Example sentences of "[v-ing] and [noun sg] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Droning Dot and nurdish Nigel do have the odd laugh , but there 's never been a character who you could call easy going and game for a laugh . |
| 2 | Droning Dot and nurdish Nigel do have the odd laugh , but there 's never been a character who you could call easy going and game for a laugh . |
| 3 | The term ‘ pillar ’ indicates the purpose for which they are well suited — tying and training to a pillar , pole , tree stump or whatever — although of course they will also do quite well on a fence or wall . |
| 4 | I am pleased that he mentioned coppicing and wood as a fuel , because there is no doubt that with the increasing amount of agricultural land at our disposal wood as a fuel , including coppicing , could be an important part of our renewable energy strategy in future . |
| 5 | In the burning pages , he imagined his electro-acoustic instruments sparking and self-destructing like a spaceship set at the end of a low-budget science fiction film . |
| 6 | Indeed , the planning , planting and growing of a window box or tub is a real challenge , calling for a mixture of inspiration and skill . |
| 7 | Dolphin groups tend to travel in specific formations , exhibiting refined and developed skills in working and cc-operating as a group . |
| 8 | This would give the staff involved in the creation , updating and processing of a data base ( the basic information to be stored in the computer ) . |