Example sentences of "[v-ing] and give " in BNC.
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| 1 | She wanted to touch something , to hold on to something before she spoke , but there was nothing stable , only the hem of the sheet , twisting and giving way in her grip . |
| 2 | ‘ Sean had no business coming up there for me , interfering and giving orders and upsetting everyone here and there . ’ |
| 3 | The senior nurse will ensure that the learner is checking and giving drugs in the correct way . |
| 4 | Perhaps he was more specific , speaking of what he usually saw when he came to work in the morning — Eva in her blue silk pyjamas and red robe shouting and laughing and giving orders to me for breakfast , and reading aloud from the papers . |
| 5 | There are very few ‘ angel ’ daughters or ‘ monster ’ mothers around : just millions of women , both young and old , living and giving , to the best of their ability , under the same roof , sometimes beset by problems of herculean proportions which are none of their making . |
| 6 | Even better were the days when there was no box and she and Andrew rode home together through the short dark evenings , gentle friends , warm goodnights calling to them , stresses of the day , wonderful or not so wonderful , over and past , the time for loving and giving nearer … |
| 7 | Nicandra , whose living was loving and giving , felt a vindictive suspicion rising like scum to the surface of her acceptance . |
| 8 | ‘ You 're truly my heart 's desire — honest , loving and giving … åd so very , very beautiful . ’ |
| 9 | Fruitful though this has been in promoting and giving direction to research , its uncritical pursuit only serves to advance a reductionist and therefore an inadequate view of man . |
| 10 | The essential feature of the community of Jerusalem Christians was their total other-worldliness , i.e. the three-key decision ( a ) between work and leisure ; ( b ) between consumption , saving and giving ; and ( c ) between accumulating and selling assets was not to be influenced by personal consumption and gain . |
| 11 | She stopped shouting and gave up hammering on the door . |
| 12 | We wrote these extraordinary shows , and then I just put on a dinner-jacket , started singing and gave them up . ’ |
| 13 | say why you are phoning and give the job title and name of contact ; |
| 14 | There have been cases reported of gonorrhoea being passed on within four or five hours of its having been acquired , so , unlike the case with syphilis , there is no ‘ safe ’ period between catching and giving the infection . |
| 15 | ‘ Oh , indeed , ’ riposted Sally-Anne , eyes flashing and giving off all the danger signs which her family would have recognised . |
| 16 | The first jog round the block got his heart racing and gave him an appetite . |
| 17 | By earning millions from racing and giving pennies back , says the Jockey Club , the bookmakers are sucking the sport dry . |
| 18 | The policy should detail approved cleansing and disinfectant products , methods for cleaning and give references to pertinent expert advisory documents , such as those on the care of people diagnosed with hepatitis B or HIV infection ( HMSO , 1990 ) . |
| 19 | The dry crisp tone of the side-drum makes it an ideal instrument for emphasizing and giving clearness to rhythmical patterns of almost any speed and intricacy . |
| 20 | The aggregated dogwhelks are feeding and give the appearance of a hunting pack ( that is not the reason for the name dogwhelk ! ) . |
| 21 | Mrs Quigley was hyperventilating and giving me some very dirty looks indeed . |
| 22 | The replaceable blade has peg toothing and gives a smooth cut in green and dry wood . |
| 23 | In the classroom , on the other hand , getting and giving is more nearly related to achievement . |
| 24 | Its richness and flexibility make it extremely useful in doubling and giving clearness to important melodic bass parts played by cellos , double basses , etc . |
| 25 | Veronica Shaw of Veronica 's Restaurant , London W2 , will be demonstrating and giving away recipes at the Horticultural Old Hall , Westminster , from April 30-May 3rd , admission £4 . |
| 26 | Parents in this dilemma might think carefully about being more discriminating with their words of approval and with their reflex action to requests — that of giving and giving and giving . |
| 27 | Parents in this dilemma might think carefully about being more discriminating with their words of approval and with their reflex action to requests — that of giving and giving and giving . |
| 28 | The idea is to produce a smooth zig-zag stitch with the sewing machine which does not catch the knitting in the machine foot , does not pucker , stops the cut edge from fraying and gives confidence to those who are about to cut the knitted fabric for the first time . |
| 29 | But she carried on dancing and gave a big smile |
| 30 | The dark-haired vibrancer caught him staring and gave him a withering look . |