Example sentences of "and [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's sort of waving one arm and hanging on with the other . |
| 2 | I drove to the hospital in Bangor with Nathan watching the road intently and hanging on to the handbrake . |
| 3 | Carrie had been listening intently , enthralled and hanging on to the union man 's every word , but she suddenly caught sight of Fred standing at the counter . |
| 4 | In all this , he was backed by Lavinia although her main interest lay in trying to keep their heads above water and hanging on to the estate . |
| 5 | Standing stork-like and hanging on to the various bathroom fittings , she cleaned her teeth and made a reasonable toilet . |
| 6 | The Stormtex outer gives the jacket a fair amount of shower and wind protection ; excellent for hillwalking and hanging about at the bottom of climbs . |
| 7 | The Immense parasites twining round the trees taking root some of them at the tops of the trees and hanging down to the ground , others surrounding the trees like a crown — heard the bell bird with his incessant ting ting , the coachwhip bird & c. — a heavy shower of rain accompanied by lightning — soon cleared up — every green thing looked more beautiful for its sprinkling . ’ |
| 8 | For a whiff the strong white birds floated proudly there , diving , clearing the weed , and waddling over to the house when my father summoned them , for food and to be shut up for the night . |
| 9 | Tom had meanwhile dug up his turnips , and set to work hedging , digging ditches and helping out with the other farms , when the extra labour was needed . |
| 10 | It was definitely time to say farewell and stepping down from the canal at that point I found myself on the very street of my son 's house . |
| 11 | ‘ That should give Mait pause for thought , ’ he muttered , straightening and stepping back into the cemetery to retrieve his umbrella . |
| 12 | Stopping the pipes and stepping out on the footpath at the side of the river I walked towards the Green Berets . |
| 13 | Carson ran up the brick steps to the courtyard 's wooden side-door , rattling the bolt free and stepping out into the narrow alley that ran down the side of the house . |
| 14 | It was not too big or cumbersome to take away so I packed it up in my stout old haversack and stepping out of the ruins of the boilerhouse , returned to the shed . |
| 15 | Disgust shivered through her , and stepping out of the reach of his hands she hissed , ‘ Get out of my house , you mucky little sod ! |
| 16 | Opening the weather door 360 feet up and stepping out for the final 44 feet outside is , he says without particular emphasis , ‘ dramatic ’ . |
| 17 | Practise this the full length of the training hall and then switch feet , keeping the right foot in place and stepping out with the left . |
| 18 | They wheel about the sky , fading and crystallizing out of the air to the horror of their victims , striking fear into their hearts with their piercing cries . |
| 19 | In any case most of the time required will be taken up at the beginning , in the planning and drawing out of the plan on paper , in choosing the plants , and in soil preparation and planting . |
| 20 | The move towards NVQs and SVQs is taking place across all industries at all levels within the industry , from engineering and manufacturing through to the provision of health and social care , from the operative to the manager . |
| 21 | This is the beginning of the classic route to follow on a walking tour of Zurich , starting from the main railway station through the sophisticated poise of the Bahnhofstrasse and branching off for the Lindenhof . |
| 22 | I called out that we were ready , but there was no answer , and when I returned to the bedroom I found her lying back full length on the bed , her eyes open and gazing up at the ceiling with that same vacant stare . |
| 23 | Laura sighed , leaning back on the hard bench and gazing up at the overcast sky . |
| 24 | The beauty had disappeared below deck now and Fernando was leaning on the handrail waiting for her and gazing out towards the harbour buildings . |
| 25 | ‘ There was an arrangement , I freely admit it , ’ he said , bravely breaking it to her and gazing out across the valley as to a disappearing dream . |
| 26 | ‘ I suppose we really ought to get down to some serious work , ’ Ruth suggested lazily , stretching her legs under the table and gazing out across the blue bay of Palma with its crowd of boats and yachts bobbing and , beyond , the profusion of high-rise apartments and hotels . |
| 27 | The gulls were in good voice , however , soaring and shrieking overhead in a fickle , shifting breeze , and Harry was surprised how contented if not downright happy he felt , sitting in the shelter nearest the clock and gazing out at the white horses in the bay . |
| 28 | Now he must go away and I dare say I shall never see him again , ’ Joan said woefully , lagging behind despite Anne 's grumbles and gazing down at the ring . |
| 29 | He dismissed her by turning and wading back round the corner of the wall . |
| 30 | I started to run up , straight up the hill , erm lucky the monster was running straight at me and sticking out of the crowd and he tripped over and after the end |