Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [conj] [v-ing] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could be heard hawking and coughing in the upstairs bedroom . |
| 2 | Firemen from Grangetown cut through a wooden shaft linking a metal grass roller and its handle to free the leg of a ten-year-old boy who got trapped while playing in Smith 's Dock Park , Normanby . |
| 3 | C There will be certain knowledge and skills that you will need to acquire while working in the surgical ward . |
| 4 | Although her career has developed while working in England , the move to Lothian is a return to Scotland for Elizabeth . |
| 5 | From the age of about six months , your baby will enjoy splashing and kicking in the bath , as long as you are holding on to her . |
| 6 | History has shown that investing in the stock market during times of economic recovery has proved rewarding for investors who are looking for a good return over the longer term . |
| 7 | The national monopoly has disappeared and auctioning in France has been opened up to other Europeans , but auctioneers will remain officers appointed by the Minister of Justice . |
| 8 | The enthusiasm of both Margery Kempe and Richard Rolle for adopting a life-style which would itself openly express a response to God 's love as revealed in the Incarnation and their desire to teach others of this , betrays a deeply felt response to Franciscan teaching ; while Walter Hilton 's beautifully structured account of the progress to essential human fulfilment as inward discovery of the reality of Christ incarnate dying to sin but rising in love , one in heart and mind with God , places Walter Hilton squarely in the tradition of the theology of the Augustinian friars . |
| 9 | It is also worth noting that dealing need not actually take place ; the minimum requirement is merely that the insider had reasonable cause to believe that dealing in the relevant shares would take place . |
| 10 | Should n't keep smoking and fighting in the middle of the front room . |
| 11 | During the ‘ kihon ’ exercises ( basic training in class ) , the whole club practises punching and blocking in long lines , moving down the hall until space runs out . |
| 12 | The Liberal Democrats happen to believe that investing in our children 's future will provide the highest dividends of all ; and the better quality of life which a good education brings . |
| 13 | I do , I like , do you think I could have a copy of anything you 've got to date because lying in my desk this morning is something I have to prepare a briefing note for my chairman and I was thinking about that recent one , but I could n't put my hand on it Robert , absolutely updated on exactly where we are . |
| 14 | I recognise that it may also be tinged with a note of bias , for I passionately believe with the project organisers that school and community are parallel and co-operative agencies in the education of young children , and that to establish understanding , as well as to promote real creativity , children should begin reading and learning in the language they speak at home . |
| 15 | This 9.6 volt machine with a 10mm chuck , two speed gearbox , variable speed trigger and electric brake makes the 6092DWK a very capable power tool for any job , whether it involves drilling or screwing in materials such as wood , metal , plastics or laminates . |
| 16 | We enjoyed walking and playing in the surrounding countryside . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | But Deana 's persecution , continued more subtly and covertly as the days went by , had left its sting , and she began to wonder if living in the nurses ' home was really the right thing . |
| 19 | He began shouting and screaming in a total panic . |
| 20 | Gebrec began expostulating and pointing in Fernand 's direction ; Bonard patted his arm and wagged a finger , glancing towards the bus as if saying something like ‘ Not in front of the children ’ . |
| 21 | Not fully understanding his intent , she shrank away from him protectively and the animal , sensing her unease , began snickering and struggling in her arms . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Henry the bunny keeps disappearing and reappearing in a top hat , paper flowers blossom from a seemingly empty vase and handkerchiefs change colour to the call of Abracadabra . |
| 24 | Thus cis-double bonds ( I ) , o- and m-phenylene groups ( 11 ) , or cis-oriented puckered rings ( III ) , all encourage bending and twisting in the chains and make regular close-packing very difficult . |
| 25 | At night , she still dreamt of the endless drugged hours she had spent jolting and rolling in the darkness of the car-boot , the hours of motion on land and sea of which she had only been dimly aware . |
| 26 | Painful bowel movements were thought to be present if the child complained of pain during defecation or when the child exhibited screaming or crying in anticipation of , or during , defecation , if the parent reported blood on the stool or if the child had an anal fissure present at the time of examination . |
| 27 | The bourgeoisie as a class found enormous difficulty in combining getting and spending in a morally satisfactory manner , just as it failed to solve the equivalent material problem , how to secure a succession of equally dynamic and capable businessmen within the same family , a fact which increased the role of daughters , who could introduce new blood into the business complex . |
| 28 | The peculiar nature of this journey , that the willed progress is experienced as a divine gift , is a consequence of this theology : In chapter twenty-four Hilton uses the repetitions and cadences of rhetoric to convey this recognition of the activities of a God whose powers are conceived in Trinitarian terms of creating giving and responding in love at the heart of the self : At this point Hilton widens the scope of the metaphor of the journey to Jerusalem — the knowledge of Christ in the soul — by warning that the way from the light of the world to the light of heaven leads through darkness which he describes as " a tymeful space bitwix two daies " ( 24.89v. – 234 ) . |
| 29 | Films that have departed widely from ‘ realistic ’ expectations , for example the Astaire/Rogers musicals of the 1930s and the great MGM musicals of the '50s in which people start singing and dancing in the street to the accompaniment of an invisible orchestra , have followed an alternative set of rules , drawn originally from the theatre , theatre proper does n't need realism , since it has reality . |
| 30 | 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 . |