Example sentences of "[verb] [coord] [v-ing] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Most pumps have a filter to clean the incoming air , and this needs cleaning or replacing when it gets dirty . |
| 4 | Without warning , a huge biplane burst from the side of a cloud-mountain , scattering castles and crags in puffs and wisps of smoke , its shadow gliding ahead , rising and falling as it sped across the wide landscape of cloud . |
| 5 | Inside the grand , evil smelling hall , a cassocked figure could be seen panting and swaying as it heaved a paper sack of chicken pellets from off the hall table onto the floor . |
| 6 | The rain kept starting and stopping and it looked as if most of our march was going to be in the wet . |
| 7 | Pneumonia during the prepatent phase may cause signs of dyspnoea and depression , whereas the presence of adult worms and excess mucus in the trachea lead to signs of asphyxia or suffocation with the bird gasping for air ; often there is a great deal of head shaking and coughing as it tries to rid itself of the obstruction . |
| 8 | ‘ Spends hours , usually late at night , gasping and wheezing until it seems he 'll collapse … |