Example sentences of "[v-ing] and [adj] [noun] [conj] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Distorting and painful killer when it spreads . |
| 2 | In the playground they had a sturdy wooden house with door and windows , climbing and swinging equipment and lots of small bicycles and tricycles . |
| 3 | All were transfixed by this group of laughing and exultant lesbians as they walked resolutely towards the rocky promontory stripping off their clothes with Amazonian brazenness . |
| 4 | The level of monitoring is increased , providing more time for interactions such as helping , encouraging , reassuring and supporting patients and their families . |
| 5 | Some authorities specify three sinks for dishwashing and allied work but it is hard to see any justification for them . |
| 6 | Gathering accurate information and perceptions on which to base our work has been a time consuming and laborious exercise but we have all learnt a great deal in the process and the model which has emerged appears to be acceptable to all of those who have been involved and the information networks have begun to do their time honoured job . |
| 7 | It 's nothing but screaming and colossal explosions and everything shaking and you keep thinking the next one is going to hit you , and you pray for it to stop , and it goes on , and on , and on . |
| 8 | The microcomputer is a means to an end and it provides an opportunity for developing search strategies because it is a unique storage medium which releases time for more cognitive skills within the information cycle of selecting , processing and communicating information and it is these educational skills which are valued by teachers and librarians . |
| 9 | The accounts provided in this chapter of the development officers ' work will have shown already the breadth of activities in which they were involved : assessing , visiting and supporting clients and their families ; recruiting , training and supervising support workers ; negotiating with other service-providers . |