Example sentences of "and [v-ing] the [num] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The eight-man team train by hauling a barrel of concrete up a telegraph pole using a pulley system — and then digging in and holding the 810 kilo load aloft for up to half an hour . |
| 2 | Not that dissimilar from the other meter considering I had been swapping and mixing the two tank 's water . |
| 3 | We try to make it clear to people in Hong Kong and to the Government of China that the main component in our relationship with the People 's Republic of China must be Hong Kong and carrying the 1984 agreement to success . |
| 4 | The experience of storing and distributing the 1991 Census datasets has taught some valuable lessons , which will be useful if data from future Censuses is released on a similar basis . |
| 5 | Yesterday Ian Walker , prosecuting , said Thompson had admitted making a threatening call to his ex-wife at Eppleby and misusing the 999 system when interviewed by police . |
| 6 | Ten newly elected legislative councillors of the liberal United Democrats of Hong Kong ( UDHK ) led a procession of 1,300 people on Sept. 29 calling for the release of political prisoners in China and commemorating the 1989 crackdown in Beijing on pro-democracy demonstrators . |
| 7 | It could certainly be argued that those values and attitudes — fairness , change without violence , deference for order — marked the discussions both preceding and following the 1944 Act . |
| 8 | In the run-up to the elections Fujimori sought to present himself to the public as the defender of democracy , claiming that opposition politicians had been behind a coup attempt on Nov. 13 aimed at preventing the CCD elections from taking place and restoring the 1979 Constitution . |
| 9 | The boy denies raping the 11 year old last october , and raping the 13 year old bewteen october and december in 1991 . |