Example sentences of "[verb] [coord] [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Beyond Postojna the roads became increasingly worse , twisting and turning as we went through at Janene on the Croatian border where it was explained that we would have to pay a reduced fee ( as we were carrying humanitarian goods ) of 13DM in order to acquire the appropriate papers to allow us to enter Croatia . |
| 2 | Always bleating and moaning because he has n't got a son — no one to carry on the Great Name of Graham — She gave a short guffaw . |
| 3 | Explosives experts were planning to set off mines to destroy the underground conduits which keep the lava from cooling and solidifying before it reaches inhabited areas farther down the mountain . |
| 4 | He 's got a flair ( not a formula ) for knowing what his customers want and ensuring that they get it . |
| 5 | For there are other plates surrounding the Pacific Plate and they jostle and crash against each other , like ice floes at break-up time ; and as they jostle so they tide up against each other , pushing each other deeper , cracking and bending as they do so — only on a global scale , and with extraordinary consequences . |
| 6 | Some of them take a second or two to stop whirring and clacking as they wind tape off a drum . |
| 7 | After five minutes they were well away from the school , chasing along the road , laughing and yelling as they pitched the ball back and forth between them . |
| 8 | She settled the old lady on a stretcher near the door , so that she could see the sunlit complex , and the happy holidaymakers laughing and shouting as they played in the pool , their conversations a mixture of Spanish and English . |
| 9 | We 're laughing and panting as we clamber through the sucking stones . |
| 10 | When they disappeared he turned his attention to a couple of girls who were laughing and giggling as they flung an orange frisbee at each other . |
| 11 | The kite just kept snapping and flapping and flapping and snapping and it hauled the girl off the earth and into the air , winch and all . |
| 12 | It was , after all , a wonderful sensation creeping through her in response to his lips , and she found herself drifting into co-operation with him , holding his perfect body against her , feeling his heart beat and knowing that they fitted together in a most satisfactory way . |
| 13 | I said , Richard we 're not pushing and nosing but we want doing right . |
| 14 | Again , in contrast to the fascination of some artists with scouring , scraping or generally savaging paint and canvas , Roxy Walsh treats her materials sensitively : caressing and nurturing until they blossom . |
| 15 | I was rabbiting and rabbiting and rabbiting as we drank our tea . |
| 16 | You will need to telephone the ‘ various local offices ( local to the place where you are going to live , not where you are now ) and make sure that a telephone will be laid on , the gas meter will be read , the electricity meter will be read and that all the services will be connected and functioning when you arrive on the day . |
| 17 | His feet echo on the boards , a pause , then splashing and spluttering as he dives low out into the lake . |
| 18 | He then explained that William Tidbury could not be convicted of aiding and abetting because he had not been charged with that crime . |
| 19 | He was pin high to the left of the flag and the crowd was stamping and cheering as we walked down to the green . |
| 20 | Or he 'll be round here , stamping and yelling and I have n't the strength for it . ’ |
| 21 | He received a letter the next day apologizing and accepting that he had not been in possession of a stolen car . |
| 22 | And then , suddenly , she was struggling and screaming and I had to hold her wrists to stop her from scratching me . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Jack , please , ’ she whimpered , and he diverted his attention lower , stroking and taunting until she thought she would die . |
| 24 | Coughing and spluttering as she gasped for air , Laura was jerked into consciousness by the sound of a high-pitched giggle and the feel of a wet kiss on her cheek . |
| 25 | Most pumps have a filter to clean the incoming air , and this needs cleaning or replacing when it gets dirty . |
| 26 | Across the water , the loud hailers were blaring and squealing as they had in the winter , when Tzani-bey had caught and herded the Order . |
| 27 | Looking up to the blue sky , she watched the many birds flying overhead , chattering and screaming as they passed out of sight . |
| 28 | We were out of our depth in the sea , and I suppose we forgot to tread water in the excitement of the moment and the next thing I knew , we were both submerged and choking and spluttering as we pushed our way back to the surface . |
| 29 | The roiling forms of her face resolved themselves like pieces of a multi-faceted jigsaw , turning and turning as they found their place , concealing countless other configurations — rare , wretched , bestial , dazzling — behind the shell of a congruous reality . |
| 30 | ( 2 ) The buyer may attempt to induce shareholders to accept the tender offer ( and not " wait and see " ) by expressly stating or implying that he does not intend to make a full bid . |