Example sentences of "[v-ing] and [pron] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The problem there I would suggest is the timescale between the things happening and it getting to the regulator and being digested . |
| 2 | I would suggest is the timescale between these things happening and it getting to the regulator and being digested . |
| 3 | At least , out here , I have — I admit this with shame — I have delivered an extended breech with the nurse giving chloroform at one end and praying and me delivering at the other end and swearing , and the baby lived , the mother lived , and everything was all right . |
| 4 | It starts raining and they rush for the car , where they have an afternoon sleep . |
| 5 | It was raining and they travelled on the bus in silence . |
| 6 | After we went through the second door , Buff stood without moving and he looked at the trees and did n't say anything . |
| 7 | We were speechless , but we morbidly crept towards him when a sudden snap from the forest warned that someone was approaching and we ran along the beach then through the trees , hearts pounding , and gasping for breath . |
| 8 | I immediately gestured to the Hurricanes to carry on to Malta by themselves as we were ditching and we turned for the coast ourselves , losing height all the way . |
| 9 | Asked about the reasons for his apparent about face , Hahn said : ‘ You 're always learning and I think in the past our view was wrong . |
| 10 | They learned part of the answer as dusk was falling and they came to the tower and castleton of Heiton , beyond Kale Water . |
| 11 | I just have to put it on when we 're talking and it goes on the tape you see |
| 12 | Yes , but pretends he 's not watching and he looks over the top of his paper . |
| 13 | The wind was freshening and he took in the mizzen-sail . |
| 14 | As she pushed the emptied skip back towards the scutching room for the umpteenth time , her legs simply stopped working and she sagged against the basket , fighting down a wave of dizziness and nausea . |
| 15 | I told her I 'd been dreaming and she sat on the bed and held my hand for a bit . |