Example sentences of "and [v-ing] [conj] we [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was pin high to the left of the flag and the crowd was stamping and cheering as we walked down to the green . |
| 2 | Andrew Holden , joint secretary of the Northern Examining Association , said : ‘ We will be looking at the position and seeing whether we think it is worthwhile to offer a similar scheme or whether we would prefer to cut the general level of fees so that we are competing on even terms . ’ |
| 3 | I subsequently wrote to you thanking you for this most generous offer and explaining that we wanted to use them as prizes in a raffle but were unable to proceed at that time . |
| 4 | You are Scottish ? ’ and each time she touches my kilt with her hand , throwing her head back and laughing as we spin around the dance floor . |
| 5 | Then , assuming " phantom " chains , the change in free energy per chain as the end-to-end vector R changes to is Averaging over all chains and remembering that we have For a network of n chains per unit volume the change in free energy will be n times this . |
| 6 | Thus , in one , glorious fell swoop , we had not only first-hand , first-class information about island fishing locations , but also assured board and lodging when we arrived . |
| 7 | I was rabbiting and rabbiting and rabbiting as we drank our tea . |
| 8 | We were out of our depth in the sea , and I suppose we forgot to tread water in the excitement of the moment and the next thing I knew , we were both submerged and choking and spluttering as we pushed our way back to the surface . |
| 9 | Beyond Postojna the roads became increasingly worse , twisting and turning as we went through at Janene on the Croatian border where it was explained that we would have to pay a reduced fee ( as we were carrying humanitarian goods ) of 13DM in order to acquire the appropriate papers to allow us to enter Croatia . |
| 10 | Although she was trained , she was still a beginner — like me — and it was n't easy to settle her down in front of all those kids , who , naturally , were all pointing and whispering when we came into the classroom . |
| 11 | There was a great deal of giggling and whispering as we passed by , and then Reid said , ‘ At last ! |
| 12 | Given that we can adequately define who to include as belonging to the category " the population of the United Kingdom " , and providing that we have convenient lists which do not seriously under-represent significant subgroups , then reasonable estimations of population values can be made from the sample . |
| 13 | We 're laughing and panting as we clamber through the sucking stones . |
| 14 | So is n't it good for us rather than quibbling , rather than criticizing , and recognizing that we 've all got different abilities and perhaps if you had n't got one of those abilities there , the , the body that it speaks about , you see every part plays a part does n't it on our physical body and so we are in accommodation , we all have a part to play , and that 's the way we , we grow you see and we mature and we become better , able , equipped to go out and tell others , gives us confidence as well if we know what we 're talking about , that way we can learn , so never quibble about assignments and arrangements , never criticize brothers and sisters in the congregation . |
| 15 | I do n't think it would 've bothered us when it was spitting and spotting if we 'd actually been out there , would it , it 's just setting off in it . |
| 16 | Yes , the hindquarter double-muscled trait is important and is the breed 's main attribute , but we 've been looking too for stock with good overall conformation , with loin and fleshing that we feel is vital to any successful terminal sire breed . |
| 17 | I said , Richard we 're not pushing and nosing but we want doing right . |
| 18 | It has been both exhilarating and draining and we have to work tomorrow , so we put in our earplugs and pull our sleeping bags over our heads while all around us the talk goes on and on . |
| 19 | We 've also approached Nottingham Evening Post who 've expressed an interest in taking it on , but again we still have n't got a meeting , so I intend ringing them both this week , and stressing that we need to get a move on because really we need an issue out by March . |