Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] [v-ing] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All that changed , as inevitably it had to , but it was lovely and warm and fulfilling while it lasted . |
| 2 | A car was coming up the track at high speed , creaking and groaning as it went over the bumps . |
| 3 | Even as she tried to evade him , he was drawing her closer , making the blood sing in her veins as he smiled down at her , the hypnotic blue eyes half shuttered but still as powerful , as he raised a firm hand to the back of her head , guiding her face towards his own , his mouth seeking the trembling softness of hers , hard and demanding as it reached its goal , yet instantly becoming as gentle and manipulative as it had been when he had coaxed the throbbing melody from the borrowed trumpet . |
| 4 | The creature looked expectantly at Twoflower , its skin rippling and twitching as it sought to open its wings in the confines of the passage . |
| 5 | The adventure will become increasingly complex , deadly and demanding as it progresses . |
| 6 | In most housing a centre light fitting , for example , goes unquestioned , although people would find even daylight very harsh and glaring if it poured from the centre of the sky all day . |
| 7 | There is a particularly fine example in the last pas de deux of La Fille Mal Gardée where Lise and Colas weave themselves into an embrace which is so tender , gentle and loving that it arrives at the end of a phrase as the most natural thing in the world . |
| 8 | Deputies from Estonia 's Russian minority boycotted the vote on the new law , describing it as discriminatory and claiming that it violated the constitution of Soviet Estonia , although Estonian nationalist deputies countered that that document had ceased to be valid since the March 30 declaration of a transition to independence [ see pp. 37322 ; 37461-62 ] . |