This part of a sentence is correct and can be used in written English.
For example, "The team carefully tested the weight of the bridge before allowing it to be used."
AFTER months of removing his hat, hefting it gently, testing its weight, holding it over, near and beside the ring Haley Barbour, Mississippi's governor, has decided not to take that final step of throwing it in: he will not run for president.
He picked up the knife and let it rest in his palm for a moment, testing its weight as if it held some great significance.
Randy let N.P. take the rifle and N.P. held it in his hands, testing its weight.
After testing its weight, she did the same thing Komura had and gave it a few shakes by her ear.
He swung the bag as if to test its weight, as if it might or might not be heavy enough to knock Con over, to change her mind about a couple of things.
Determine if the load is too heavy to lift normally by pushing it along its resting surface to test its weight.
Then he put scales under each of i-Cybie's feet to test its weight distribution and soon realized that he would have to teach the dog to shift its weight from side to side.
If in Robinson we see the author's first engagement with this tarry, viscous genre – an examination of its shapes and textures, an initial handling to test its weight – then in The Psalm Killer we see Petit putting noir to use as a specialised instrument for a specific purpose, making genre a sophisticated tool for talking about something else; perhaps its only serious application.
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The interstage of Ares I will also carry the rocket's J-2X engine, which will power the upper stage; it will not be simulated for the test flight, though its weight is accounted for.
He felt the dog tucking its front legs underneath its body, testing Jack's weight.
