Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [pron] [adv] with [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Dec 10 1988 Pick yourself up , gentle reader — we apologise for knocking you sideways with this psychedelic carnival of visuals and ideas .
2 There are not enough — but it is absurd that , under present arrangements , they and others with specialisms have almost no chance of using them directly with other teachers or with children .
3 We had held the reception at the melin , and I had conceived the pretty idea of decorating it throughout with wild flowers .
4 The wound was clean and dressed ; there was no point in keeping him inside with such a shortage of hospital beds .
5 Since the evergreen boughs were so dark and gloomy , Breeze had tied on some red beads as berries , and gummed the leaves before sprinkling them lightly with powdered ‘ frost ’ .
6 About 1920 , flying boat hulls were made by sewing them together with copper wire .
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