Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Hindus saw subtle forces and proceeding energies crystallizing or condensing into gross matter . |
| 2 | It could be the result of using or working on certain materials , e.g. lead ; of labour in a harmful environment , e.g. damp , ill ventilated , fume or dust filled ; of harmful working postures ; or of the repetitive use of particular muscles or organs . |
| 3 | Thus disability relates to things people can not do such as going to work , cooking or participating in sporting activities . |
| 4 | In 1529 the reading , purchasing or possessing of proscribed books , attendance at any meeting of heretics , disputing about Holy Scripture , and want of respect for the images of God and the saints were all made crimes for which men were to be beheaded , women buried alive , and relapsed heretics burned . |
| 5 | These two styles of easy care trousers from calange are the epitome of simplicity and lightness , just what 's needed when climbing or walking in hot climates . |
| 6 | Moving over the snow , he was like a bird in flight , twisting and turning with total ease , at one with the elements . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 … |
| 9 | It was a deafening chorus of human agony ; a shrieking cacophony of men and women 's voices , dozens — perhaps hundreds of them — all wailing and shrieking in mortal torment . |
| 10 | For the average mixed adult class , where understanding and responding in basic linguistic situations is likely to be a primary aim , they provide a realistic stimulus for oral and aural activities . |
| 11 | Behind Mrs Fitton 's head the rooks were now tossing and tumbling like blown leaves . |
| 12 | After a restless night of tossing and turning on lumpy , wet French soil , Charlie was woken at four , and in turn kicked Tommy , who simply turned over and went straight back to sleep . |
| 13 | ‘ Plan to institute formal training programmes for all staff with system of record keeping and control by designated senior librarian ’ … |
| 14 | Once a chemical has entered a pond and caused widespread damage , it is essential to take everything out and scrub the entire pool several times , emptying and refilling with clean water before restocking with fish and plants . |
| 15 | The key is a European Community of nations trading and cooperating through sovereign parliaments . |
| 16 | I asked her how she would know when all her dabbing and rolling with Economy Pleat from Pretty would have fulfilled its purging task . |
| 17 | It was so hot that Perdita would have liked to have worn shorts or a dress , but her mosquito bites had come up in huge red bumps and were oozing and itching like mad , so she settled for her pale pink jeans and a dark blue shirt . |
| 18 | There are two main methods of representing and reasoning with diagnostic knowledge . |
| 19 | The car must have been exceptionally sturdy for it often had me driving and pedalling like mad , with one friend perched on the bonnet and another on the back . |
| 20 | I could feel my heart going boom-ba-di-boom — imagined my heart when it was dead , all its auricles and ventricles shrinking and wrinkling like burst balloons after my head got bashed in on the rocks . |
| 21 | If you can manage to get one photo of a gunmen in all that crowd , how many more were there they did n't get a photo of you know , erm , so that 's bull shit for a start the said that they only fired upon identified targets , going on motorbikes , and erm , I mean the thing is , the para 's are a highly disciplined , highly trained apparently at a you were n't even allowed to go out there without at least five years experience yeah , they were soldiers , they need and I ca n't believe that they negligibly you know , cos there was women and children there , and nearly all of them had wives and kids , you know , and there was reports from like the Irish saying oh yeah , they were mixing body er , care and body people and fucking laughing and joking over dead bodies and my old man said yeah if you just , if you just seen something drop most people will laugh and joke about it , you know I do n't know if you 've ever meet this sort of , old man , but the service sort of a , a unique sense of they can laugh at anything , you know they can see somebody with its guts put out in front of them and they 'll fucking crack out about it , its the only way they can stop themselves cracking up , or fucking crying sort of thing . |
| 22 | A battered dusty Seat pulled up and two women got out , laughing and chatting in Spanish , and Ruth calmed herself . |
| 23 | Rather than wait for the release of the third cinema outing , Ocean have written an excellent multilevel extravaganza , incorporating and improving on existing styles from the other two RoboCop games . |
| 24 | A racing crew will find that they can keep the power on while the yacht is weaving and dodging in close company . |
| 25 | Nausea of vomiting or retching with great anxiety . |
| 26 | Inside , they were all busily writing or drawing on small pieces of paper . |
| 27 | Many SSDs are developing or experimenting with similar schemes . |
| 28 | If a stepping motor is used to change the position of a mechanical load by several steps the system designer needs to know how much torque the motor can produce whilst accelerating , decelerating or running at constant speed . |
| 29 | The most common example of correction-praise going wrong is where a dog runs off and refuses to come back , either rabbiting or playing with other dogs . |
| 30 | Not only can responses be fixed in a way that reveals something of the foundations which underlie them but the method itself can also act as a catalyst for the kinds of looking that lead to increased perceptual awareness . |