Example sentences of "and [v-ing] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Add the dangers of meteorite strike , burn-up on re-entry , compression blow-out , half a dozen other things … and each one of those planes and pilots might stand a one in ten chance of completing a three-minute mission and returning safely to base . ’ |
| 2 | The room suddenly wavered , melting and reforming only to melt again . |
| 3 | They may well have sufficient intelligence and understanding fully to appreciate the treatment proposed and the consequences of their refusal to accept that treatment . |
| 4 | His face had filled out , the slight hollows beneath his cheekbones owing nothing to hunger and serving only to accentuate his agreeable features ; the slight tilt of his nose , the long , Irish upper lip , the blueness of his eyes . |
| 5 | The Museum of Modern Art , 30 Pembroke Street , from January 24 to March 28 is reviewing the opus of that doyen of American minimalist and conceptual art , Sol Le Witt , presenting a concise historical survey of his career from 1963 to the present rooted in the Bauhaus , and fruiting so to speak in the fashion and perfume house of Nina Ricci ( sponsors of this show ) for which he has designed packaging for the manly fragrance Ricci Club . |
| 6 | I personally find it hardest to deal with married men , still sexually active with their wives while seeking casual unsafe sex with gay men and refusing either to change their sexual style or to consider the possible results . |
| 7 | She did n't tell him that was the only way she had been able to cope with his absence , by blocking him out completely and refusing even to acknowledge his existence . |
| 8 | In the kitchen Vaughan continued to insist on a careful separation of each other 's ingredients , labelling his and Minton 's initials on their respective sides of the cupboard and refusing also to share his salt . |
| 9 | So she began to speak , choosing her words with care and refusing steadfastly to talk about Johnny 's war , or of the little she knew of Johnny 's time . |
| 10 | In later life , John put some emphasis upon South African treatment of the black population as an important reason for his leaving that country and refusing ever to return . |
| 11 | Weissman carried on courageously with a complex but fascinating lecture on RNA splicing , ignoring the loud hubbub and intermittent squawks from his own microphone , and pausing often to wait out an eruption of roars and whistles from next door . |
| 12 | They set out up the hillside , going slowly , picking their way from one bush and tussock to another and pausing continually to sniff and stare along the great expanse of grass , which stretched on either side as far as they could see . |
| 13 | The route continues for a short way beside the beck , crossing it and turning right to head first slightly north-east and then north-west until a small beck is crossed , and then another by the Cortina Bridge — named after a Ford Cortina crashed here in one of the Lombard RAC rallies . |
| 14 | Tony and Stephen had stood back to let their sisters greet Terry , but they were looking at him and waiting eagerly to greet him , oblivious of Frank . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'll see if I can get tickets , ’ was all he offered before kissing her sweetly on the mouth and going inside to get some paperwork together for the meeting with his lawyer who was driving out from Palma to see him . |
| 16 | Choosing to turn a blind eye to the unlikely drama that was unfolding a few feet in front of her , she merely expressed her gratitude for the imitation topaz bangle that she 'd just unwrapped , before turning on her heels and heading downstairs to catch the special seasonal episode of Crossroads . |
| 17 | The lips that had soothed now hardened , and when she stiffened in fright his tongue ran along her mouth with shocking intimacy , easing her lips apart and moving inside to tease her tongue and explore the warmth . |
| 18 | We all imagined he had some secret new money-spinning idea and soon we 'd all be amazed at what he 'd done to the place , and coming here to marvel at the crowds he 'd managed to attract … but I do n't think he was ever looking for a site for some viable business venture ; I think he was just looking for somewhere suited to his burned-out , fed-up , pissed-off mood . |
| 19 | A dispute with the local rector and manager led to a group of parents withdrawing their support from the school and coming together to form the Dalkey School Project . |
| 20 | Depression audiences were given a hero who first fights in the World War and then finds it difficult to settle back into a factory job ; this innocent man is then twice sentenced to a chain-gang , the second arrest coming after a period during which he had succeeded as a respectable businessman ; the film ends with him still on the run and having now to depend on crime to keep himself alive . |
| 21 | The fog stayed with us throughout the night as we made painfully slow progress towards Hartlepool with bedtime stories on the radio of ships colliding and running aground to cheer us on our way . |
| 22 | What happened was that a big boardroom job that was quietly occupying us and running nicely to schedule suddenly went critical when our friendly architect informed us that the Secretary of State was opening the building four weeks earlier than scheduled and it would be very nice to have the furniture there . |
| 23 | This army arrived too late , and stopping only to destroy part of the Chaos Army 's rearguard , quickly turned back south in pursuit of the main Chaos force . |
| 24 | The authorities ( the government operating through the Bank of England ) could impose statutory minimum reserve requirements on the banks to prevent them choosing to reduce their liquidity ratio and choosing thereby to create more credit . |
| 25 | Auctioneers had to do a lot of behind-the-scenes wheeling and dealing just to get $100,000 aircraft to sell . |
| 26 | It was pleasant to lie and think of other Februaries and see himself abroad at dusk in the fields under a chilling rain , standing in a cart hunched up against the storm , bending and rising and bending again to toss turnips to the streaming cattle , listening to their soft thud in the mud and the straining of the horse as his hooves sucked and sank , the cattle lowing plaintively and the sharp crunch of their scooping teeth . |
| 27 | She took it for granted that each knew who the other was , and standing aside to motion him in she said : ‘ It 's good of you to be so accommodating , Mr Dalgliesh . |
| 28 | Bend a 10cm/4in length for each ribbon loop , dampening ends and pinching together to secure . |
| 29 | Unseated jockeys were scurrying around and fighting madly to reunite themselves with their mounts , but even as they clambered on board there was nowhere to go . |
| 30 | Support for the drug among women has been further heightened by the rise in anti-abortion activism in many parts of the world , which is steadily gaining ground and fighting hard to have RU 486 banned . |