Example sentences of "and [v-ing] [adv] in [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now that a new season is upon us , I and a lot of other Carrick supporters were looking forward with very much optimism and excitement to challenging and competing seriously in all competitions . |
| 2 | They were expert at vanishing silently and reappearing suddenly in some unexpected place ; and in case of need the Lord Owen 's main stronghold of Glyndyfrdwy was no great distance away , mound and manor guarded by a curve of the Dee , down there to the south in the close confine of the valley . |
| 3 | Thirty years on , English is a large and entrenched subject , and there is no likelihood of putting the clock back , and starting again in some other way : my proposal for a division between Cultural Studies and a degree in poetry is a pragmatic proposal for a way out of current difficulties . |
| 4 | Fortified by the lull , Iraq 's President Saddam Hussein is consolidating his control at home and dabbling cautiously in some new adventures abroad . |
| 5 | ‘ It is a dangerous sport , every time you go out there , you put your neck on the line , and working together in that kind of atmosphere does make you closer . |