Example sentences of "and [v-ing] [conj] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I fought for breath between heaves , snatching down flecks of vomit and coughing and spewing at the same time . |
| 2 | and hooing and cooing and sidling through the front teeth , |
| 3 | There was humping and heaving at Les Halles , and unloading and loading in the Cours Mirabeau , not to mention the display that had to be set up afresh daily . |
| 4 | Sam was gratified to be alone with his father and identified only the improvization and daring that lay in the situation , not the guilt and apprehension . |
| 5 | Quiss clawed at the wall , tearing the faded , yellowing books away from it , throwing them behind him like a dog digging a hole in the sand , bellowing incoherently and tearing and swiping at the wall , baring the green-black slate beneath as the torn , ripped pages fluttered away behind him falling to the grimy glass floor like some flat , grubby snow . |
| 6 | I was astonished , and a little dismayed , by the ease with which Dana entered into the spirit of things , giving Indian war-whoops and clowning and laughing in a way I thought was rather contemptible . |
| 7 | In addition , they said they appreciated the sense of acceptance , trust and understanding that emerged in the group . |
| 8 | There was much pushing and shoving and shouting and waving as the passengers at last began to disembark . |
| 9 | We paraded down the aisle , tapping loudly with our canes and shouting and whistling to the crowd . |
| 10 | When the salient vicinity includes another moving object , particularly a flying insect twisting and turning and diving in a desperate attempt to shake off its pursuer , the extra benefit to the bat of increasing its sample rate more than justifies the increased cost . |
| 11 | ‘ Er — it 's not my secret , ’ Maggie said evasively , getting up and wondering whether to dive into the water and refuse to surface . |
| 12 | long time see , see such an impression of dodgy back acting , poor old William Roche who plays Ken Barlow in Coronation Street has been moaning and groaning and wincing and rising in the most frightful and indeed the most convincing of manners , he has even for the match of the |
| 13 | Crowds coming and going and jammed on the bridge itself . |
| 14 | They were failing to recognize or were positively discounting the rights of those dissenting from their particular views of public order , and subjecting that dissent to the full coercion of the state . |
| 15 | For me and for many , a personal relationship with Jesus started on a Venture ( they were called ‘ camps ’ in my day ! ) and attending and serving on a venture were valuable stepping stones towards greater Christian maturity . |
| 16 | So keep out of arguments with other canines , stop your grousing and growling and behave in a mature manner . |
| 17 | It still means , however , to be up and running and organised at the erm |
| 18 | But erm the idea is have this up and running and look at the problems . |
| 19 | The chances are you wo n't sleep much though , because Monday is the big market day in Cavaillon and soon after midnight the carts and lorries and vans of the big fruit farmers ' co-operatives , of the market gardeners , of the tomato and garlic and onion growers , will start rattling and roaring and rumbling into the great open market in the place du Clos . |
| 20 | We thus tend to think of ourselves as machines , and when things go wrong treatment is organized along similar lines as it is for our machines — servicing , repairing and patching as dictated by the appearance of aches , pains and loss of function . |
| 21 | Since morning he had been in and out of the kitchen where Maggie and Mona were cleaning and tidying and preparing for the big meal . |
| 22 | The less thinking and interpreting that goes on the better . |
| 23 | I 'm telling ya , I 've just had it up to there honest I told Dave this morning , he says well he says I ca n't , he , you 're not losing anything , going and sitting and listening to the man |
| 24 | GRowling and SPitting and hiSSing from the margin ’ . ’ |
| 25 | there , there , there be fighting and shoving and pushing for the power and then it says there that it will look as though the , the north king will take all over , all over the what , what spread all over the earth and then it says gradually he will go right back to his ho go home , gradually will be stepping back , right back to his home and there 's going to be no helper for him |
| 26 | Most of the meetings are for the purposes of electing Elders and Deacons ; selecting dates for Communion and purging and adding to the roll in preparation ; electing a representative in the Presbytery and Synod ; and acting as a court of discipline . |