Example sentences of "[noun] and [v-ing] [pron] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tod and I reclined on the wrung bedding as Irene advanced into the room , holding a tightly gripped paper tissue to her eyes and calling us a piece of shit . |
| 2 | The prospects may therefore be good for a long-term strategy which aims at both restricting the scale of most operating units and granting them a reasonable degree of operational autonomy in order to make participative democracy a feasible proposition , while developing further the economies of administration , co-ordination , etc. which are at present realised by large-scale enterprises . |
| 3 | Suppose your neighbour 's tree grows into your garden , obscuring your light and giving you a harmful consumption externality . |
| 4 | We will concentrate on styling and giving them a different driving feel . |
| 5 | Of course , back then , the proles could n't get enough of me , waving their grotty flags at the wedding and saying what a breath of fresh air I was and calling their filthy little daughters Sarah . |
| 6 | ‘ Of course , that 's it , chérie , ’ said Lapointe , putting an arm round the fräulein and giving her a squeeze . |
| 7 | Whereas , taking him taking one guy a week for a week , is putting no-one in jeopardy and giving somebody a decent wage for a week . |
| 8 | The methods of testing varies from kit to kit , but most consist of taking a sample of water and adding a few drops of the special reagent or tablet and giving it a shake . |
| 9 | With techno enjoying a second coming in Leeds and banging out of every other shop in the renovated arcades on Saturdays , some people were getting home after a day 's shopping and fancying something a bit different . |
| 10 | The hon. Member for Northampton , North ( Mr. Marlow ) has some interesting ways of looking at the problem , but he did not look at the fact that there are proven ways of taking young people who have committed offences and giving them a chance to confront their criminality . |
| 11 | Because I see it is of fundamental importance to achieving the environmental objectives for the new settlement and making it a decent place to live . |
| 12 | He treated his established artists as professional associates , entering into legal contracts and paying them a regular income in advance against sales . |
| 13 | When she got downstairs she headed towards the back of the house , with the vague idea of finding the kitchen and making herself a drink . |
| 14 | More like the diabolical Guy , Virginia thought sourly , going distractedly into the kitchen and pouring herself a glass of mango juice . |
| 15 | Being the only Leeds fan in a London inner city school with Alan Clarks famous speach about bring Success to Leeds in 3 Years , is causing me to go into cold shivers and giving me a pessimistic mood about the new season , I can still remember the years of telling school friends at the end of each season that we are rebuilding and that we would come up the next season . |
| 16 | The Movement came to her aid by sending her on a secretarial course and finding her a part-time job with a City accountant . |
| 17 | That was when they all realized acting like this was only playing into the hands of the authorities and giving them a real basis for enforcing their petty laws . |
| 18 | It has been found that taking them away from the contamination and giving them a healthy diet for a month can boost their damaged immune systems for up to 18 months . |
| 19 | Even in England , half-inch diameter hail stones are not unknown , and these will smash canopies and ruin the surfaces , causing very expensive damage and making it a matter of luck to get out of the area and down safely . |
| 20 | She bounced to the mirror to powder and tweak for a moment , catching Conroy 's eye and giving him a wink . |
| 21 | LIFESPAN records the fact that this assertion has been made by changing any development versions of modules in a package ( including the package module itself ) to approved versions and giving them a non-development issue number , such as 2.3 from 2.3C . |
| 22 | Dad was flaring his nostrils and giving him a wild stare . |
| 23 | Er it is then an opportunity of getting at five five individuals and giving them a a pretty thorough going over and and a lot of encouragement . |
| 24 | ‘ Of course it has n't all stemmed from that seed , ’ he continued , pouring a glass of fruit juice and offering me a bowl of seaplant mousse into which to dip my bran biscuit . |
| 25 | I think that 's what Priest , I mean I do n't know , Priest probably has a whole history of how he got is Esquire style , but Vincent went over there and had something to do with it , and I really think that taking the old style stuff and giving it a new spin helped , and the difference between what we 're doing and what the California crowd was doing — and this was also the time of punk rock — was that we were using traditional typefaces and they were |
| 26 | To head off a tantrum , try squirting a shot of washing-up liquid into a beaker , adding a bit of water and giving her a drinking straw to blow bubbles with . |
| 27 | All you have to do , Laura , is to tell him that you love him , ’ she 'd added , putting her arms around her old friend and giving her a hug . |
| 28 | The search operation implies units of soldiers taking a village apart , over-turning haystacks , looking under floor coverings and making themselves a thoroughly unpleasant nuisance ; any Protest would merit instant reprisal . |
| 29 | Manningham was in full flood , downing his drink and pouring himself a fresh one . |
| 30 | This , and the free labour conflict conducted by the Shipping Federation , troubled him less , however , than the Federation 's malicious attempts to destroy his credibility and that of the union by maligning his character and labelling him a criminal . |