Example sentences of "and [v-ing] they [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | And helping them to do it , ’ said Breeze zealously ; but Gay shook her head . |
2 | Then , as the heel touches the ground , lock your ankle and shift your weight forward with the knee bent , rocking forward onto the toes and using them to push you off to the next step . |
3 | The cleverness was in using the wealth of old prints lying around ignored and simplifying them to make them fresher and give them a contemporary feel . |
4 | Let , I said well the best thing ju to do erm er Pam I said is just to ignore them I said and ignoring them makes it you know ? |
5 | The mother who lives only through her children will face an empty future , for she is losing touch with the source of her own life , identifying with her creations and expecting them to sustain her . |
6 | We 've had a few people coming on and saying they want it to stay there or they want to leave it there but it 's the trees that 's really annoying people . |
7 | He gave the impression of telling the detectives what had happened and asking them to believe it on the authority of his charm and personality . |
8 | Not surprising , if you 're in the habit of picking up strange young men on canal boats and letting them cuddle you ! ’ |
9 | For manufactured goods , Malaysia has relied heavily on attracting foreigners to its Export processing Zones ( see below ) and letting them fight it out in the exports markets with the minimum of intervention . |
10 | They gave it shouting and yelling they meant it |
11 | We have written to all our customers outlining the situation and telling them to contact us if they are unsure of the situation . |