Example sentences of "and [v-ing] [pers pn] [conj] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Kelly smiled as she thought of his early attempts at cooking and the hours he 'd spent coaching and encouraging her while she 'd practised riding a finish on the back of the sofa .
2 Tidying up the mess and helping him or her to get to bed is not the best thing to do .
3 If she was n't , he slipped into her mind , the memory of her response to him both torment and humiliation , and dislodging him once he entered her thoughts proved far more difficult than keeping him out in the first place .
4 I quickly talked him out of that , telling him that he must find out the truth before passing judgment , and reminding him that he had had a good marriage .
5 ‘ In a way , Matey , in a way , ’ said Dr Neil , lazily catching at her hand and pressing it as she passed him .
6 ‘ The Master commends his slave for the quality of the breakfast as well as the weather , ’ said Dr Neil , catching at her hand and pressing it as she walked by .
7 I charged at them , yelping encouragement to the wheelbarrow , and patting it when it had done well .
8 Erm the only thing that occurred to me I just wondered if she knew somebody who had a dearly loved dog that , did n't want to train it but you know she could perhaps just take along for the joy of running it and training it but I think part of the pleasure is the reflected glory you know it 's my dog
9 A headmaster friend told me recently that he had burst into a classroom mistakenly thinking some pupils were up to no good , only to discover it was drama ; and I recall one of my own students , in playing the role of a prisoner-of-war camp commandant berating the ‘ prisoners ’ and warning them that he had ways of finding out where the missing prisoner was if he did n't own up , was somewhat taken aback to hear the voice of the school caretaker call from the other end of the drama hall , ‘ There 's a boy here , Mr. Ainscough , skulking by this radiator ’ !
10 Work out ways of splitting the incoming crowd and directing them where you want them to go .
11 Adam went back to his private world as the plane bucked across the sky , the unseen hands of the veering winds twisting and turning it as it flew towards Hanover .
12 That dust was billowing and choking them as they struggled to ascend .
13 Bankers ' acceptances are one of the main ways by which the Bank of England manages the money supply , buying them from the banking system , via the discount houses , in order to inject cash into the banking system , and selling them when it wants to take cash out of the banking system .
14 He saw that two men were now holding me , pushing me down and punching me and he recognized the man who was walking up the stairs .
15 The grain was too complex and cross for him , the blade stuck , and in the same instant Isambard stretched both arms over the boy 's shoulders and seized his hands , forcing them apart and wringing them until he twisted with pain and let go both the knife and the wood .
16 ‘ You can have another go later , ’ she said , taking Belinda 's hand and steadying her as she dismounted , ‘ but there are lots of other things to see ; you do n't want to spend your money all at once . ’
17 Plus , taking , keeping it and doing it if you see benefit in that .
18 In the case of working class women , intervention by primarily middle class volunteers or state officials often served to increase their burdens by exacting higher standards of childcare and housekeeping — what Anna Martin called holding the mother to her task of making bricks without straw — and punishing her if she failed .
19 Arups worked out a method of cutting out the rusted iron in very small sections and strengthening it as they went along .
20 I was doing the scrubbing and Changez was miserably holding the bucket in the deserted shop and asking me if I had any more Harold Robbins novels he could borrow .
21 That left me with dozens of portly gentlemen in blue who spent the rest of the night eating my shortbread , drinking my coffee and asking me if I knew Terry Wogan .
22 He had been pointing out of the window and asking me if I liked the weather or the colour of the cows .
23 We set off in file moving along a narrow gauge railway in pitch darkness I was trying desperately to keep in contact with the Frenchman in front of me and cursing him when he stopped suddenly , causing me to bang my face on his rucksack .
24 ‘ You can carry on doing my washing , if that will please you — and knowing you as I do , I do n't doubt you 'll be in here at least once or twice a week clearing things up and telling me what a mess I 'm living in — just as you do now .
25 ‘ OK , ’ he said , taking her money and recounting it before he handed her the ticket .
26 A psychiatrist emphasized the importance of preparing for the emotion of loss and recognizing it when it comes .
27 You know , I think we 've that nobody keeps us We 've had a name over the years that we 're an expensive carrier , and it 's just sort of keep going and educating them that we 've come down in the market or ,
28 She now moved a few steps backwards and sat down again , straightening out one leg and rubbing it as she did so .
29 I 've got the phone number er it 's just a case now of er getting on and getting it advertised and marketing it but it 's all been signed
30 It 's worth taking the assumption by the scruff of the neck and shaking it till it falls apart , otherwise there will be no fundamental lasting change in relationships , the school will remain inward looking with no real growth in active listening and responding .
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