Example sentences of "and [verb] [prep] [pers pn] with the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Children may enjoy spreading out a large selection of junk materials on the floor , and exploring and experimenting with them with the teacher 's active participation and help . |
| 2 | Then , gradually , her ideas would come together until , sitting on a stretch of grass and stabbing at it with the end of her parasol , she would repeat to herself , ‘ Oh God , why did I get married ? ’ ’ |
| 3 | He was absolutely worshipped by all disinterested persons at G.Q.G. When he entered the hotel , tapping the floor with his stick and looking about him with the mischievous and bright glances of a boy , every one came up to him instinctively , only too pleased to see him . |
| 4 | He saw his son sit up , lean forward and look at him with the wary expression that irritated him so much . |
| 5 | I attach a copy of a standard contract which I would be grateful if you could sign and return to me with the invoice for your fee . |
| 6 | Gav — who probably epitomised thick-skulledness , though admittedly would not be amongst one 's first fifteen when it came to offering proof of heavy traffic within the central nervous system — opened one bleary eye and focused on me with the same accuracy one has grown to expect from security forces aiming baton rounds at protesters ' legs . |
| 7 | Together these two essays are an attempt to construct the theoretical basis for an alternative to positivistic scholarships , an alternative that will deal with the specifically literary properties of texts , and deal with them with the same degree of objectivity and rigour as scholarship has traditionally claimed . |
| 8 | Gerald was obviously taking all the detective bit to heart , and entering into it with the spirit of a child 's game of Cops and Robbers . |
| 9 | 1 held the metal box and chopped at him with the side of my hand , but it struck the sharp metal of the gun and I felt the flesh tear as one round fired . |
| 10 | Then of course you had to take that up to the office and report it to the the branch secretary who would come down and deal with it with the management . |
| 11 | She has a quick word with two of her female friends and returned to me with the words , ‘ Right , Scottish , we go . ’ |