Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] [adv prt] with [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Make the patchwork on the shells by spreading the glue over a small area , laying on scraps of cloth and pressing them down with the damp cloth . |
| 2 | The next day , place the black fondant tiles all over the roof , in neat overlapping rows , securing them on with a little water or royal icing . |
| 3 | This means that in most cases it is more likely to be a matter of relaxing the forward pressure to allow the aircraft to level out rather than pulling it out with a positive backward pressure on the stick . |
| 4 | These can be removed simply by wiping them off with a damp cloth . |
| 5 | ‘ The language of Newton ! ’ he cried , scribbling figures on the blackboard and immediately wiping them off with a damp rag as though he were doing vanishing tricks . |
| 6 | And wished he had n't because , two weeks later , Donald was holding him up with a sawn-off shotgun for an hour and a half . |
| 7 | Switching the engine off , he leaned over and kissed her again , and this time she was waiting for him , kissing him back with an inner longing . |
| 8 | The microwave chimed and she hauled a still half-frozen block of chilli out on a big plate ; she started breaking it up with a large wooden spoon . |
| 9 | ‘ I would like to have seen him holding us back with an old sword in his hand . ’ |
| 10 | He hooks his leg forward and sweeps his opponent to the ground , finishing him off with a reverse punch to the head . |
| 11 | Stiffly , she spun on her heel and began to march away , but Roman caught her arm , hauling her back with an insulting lack of effort . |
| 12 | Written by the well known Michael Freeman , the book details the setting up of a studio from its very conception to kitting it out with the latest gear . |
| 13 | ‘ You are all the same , ’ I had said — reducing her from an individual to a stereotype , lumping her in with the worst of the cherry berets . |
| 14 | Tying meant fastening him in with a feeding tray . |
| 15 | Not only will I be dealing with some of your concerns through ‘ Vet 's Corner ’ , but I am taking them up with the very people who make the food — with some eye-opening results ! |
| 16 | I am still very shaken and will be taking it up with the American authorities . ’ |
| 17 | She forced herself to eat some more dry biscuits and chocolate , washing them down with a small amount of water . |
| 18 | Taking the techno bones of the original and fleshing them out with a chugging hard funk bassline , they 've de-housed the sound to create a tune which complements the original yet is individual in its own right . |
| 19 | Taking the techno bones of the original and fleshing them out with a chugging hard funk bassline , they 've de-housed the sound to create a tune which complements the original yet is individual in its own right . |
| 20 | Before Gabriel acted for the first time , she spent hours brushing his hair and fluffing it out with a hazel twig into a frizzy golden cloud , quite indifferent to his squeaks and ouches . |
| 21 | Ensure good contact by pegging in place with wire hoops or weighting it down with a few pebbles . |
| 22 | Following it up with a barbaric dose of guitar pop like ‘ Kennedy ’ would have seen off any new-found ‘ fans ’ and old faithfuls would have welcomed back their indie darlings at the drop of a balalaika . |
| 23 | ‘ Your work is still creating interest , and the women of the Fabian Society are talking of following it up with a scientific examination of the social and economic condition of the women in the poorer parts of London , carrying on where Booth in his great survey of poverty left off . ’ |
| 24 | They mentioned that you and Anna walked a hundred miles and that you were following it up with a heavy date . |
| 25 | This is done by asking an " open question " whose significance is not immediately apparent , and following it up with a supplementary . |