Example sentences of "laughing [coord] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paisley was in his element , at one point stopping two old ladies to say ‘ We 're here to introduce this young lad to you 'cos you 'll not recognize him , will you ? ’ , laughing and nodding in the direction of Kilfedder , who , with a 13,000 vote majority , needed no introduction in North Down . |
| 2 | The antler and noose would be used in the mock execution of the Morrisman , and the wild jig would bring everyone on to the green , laughing and screaming in the hot , summer night … |
| 3 | But what struck like an ice-cold knife into Owen 's heart was the group of six or seven men standing in the middle of the road , between him and the fire , laughing and jeering at the villagers ' puny efforts to save their homes . |
| 4 | She stood up , holding her hands to her face , laughing and weeping at the same time , gasping for breath , feeling her heart and only finally throwing her arms up in joy . |
| 5 | The woman from Ty Fach is laughing and shouting in the night . |
| 6 | He saw Sendei laughing and joking about an acquaintance one night in the Seminary bar . |
| 7 | They were laughing and joking throughout the meal . |
| 8 | For laughing and singing at a funeral her husband gave her a reproving tap , and she had to return to her home in the lake . |
| 9 | One day everyone was laughing and singing in the Delhi gardens , covering each other with pink powder and coloured Holi-water ; the next they had imprisoned themselves in the silent air-conditioned purdah of their bedrooms and offices , waiting patiently for the reprieve of evening . |
| 10 | She 'd been amazed to see Nelson working for her — and even more amazed to see how good he was at it , laughing and chatting with the customers , apparently having the time of his life . |
| 11 | Nails was laughing and shivering at the same time , so excited that he felt almost ill with it . |
| 12 | I stopped laughing and sat on the floor , back to the wall , legs out straight . |
| 13 | He subsequently saw them laughing and talking with the guard before the train left Birmingham and described both youngsters as well dressed ; the boy was wearing a school uniform of yellow and brown with cap to match and scarf . |
| 14 | We could hear them laughing and chattering beyond the reeds , their dresses flashing bright glints of colour through the green stalks . |
| 15 | And then , as they all stood laughing and chattering in the cold wind , the sense of desolation swept over him again . |
| 16 | A steamboat excursion in the early 1900s has smartly dressed white revellers , boaters on their heads , laughing and dancing on the promenade deck while in the bowels of the ship squat the exhausted , begrimed black deckhands . |
| 17 | The two women held one another , laughing and crying at the same time , while little Danny pulled at Ruth 's skirt , wanting to know , ‘ Who 's that lady , Mam ? ’ |
| 18 | Suddenly the anguish was gone and she was laughing and crying at the same time . |
| 19 | Eyewitnesses indicate that ‘ the couple spent three hours laughing and cuddling at a Melbourne nightclub . ’ |