Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] and [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The aim is to clarify the issues underlying such questions , drawing on and developing the appropriate economic theory , and to provide some concrete empirical evidence . |
| 2 | And a few miles away Antony heard the boughs of the sycamore tree sawing together and watched the sinister patterns moved by the wind across the frosted glass of the bathroom window . |
| 3 | This , however , only reflects the complexity of the area and the difficulties of bringing together and understanding the diverse responses of individuals . |
| 4 | I lived in York for 17 years before returning home and saw the outer ring road being built there . |
| 5 | But I want to take my time over tackling up and savouring the prospect of the sport I hope to enjoy . |
| 6 | Thus when the chimpanzee , supplied in the laboratory with two boxes and a stick to reach a suspended bunch of bananas , stops leaping up and trying the reach them with its hands and instead puts one box on top of the other , climbs up and dislodges the bananas with the stick , it is using to the full its basic ability to suppress the automatic response — leaping up — in favour of the intelligent one — climbing up and reaching with the stick . |
| 7 | But he had to restrain himself from leaping up and switching the light off and peering out into the street from behind the curtains . |
| 8 | Flat-mount slide preparations were made by isolating the region of the hindbrain concerned , cutting at the dorsal midline , opening out and flattening the tissue , and mounting in glycerol . |
| 9 | Colour some fondant icing ( about 225g/8oz ) green and roll out on a surface dusted with icing sugar or cornflour to a similar-sized rectangle , and use to cover the cake drum , smoothing on and trimming the edges . |
| 10 | The emphasis of the book from now on is of a pragmatic nature , but I hope it is a sanctified pragmatism applied to operating within and shaping the contemporary manifestations of the Church of Christ . |
| 11 | looking down and seeing the young man again . |
| 12 | SUMMERCHILD : A feeling of — I don t know — looking down and seeing the world stretching away over the horizon . |
| 13 | A CALL for Christians to join Muslims in hunting down and killing the novelist Salman Rushdie was made yesterday by the speaker of Iran 's parliament , Ali Akbar Nateq-Nouri . |
| 14 | A CALL for Christians to join Muslims in hunting down and killing the novelist Salman Rushdie was made yesterday by the speaker of Iran 's parliament , Ali Akbar Nateq-Nouri . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Mature trees make this an attractive place but there is no offer of hospitality and nothing to delay a walker from passing through and entering the fell road beyond . |
| 17 | They did a mass formation practise for some show in Cairo , and he would get in the back of an Audax , throw off his parachute and Sutton harness , then kneel looking backwards and control the formation like the leader of the Halle . |
| 18 | By simply picking up and moving the categories ' names with the mouse I can reverse their positions and totally rebuild the worksheet … |
| 19 | It 's proved a good way of picking up and pigeonholing the plight of the young middle classes living in a country in retreat . |
| 20 | More than 20 plasterers were resident in Bristol in these years and what seems to have happened was that the two Tyndalls brooded over rolls of Chinese wallpaper and popular books of decorative devices like The Modern Builder 's Assistant ( 1757 ) , picking up and choosing the themes and the motifs that pleased them . |
| 21 | We start by picking up and examining the cube . |
| 22 | She is seen with Paris , whom she has persuaded to stay in Troy while his companions fight ; and Pandarus is also present , soaking up and intensifying the sensual atmosphere . |
| 23 | It prevents the hammer from bouncing up and hitting the string again . |
| 24 | If , on the other hand , you knew much more about what had to be done to solve the problem than the other person , then communicating clearly and testing the other person 's understanding would be higher priorities . |
| 25 | He ran through the sequence of the shots listening carefully and timing the spacing with the seconds hand of his watch . |
| 26 | This special art involves slightly fanning out and cramping the fore-edge to give a firm surface , and then painting on it , in very dry watercolours , a landscape or conversation piece . |
| 27 | The pilot , P/O Franek Surma steered the stricken aircraft away from the built-up area before bailing out and leaving the Spitfire to its ultimate fate . |
| 28 | She made the mistake of pausing here and inspecting the fish . |
| 29 | Twice I thought it was local interference or a plane passing overhead and twiddled the tuning knob . |
| 30 | Six residents are currently living there and enjoying the comforts of a very homely atmosphere . |