Example sentences of "and [v-ing] the [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Begin by stitching the longer length on the left hand side , bringing it under Teddy 's chin and tucking the shorter length under it as it crosses his shoulder . |
| 2 | They were in a dark corner behind the bandstand in the park and had quickly gone through all the other stages , including the one Sally liked best , kissing and pressing the lower half of their bodies close together as if they were dancing . |
| 3 | The corkscrew tore the flesh at the side of the man 's nose before skewing into his eye again , gouging the torn sphere badly and tearing the lower eyelid . |
| 4 | There is now ample evidence that Sgr A East , most probably driven by stellar winds and supernovae , is blasting into the molecular material eastwards of it , compressing and pushing the cooler gas outwards . |
| 5 | From cheap and cheerful to expensive and depressing The cheaper pound may seem good news for industry in the short term , but companies could find it more expensive in the long run |
| 6 | When shall we learn that whoever touches the higher life and well-being of the family still more vitally affects the wider family of the State , and threatens its disintegration … the State as an organized polity , capable of embodying , preserving and promoting the higher life of the nation . |
| 7 | Yesterday they each sentenced him — for six years for leading a gang rape attack on the 14-year-old , and for five years consecutively for raping and robbing the older girl . |
| 8 | Both require standing back from the day-to-day running of the organisation and examining the wider picture . |
| 9 | Spraying pressurized hot seawater onto the shore had killed marine life and sterilized the beaches , changing the composition of the shoreline by washing sand and rocks into the shallows and burying the lower part of the beach in oily sediment . |
| 10 | A new study is replicating and extending the earlier work with a larger group of white-collar workers . |
| 11 | The analysis of a series of about twenty family reconstitution studies will throw new light on the changes in the timing and incidence of marriage which were so important , thus complementing and extending the earlier work . |
| 12 | ‘ Who ? ’ asked Lili casually , lighting a cigarette and shading the lighter flame with her hand . |
| 13 | Perhaps he is bringing his forearm forwards and leaving the lower leg hanging down . |
| 14 | It works by boosting the body 's immune system and preventing the further development of the HIV virus . |