Example sentences of "[v-ing] with [pers pn] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Still holding her arm , he was walking with her back along the avenue , down to the sea front . |
| 2 | But when there was no retort from her granddaughter , she turned her head and looked at the young woman lying with her back against the head of the couch , her eyes closed , the muscles of her jaws showing white through the skin , and , her tone changing , she enquired , ‘ What is it , dear ? |
| 3 | Damian pulled her out and shut the door , marching with her back down the corridors , his hand hard on her wrist , and as she went with him , hurrying to match those long strides , she understood and was horrified beyond belief . |
| 4 | She wears big dark glasses and insists on sitting with her back to the throng , coincidentally facing the mirror . |
| 5 | Five minutes later , when he returned to the lawn , she was sitting with her back to the tree and , standing before her , he said , ‘ I do n't know how to thank you for your kindness . |
| 6 | According to William , the man and the woman took all their clothes off and climbed into the bath so the woman was sitting with her back to the man , and the man peed into the water . |
| 7 | She 's standing with her back to the window and I can see a sort of thin blue light round her body . |
| 8 | I kicked the slippers that were there waiting for me out of the way and then we saw her standing with her back to the fire . |
| 9 | Fenella was standing with her back to the silver door , watching the Melanisms . |
| 10 | Anya is now standing with her back to the fireplace . |