Example sentences of "[v-ing] and [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A lip is not needed on the underside to form a key to the adhesive ; however , tonguing and grooving on the edges will help to locate the blocks during laying , maintain an even surface and reduce the possibility of loosening of individual blocks . |
| 2 | Scathach 's horse panicked and he shouted at the creature , which stamped in the water , twisting and tugging with discomfort . |
| 3 | Outside in the howling , flobs of rain were twisting and twining around the few remaining hutches . |
| 4 | She stared at the creature twisting and wriggling in the glass . |
| 5 | The more the men whistled , the more ribald their remarks , the faster she walked ; but the faster she walked , the more of a sexual object , or sexual quarry , she became , twisting and turning between the rows of benches ( for she soon lost her bearings ) , stumbling over piles of metal parts , skidding on the oily floor , her cheeks as red as her hair , the wings of her nostrils white , her eyes fixed steadfastly ahead , refusing to meet the gaze of her tormentors. ‘ 'Allo , darlin' , lookin' for me ? |
| 6 | And thus , it would roar through the upper reaches of the Severn , twisting and turning through the green fields of Gloucestershire . |
| 7 | Moving over the snow , he was like a bird in flight , twisting and turning with total ease , at one with the elements . |
| 8 | She turns the water to steam and frees the light inside her , twisting and turning in a sparkling , spinning column . |
| 9 | They dragged her by her arms as she shouted , twisting and turning in their grasp . |
| 10 | And now the children also saw the long thin slimy yellow-bellied lizard-like creature twisting and turning in the glass , and they squirmed and jumped about as well , shouting , ‘ What is it ? |
| 11 | A few early lapwings were on territory , twisting and turning in frantic display , and little doubt the local crows had already noted the fact for future reference . |
| 12 | The handkerchief that she 'd been twisting and untwisting at our first interview came out again , this time to her eyes . |
| 13 | The tournament doctor may be able to reduce the dislocation by twisting and pulling on the injured limb , but even if he is successful , that is the end of your day 's competition . |
| 14 | The members spend their evenings twisting and stretching on their mats . |
| 15 | Once Richards had to dive out of the way as Tribe , twisting and stretching in his straps lurched across the formation . |
| 16 | In 1629 the Tsar Mikhail severely reproved Louis XIII himself for failing to use his full title in official letters and warned him that " We can not approve your habit of wishing to be our friend and yet denying and taking from us the titles and qualities which almighty God has given us and which we so justly possess . " |
| 17 | Now it was leaping and hopping among the grass tussocks , striking at the two rabbits with terrible darts of its head . |
| 18 | ‘ It sprang from the tightness of his jeans , leaping and rearing from the shorts that draped it . |
| 19 | It was noted however and then the theory was that perhaps you had stumbled when you were out walking and fallen in the river . |
| 20 | Adam stopped walking and stared at her . |
| 21 | He stopped walking and looked at the scrubland now directly in front of them . |
| 22 | I spend days walking and looking for compositions . |
| 23 | Paul Traynor is a freelance journalist who has been walking and backpacking at home and abroad for over 25 years |
| 24 | all the way up to the mountains , you could walk so far you could nearly cross over and go to another village right up the mountains , just keep walking and walking for ever , or you could go into the |
| 25 | He had a vision of the people of the country , walking and walking in endless droves , like pilgrims , across a battlefield shaken by the explosions of guns ; and as the smoke blew into their eyes , the people turned , desperate to see their homes again , but behind them a great dark channel had opened , with torn precipitous sides , and there was no way back … |
| 26 | We enjoyed walking and playing in the surrounding countryside . |
| 27 | The hierarchy of facilities provided for walking and cycling in Buxtehude is thus extensive as Figure 6.20 shows , ranging from pedestrianised areas , pedestrian priority routes , shared tracks for walking and cycling , cycle lanes along main routes , cycle priority streets and cycle lanes in roads . |
| 28 | Leonard spent hours walking and cycling around the neighbourhood looking for it . |
| 29 | He did a lot of walking now — walking and going to the pictures . |
| 30 | ‘ You better stop sulking and apologize to your mother or I wo n't take you to Argentina . ’ |