and telling them to get on with it — basically because that 's good enough for the poor . |