Example sentences of "and [verb] [v-ing] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Find yourself a willing partner and sit facing each other . |
| 2 | Not only do they tolerate the fast-food shops serving up nutriment that top breeders would n't recommend for Fido , they go as far as purchasing two expensive weeks in a gruesome timeshare apartment , and sit smoking all day on a balcony overlooking the A9 . |
| 3 | down and sit writing long hand ? |
| 4 | In other responses , Lord Melchett , executive director of Greenpeace , said that the White Paper was even worse than had been expected from leaks and that the government had " dodged the important issues by reiterating existing inadequate policies and avoided making any new commitments which would protect the environment " . |
| 5 | ‘ He began rejecting his friends and stopped doing any exercise . |
| 6 | Thieves would be unlikely to remove the communications chips because it would be time-consuming and mean disassembling much of the car . |
| 7 | The remaining PCR product was then bound to streptavidin-coated Dynabeads ( Dynal ) according to manufacturer 's instructions ( 4 ) and denatured using 100 µl 0.1 M NaOH . |
| 8 | Gladys Hill writes ( aged nearly 96 ) that she enjoys reading a wide range of subjects and appreciates having some of the books from her days at Oxford . |
| 9 | They are certainly effective , and make using high-power binoculars much easier . |
| 10 | We will bring in much tighter labelling requirements for all foods , and make funding available for food research and scientific establishments . |
| 11 | But even allowing for this , current users of credit cards were much more likely than non-users to say they are easy to understand and use , convenient and make shopping simple ; and more likely to say that they encourage people to spend too much . |
| 12 | Current users of bank loans were much more likely than non-users to say that they are convenient for expensive goods , and more likely to say they are easy to understand and use and make shopping simple . |
| 13 | It is the job of the national health service to provide health care and treatment and to continue developing that treatment . |
| 14 | If Guardian members receive an average £520 for giving the nod to a plan to allow their society to remain a mutual — and to continue operating much as it has since the turn of the century — what price a vote to convert ? |
| 15 | On intimation claim forms and front sheets must be prepared accurately and checked giving particular attention to : — |
| 16 | However , as a milking animal it always had a problem which is still apparent today in some animals : the udders were frequently so pendulous that they were prone to injury and made suckling awkward ( baby beef calves were bucket-reared ) , and later were a problem for machine milking . |
| 17 | Harsh grass scratched between the straps of her sandals and made walking uncomfortable . |
| 18 | It was a deep cut , and made walking painful . |
| 19 | Time stood still and suddenly there was only one focus — this mounting , spiralling pressure that set off a high-pitched singing inside her head and made breathing hazardous . |
| 20 | Training the system to recognise the user 's voice takes about three hours and involves dictating 200 so-called ‘ control ’ words , three times each , into the system . |
| 21 | In particular it covers the development of cost-effective , integrated responses to customers ' distribution and transport requirements and involves making in-depth study of customers ' needs , analyzing the data and then designing tailored packages making the optimum use of vehicle and warehouse resources , IT engineering and personnel . |
| 22 | Yesterday Sigsworth , 33 , appeared before Teesside Crown Court and admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent , wounding , two offences of assault causing actual bodily harm and two offences of burglary . |
| 23 | Yesterday Gregory , 35 , appeared before Teesside Crown Court and admitted handling stolen goods . |
| 24 | The pivot row is determined by the PRS rule and it may be an explicit row , in which case we pivot as usual , or an implicit row , in which case we write down the complete row using ( 7.2 ) or ( 7.3 ) and pivot using this row . |
| 25 | There is also now ample research to show that children whose parents listen to them reading at home tend to read better and to enjoy reading more than other children ( Topping and Wolfendale , 1985 ; see also Sheila Wolfendale 's Primary Schools and Special Needs , in the present series ) . |
| 26 | Work on the site for the stalls began three weeks ago and involved installing individual water standpipes to allow each trailer to link up with a hose . |
| 27 | The parents contended that the shortest route in the case of their 12-year-old daughter was not truly ‘ available ’ because it was isolated and unlit and involved crossing difficult terrain . |
| 28 | The ISA project took five years to complete and involved examining basic auditing principles and essential procedures to ensure that ISAs adequately addressed IOSCO members ' concerns . |
| 29 | He 's been jailed for firearms , fraud and passport offences and caught smuggling 4 tons of cannabis into Australia . |
| 30 | This is simply because the second , or front , bed makes knit and purl knitting possible within the same row . |