Example sentences of "of [v-ing] [adv prt] with the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At last the Eastern Bloc nations might have a chance of catching up with the West , and we owe them a debt . |
| 2 | Their weight is an advantage , as they almost level themselves , needing only the minimum of tapping down with the handle of a club hammer . |
| 3 | But instead of getting on with the revolution , which Lowe believed was Wilson 's historic duty , Harold had immediately ‘ sold out ’ to the capitalists by adopting right-wing policies approved by NATO and the International Monetary Fund . |
| 4 | Instead of getting on with the business of making toilet water , he spent his time on the racecourse and worse . |
| 5 | For them , it is more a question of getting on with the job . |
| 6 | Now that 's that 's just sort of coming out with the answer . |
| 7 | No , oh , I mean personally I think it would be better for the United Reformed to join up with the shared pastures instead of joining up with the Methodist because the Methodist have got plenty of churches in their area , have n't they ? |