Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] with [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would go straight to bed after finishing my work with all my clothes on , including Uncle 's old tweed coat and socks . |
| 2 | Any so-called ‘ dirt ’ you may see on a piece of cotton wool after rubbing your skin with astringent or lotion may just be the remnants of make-up or skin cells , which are flaking off all the time . |
| 3 | Three animals can not establish two dyads of high compatibility , for the sight of an interacting pair in a threesome tends to reduce the capacity of the onlooker for developing his relationship with either of the other two . |
| 4 | the cost of replacing your caravan with one of similar type and condition |
| 5 | the cost of replacing your car with one of similar type and condition |
| 6 | the cost of replacing your car with one of similar type and condition |
| 7 | the cost of replacing your car with one of similar type and condition |
| 8 | Once his officers had been provided with a comprehensive register of the homages and other obligations of Gascon vassals , Edward could set about the task of governing his duchy with some confidence . |
| 9 | Putting aside the option of expanding your army with more core troops , the choices are basically between Goblin Boyz of different types , mounted Goblins , and various special troops such as chariots , trolls , giants , and ogres . |
| 10 | It may seem ironic to onlookers that the very parents who have been complaining loud and long about the difficulty of sharing their home with impossible teenage children , should be lamenting the fact that they 've left , only a few months later . |
| 11 | In the period from 1963 to the late 1970s , headteachers and other teachers enjoyed the frisson of being first , of lacking confidence but at the same time enjoying the mixture of sharing their nervousness with other people . |
| 12 | He ignores the possibility of a straight refusal or any interruptions from another source bar the poet for fear of tarnishing his dream with any slight touch of realism . |
| 13 | But may I politely suggest that in future they beat their meat in the privacy of their own studio instead of soiling our evening with such toss ? |
| 14 | What was equally obvious was that he had no intention of compouding his error with any further mistakes . |
| 15 | In the litter tray they do the same thing , but if it has been used several times without being properly cleaned out this becomes impossible and the cat will then prefer to defecate elsewhere , even if it has to go through the motions of covering its dung with imaginary earth after it has deposited it on a wooden floor or a carpet . |
| 16 | ‘ I was doubtful when you told me about sharing your house with two young vets , but now I think you were right . |
| 17 | He has a hang-up — not a dick the size of a pin , not even a fetish for sharing his bed with woolly four-legged animals . |
| 18 | May we have a debate on junk mail as soon as possible , to discuss a mailshot sent to many of my constituents by an organisation that is partly funded by Maxwell money which is so full of falsehoods that it would make the average time-share salesman blush ; which redefines the term ’ junk mail ’ and peddles dodgy , old-fashioned and out-of-date remedies which have been banned in most countries and which have passed their sell-by date ; and which bears the signature of an obscure Welsh politician , best known for losing his rag with Zimbabwean soldiers and for nutting people in public lavatories ? |
| 19 | Casabona , 20 , of no fixed address , forced the woman to go to a bedroom and tied her ankles and arms before gagging her mouth with adhesive tape . |
| 20 | The early success of adult education arrangements in Norfolk , together with the almost contemporaneous Kettering scheme , had unquestionably buttressed the District 's early and somewhat insecure position vis a vis some other LEAs in fostering co-operation and in establishing its credibility with philanthropic trusts over grant-aid for subsequent enterprises . |
| 21 | The House will wish to join me in expressing our sympathy with those who were injured and our hopes for their speedy recovery . |
| 22 | To this end , much work has been done in the Sub-Committee in considering our relationship with other parties ( responsibility/claims/co-ordinated approach ) , the funding criteria and their application in Scotland and , finally , formulating a Draft Strategy for Development Education in Scotland . |
| 23 | Each puppy stays with a volunteer for a year before finishing its training with qualified experts . |
| 24 | It was almost seven-thirty and , if conditions this time tomorrow were similar , they should succeed in apprehending their quarry with little disturbance . |
| 25 | I 've yet to meet one who is n't engrossed in comparing his talent with other guitarists or who is n't frustrated or embarrassed by the fiscal constraints on the equipment he uses . |
| 26 | Very significantly , in comparing his study with another carried out 19 years before , Gorer found there had been a marked increase in this expressed appreciation of the sexual factor in marriage — even more marked in women than in men . |
| 27 | Its acceptance will be helped by the pragmatic approach that Tao Systems is taking in integrating its baby with existing systems . |
| 28 | Its acceptance will be helped by the pragmatic approach that Tao Systems is taking in integrating its baby with existing systems . |
| 29 | Cadfael removed a simmering pot from the grid on the side of his brazier , set it aside on the earth floor to cool , and added a couple of turfs to damp down the glow , before straightening his back with some caution , and sitting down beside his friend . |
| 30 | Specifically , during the 1980s this has meant progressively losing control over economic policy in return for merging her currency with those of her EEC partners . |