Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] and [v-ing] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had laid by his sword , but he had a dagger still upon him , and managed to draw it and slash through the folds that smothered him ; and Norbury and Erpyngham and half a dozen others of his own people came plunging and splashing through the storm to help him out of these ominous grave-clothes . |
| 2 | It might not be as exotic as Rio , but a day spent bobbing and weaving between the marching bands and floats — and pubs — should acquaint you with the Dublin spirit . |
| 3 | We enjoyed walking and playing in the surrounding countryside . |
| 4 | If they heard a knock at the door or if they heard shouting and bawling in the street , but there 's nothing they can do what we 're asking for here is and I 'm asking for support is a phone to the people who can not afford one whereas if they hear something they can phone the police , or they can phone the support unit because are two people staying together in this day and age where they can not walk in the streets they 're attacked even in broad daylight going to get their pensions never mind at night-time . |
| 5 | He began shouting and screaming in a total panic . |
| 6 | The windows were thrown open and people began howling and screaming into the night as the drink mingled in our stomachs and the music got louder . |
| 7 | The rest of the afternoon we spent shopping and taking in the experience of having so many shops and stalls under one roof There were all types to browse in from clothes , stationery , crafts and food as well as many others . |
| 8 | All these constituents needed fusing and moulding into a unity in his mind . |
| 9 | His mouth kept opening and shutting like a mechanical shovel , but no words — not even a direct appeal to the Lord Jesus Christ to be excused this experience on health grounds — passed his lips . |
| 10 | Even so , this performance kept dipping and swerving from the plot and meandering away from the emotional core of her music . |
| 11 | After a poor night 's sleep , punctured by weird dreams from which she emerged coughing and aching in every joint , Julia woke on Monday morning to a suspicion that she might be really ill . |
| 12 | He looked at her derisively and left her to it , drinking the coffee he had made and sitting at the table . |
| 13 | The five Annamese , grunting with pain continued stumbling and staggering around the circle in grotesque imitation of bounding hares while the next group of victims were thrown down in the dirt . |
| 14 | All night long she had lain awake , worrying about what had happened and wishing with the benefit of hindsight that she had handled it better , but nothing could change what had gone on . |
| 15 | And then , as they all stood laughing and chattering in the cold wind , the sense of desolation swept over him again . |
| 16 | Fiver sat trembling and crying among the nettles as Hazel tried to reassure him and to find out what it could be that had suddenly driven him beside himself . |
| 17 | I chested my way through and stood panting and blinking in a glass-walled theatre of spacious light , the air so dustless and oceanic that it showed you only the dirt in your human eyes . |
| 18 | Smith sat sobbing and shaking in the dock with a prison officer between her and her father as the case was heard . |
| 19 | This stood overgrown and decaying in the grounds of a convent school . |
| 20 | The two of them stayed sitting and talking in the kitchen for an hour or so longer , and then , at about six o'clock , Matilda said goodnight and set out to walk home to her parent 's house , which was about an eight-minute journey away . |
| 21 | He may have heard the cow moaning as she gave birth , his ears sensitized to noises the rest of us would not have heard , as we sat talking and laughing around the fire . |