Example sentences of "[v-ing] [coord] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Others were men of ‘ petit état ’ who , out of daring or a wish to commit pillage , took to this way of life . |
| 2 | Even companies like M&S have to do it from time : warn customers that something they 've bought could be dangerous and needs to be returned , either for repairing or a cash refund . |
| 3 | At stairwells or where glazing or a doorway extends to ceiling height , it may be necessary to terminate the cove at either side . |
| 4 | The student acquires knowledge , understanding and a range of competencies in a particular domain . |
| 5 | Situated in a tranquil area to the north of Forte dei Marmi , the spacious Villa Franchi is surrounded by well-maintained gardens with wide lawns for sunbathing and a verandah . |
| 6 | One of the highlights is a sketch book containing prints taken in the 1840s of people , ships , rigging and a street scene , which is estimated to sell for £20–30,000 ( $35–55,000 ) . |
| 7 | It is laying on colour TVs , seating and a glass of wine for men while they watch the match , while their other half does the shopping . |
| 8 | Martin Brundle put the Brabham-Yamaha into 12th place on the grid — despite not having the benefit of special fuel for qualifying and a rev limit of 12,000rpm as opposed to the 13,000rpm-plus enjoyed by other V12 users . |
| 9 | The CNAA and its board structure were beginning to respond to proposals for courses in what the annual reports termed ‘ rarer subjects ’ or subjects ‘ not traditionally covered by universities ’ , including printing business law , town planning , surveying and a range of technologies . |
| 10 | Mastery of mathematics , according to Cockroft , gives children a powerful means of communication , a way of representing , a way of explaining and a way of predicting . |
| 11 | The point I 'd like to make is that we 're here representing and a number of the parish councils in the Selby area . |
| 12 | Once seated the audience would see the theatre ceiling as though it were open to the sky at night ; stars twinkling and a moon shining . |
| 13 | This was not snoring but a kind of clicking , irregular and sporadic — that was what made it irritating — and liable to start when least expected . |
| 14 | It is not the student returning but a flood of visitors — a lady coming to teach Hungarian to students about to visit Budapest , a social worker sorting out a student with severe memory loss whose phone is about to be cut off , a personnel officer from the Civic Offices to recruit potential employees from students on the scheme and one or two others who just seem to have wandered in off the streets . |
| 15 | ‘ We can produce a fat-free French dressing or a mayonnaise which is 85 per cent fat-free , ’ she says . |
| 16 | Mostly they have a dry hacking cough with morning expectoration , increasing to a most violent , gagging cough with vomiting and a sensation as if their head would burst or fly to pieces . |
| 17 | Tonight expected to be dry with mist and fog patches forming and a ground frost in many places , the minimum temperature is down to one degree Celsius , thirty four Fahrenheit . |
| 18 | In his wake is left a highly-professional movie with some excellent knockabout acting and a level of pace and tension which exceeds the breakneck delights of its predecessor . |
| 19 | There are admittedly some lingering reminders of the love decade — chanting and a hint of prayer bells on one track , a couple of discreet freak-outs . |
| 20 | It proved impossible to rely on hand sanding and a system of mechanical shot-blasting was instituted , after which the plywood was dyed or stamped to indicate that it was safe to use . |
| 21 | Bronchitis of children with coarse rattling , coughing , gagging and a sense of suffocation |
| 22 | Bronchitis of children with coarse rattling , coughing , gagging and a sense of suffocation , weight and anxiety in the chest , after a rapid onset and they look dreadfully sick , drawn and pale ; the condition has come on rapidly . |
| 23 | Again , I would prefer to avoid laying down rules , which may prove inhibiting and a restriction on the imagination . |
| 24 | There was the novelty of a Teacher of Singing and a Science Lecturer ( each at 10/6d a lesson ) . |
| 25 | Pass through the village , and off to the right you will find a farmyard with chickens pecking , ducks waddling and a couple of horses grazing peacefully . |
| 26 | Police said the patrol car had its blue light flashing and a B-test on the driver proved negative . |
| 27 | It is not everyone who can boast a Spitfire rebuild at the end of the cabbage patch , but with Spencer masterminding and a couple of chaps from the King Air days — two years later the contents of 35 cardboard boxes in pristine Spitfire formation bearing Spencer 's distinctive red livery , graced the skies . |
| 28 | Millions of people living on the streets , congestion , pollution yet through it all , caring and a friendship which are not easy to come by even in the richest parts of the Western World . |
| 29 | In this extended discussion the author defines the caring professions as those whose members have both a commitment to caring and a task to care . |
| 30 | It was enough with Donnington 's preoccupation with his Home Guarding and a daughter who thought more of wounded soldiers than she did of family duty . |