Example sentences of "[adv] and [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had located the dreaded Carol easily enough and reclaiming the pendant had been a piece of cake , well , a piece of more than cake , actually . |
| 2 | Slipping inside and closing the door , he switched on the light and examined his surroundings . |
| 3 | He urged her forward , turning her towards the passenger door of the sleek Jaguar before handing her inside and closing the door . |
| 4 | Also they are arrows , pointing outwards and confirming the concavity of each side . |
| 5 | I lay there , half crying and pretending not to be hurt , as Charlie continued to pace , flinging flowered clothes into the street below and discussing the possibility of a police force being set up to arrest and imprison rock guitarists who bent their knees while they played . |
| 6 | The 6,020 square-metre terrace is capped by three unequal cones , admitting light to the areas below and symbolising the classic triad of the visual arts : architecture , painting and sculpture . |
| 7 | Reza Shah exiled one ayatollah who dared to criticize the Shah 's female relations for entering a shrine unveiled , Indeed , one of his military aides was said to have violated the sanctuary of the shrine by marching in and dragging the ayatollah out by his beard , so that the Shah could whip him for his lese-majeste . |
| 8 | The eight-man team train by hauling a barrel of concrete up a telegraph pole using a pulley system — and then digging in and holding the 810 kilo load aloft for up to half an hour . |
| 9 | The work of photographer Catherine Yass , was to be found in , of all places , a gallery , and , ironically , of the artist reviewed her , she is probably the most experienced in exhibiting in and accommodating the ‘ public place ’ . |
| 10 | You could n't bear the thought of a chit of a girl sweeping in and scooping the jackpot . |
| 11 | ‘ I put last season 's success down to Trevor Anderson coming in and firing the team up after Eric Bowyer 's departure . |
| 12 | So vast quantities of stone were stockpiled along the way , and gangs of territorials , perhaps 1,000 in all , were set to work around the clock filling in and levelling the holes as they formed . |
| 13 | ‘ I did n't want anyone bursting in and getting the wrong idea , like you have , ’ Donna said , smiling again . |
| 14 | But if Ken wanted to sit in and watching the good results coming in |
| 15 | I w I was in and seeing the Doctor |
| 16 | She cited In re Wallace ( 1885 ) 14 Q.B.D. 22. ( 2 ) The bankruptcy process is very much concerned with getting in and distributing the assets of the bankrupt . |
| 17 | Some simply washed in the pool of water meant for each eagle , dipping their heads and wings in and letting the water run down their backs . |
| 18 | But he said there is a gang going round , and some are putting the chimneys on and the others are going in and doing the flues . |
| 19 | And we had erm we , there was a few changes during that time , we used to get troops coming in and occupying the classroom , and we maybe , at the very early days I can remember having to go to the Street School and also the Street Hall which belong that was a church hall . |
| 20 | As taxpayers , they pay the cost of buying in and storing the meat and then pay again when they shop , because intervention keeps prices well above real commercial levels . |
| 21 | Maybe it 'll keep them from breaking in and rifling the till . ’ |
| 22 | But attackers have hijacked cars waiting at traffic lights and road junctions by simply opening the passenger door , jumping in and forcing the driver to a more deserted area . |
| 23 | Marx , in particular , had already noted this fact in several places , but he explained the phenomenon of internal division as a transitional one ; as evidence of a stage in which private property and individual families were coming in and undermining the communal descent group . |
| 24 | Now that he 's settled in and understanding the language a bit better , I thought it was an appropriate time to congratulate and welcome him to Carnoustie . |
| 25 | Principally there were at that time other interested parties in the premises er and also erm Mr saw it as essential er that er they were in and running the business er well before the time of the Christmas trade which was rapidly approaching then , then it being late August and er he wanted to make sure that they were in in in time for them to be able to take advantage of those bookings that they anticipated . |
| 26 | Polly worked swiftly , hauling in and securing the various ropes . |
| 27 | ‘ Our conversation did not end to my satisfaction , ’ he informed her tightly , coming in and closing the door . |
| 28 | When insulin was introduced its use in less severe form was continued with the intention of keeping the dose of insulin down and controlling the blood glucose . |
| 29 | looking down and seeing the young man again . |
| 30 | SUMMERCHILD : A feeling of — I don t know — looking down and seeing the world stretching away over the horizon . |