Example sentences of "and [v-ing] [adv] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sort of looking out of your window and seeing just a blank concrete wall in front of you , day after day after day . |
| 2 | Two or three numbers might be required as input to a calculation lasting several hours , impossible to accomplish except by computer and producing only a small volume of output . |
| 3 | That 's torn it , thought Lydia , swallowing the smile , extinguishing the sexuality which she knew she had caused to flicker about her like burning brandy round the Christmas pudding , and adopting instead a workmanlike , country-walking air . |
| 4 | Around the turn of the century , there was much disenchantment with freemasonry because it was negating its original secrets of the occult and becoming more a social club and friendly society . |
| 5 | He may have been in his forties and driving either a grey , silver or light metallic-coloured car . |
| 6 | Perhaps through your letters page you will allow me this opportunity to urge all pencil manufacturers to consider making available their full range of leads ( coloured as well as graphite ) for holder use and saving annually a small forest of cedar wood and other trees used in producing the pleasing but expense and wasteful product . |
| 7 | So step two becomes , probably , reversing that vote and inserting instead a further amendment to the bill allowing for the social issue to be addressed , in line with the earlier decision of the House , after the treaty is ratified . |
| 8 | She was so happy with them , she called them Dad and Mum and living only a few streets away from her real mother , would visit her daily , calling her ‘ My mother 's sister ’ . |
| 9 | Who trains health professionals to give better antenatal and breastfeeding support as well as training and sustaining over a thousand of its own teachers and breastfeeding counsellors ? |
| 10 | His report noted the benefits of the machines for enhancing safety and costing just a tenth of ‘ live ’ training , saving millions of pounds . |
| 11 | Standard size is 16 x 25 x 39in , which is 40 x 63 x100cm , quite enough for a largish kite , and costing only a few pennies . |
| 12 | And the other one which is er Mr and that er has details of various convictions with er picture of his as a rather younger man er , various offences going back to nineteen seventy five and occupying quite a long space but there . |
| 13 | and filing away a rough edge . |
| 14 | Once again it was the Club Secretary Eddie who came to the fore maintaining his good form and romping home a clear winner . |
| 15 | Preece beat the keeper again five minutes later , controlling a pass from the right wing and rifling home a right foot shot from 10 yards out . |
| 16 | South of Loch Hourn is the wilderness of Knoydart known as the Rough Bounds , a region entirely without motor roads and having only a few lonely and unfrequented tracks through the mountain fastnesses . |
| 17 | Russell , who is again captain of the touring squad , again travelled to New Zealand to play for Mount Maunganui and while the team did not fare too well , the Stirling County professional was pleased with his form , averaging over 40 and taking quite a few wickets . |
| 18 | Using the gold frame and choosing either a rectangular or oval shape , you could then use a mid-brown mount with a gold line drawn around the aperture , and choose a plain cream or light beige silk or satin backing with a combination of flowers in various autumnal shades with some darker brown or green leaves , to help show off the flowers to their best advantage . |
| 19 | There are Houseparties on several other Greek islands , in Menorca ( with its own pool and tennis court ) , on the Algarve ( own pool ) , and at a lovely location in Kenya on Diani Beach , where once you 've gawped at the game there 's a centre to distract you with windsurfing , SCUBA diving and sailing just a few yards through the palm trees . |
| 20 | But erm , I woul what , erm , I also , the Hotel , we bought that the same way , they were selling that back and making quite a fair bit of profit , investing the money in arable land . |