Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [verb] with [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They included an ugly marble penstand presented by the retiring Prime Minister which George never used but displayed as proud evidence of the biggest mistake a civil servant can achieve : becoming too identified with a political figure . |
| 2 | Refusing even to mix with the amateur plebs in the Olympic Village , the Dream Team 's Charles Barkley explained : ‘ Custer did n't eat with the Indians . ’ |
| 3 | Nor , presumably , would you go swimming fully dressed with a small weekend bag slung over your shoulder . ’ |
| 4 | But where the older woman 's eyes lay in elongated hollows , the younger one 's were round , lying almost flush with the unlined skin . |
| 5 | As I said earlier I 'm getting really pissed with the tight fisted attitued of the board — Shef Utd are becomming more attractive by the minute at least they 've no pretensions of having dosh . |
| 6 | Charles and Alex drank a lot , but Charles did n't feel the relaxation he normally experienced when getting quietly pissed with a fellow actor . |
| 7 | When he came back , his face was so strained with worry that I felt the sting of another guilt , and I smiled properly ( having just finished with a not-too-terrible pain ) and put out my hand to him to show him I was better . |
| 8 | I believe that the original Arbortech Woodcarver was one of the most dynamic inventions for woodworkers of recent time , offering fast cutting with a good finish and potential for fine detailing . |