Example sentences of "was [verb] it with [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She never knew how to make it come out sounding as if she was spelling it with a little ‘ m ’ . |
| 2 | The plan , agreed in 1989 , was to replace it with a purpose-built dental hospital and postgraduate institute . |
| 3 | ‘ Especially if he was doing it with a few friends . ’ |
| 4 | Mr Clarke told the House of Commons that he was doing it with the great reluctance . |
| 5 | If he was still amusing himself , thought Cadfael , he was doing it with the eloquent dignity of archbishops and all the king 's judges . |
| 6 | Raynor had fetched wine from a corner cupboard , and was heating it with a thin iron rod which had been resting in the fire 's embers . |