Example sentences of "or [v-ing] [pron] [adv prt] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where the eye often used to be bruised by hectic entrances and exits , Page now keeps his dancers on the stage , shifting them around in complex patterns or gathering them up in long architectural phrases . |
| 2 | A white face was the only qualification required for work , modelling or hamming it up in a TV commercial . |
| 3 | Someone who 's forever pushing her hair out of her eyes , or stuffing it up in a clip on top of her head simply looks harassed . |
| 4 | I had to say something humorous without being a smart-ass or putting her down in any way . |
| 5 | Fishermen of tropical seas who regularly catch sea snakes display little or no fear of them , handling them with impunity and either killing them or throwing them back in the water . |