Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [verb] [be] [v-ing] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | British firms have been struggling with the first of these for the past 18 months , and for the past six or so have also suffered from the second . |
| 2 | ‘ Curiously enough the reduction in low level concentrations of sulphur dioxide , resulted in an increase in the frequency of detections and complaints about fish smells because the acidic gases had been reacting with and neutralising the smell of the amines ’ . |
| 3 | However , many of those organisations have been contracting with TECs and will therefore have developed in this area . |
| 4 | There has also been criticism of the Government 's shifting from a pilot scheme it has been running since 1989 , in which secondary teachers have been linking with primary staff in 76 schools to provide their specialist input . |
| 5 | Those boys have been playing with a short mallet since they were two . |
| 6 | On the first day the West Indian bowlers had been sparing with the bouncer , for on such a pitch there was no need for it . |
| 7 | Far from being a new threat , evolutionism was something that the conservative forces had been battling with for several decades . |
| 8 | Local authorities have been cooperating with the health authorities in the provision of community care schemes for several years under special arrangements for joint finance . |
| 9 | Nicholson said : ‘ Everyone 's been marvellous — local kids have been playing with her and bringing her presents . |
| 10 | Both organisations have been negotiating with their local Training and Enterprise Councils over their annual funding allocation , due to take effect next week . |