Example sentences of "was [adv] [v-ing] with [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The coroner laughed and was still bellowing with mirth as Athelstan urged his horse forward out into the street . |
| 2 | Ruth was still spluttering with laughter when she realised Fernando was n't . |
| 3 | I was still weeping with fright when Uncle Bill put me to bed . |
| 4 | Vigo was still savouring with pride and joy his caller 's astonishment . |
| 5 | Gurder was still arguing with Topknot when they got back . |
| 6 | She was still tingling with pleasure and her cheeks burned when she realised that if he came back he could just take up where he had left off and she would not do a thing to stop him . |
| 7 | The trash and wreckage before him was now shivering with fire as he stood , hands on hips , watching all his powers gather in the smoke . |
| 8 | WESTMINSTER was today buzzing with anticipation as MPs gathered for tonight 's crucial vote on the Maastricht Treaty . |
| 9 | Rose was almost weeping with fear and frustration . |
| 10 | Francis was almost weeping with anger and frustration . |
| 11 | She could n't recall stirring but when she came to the end of the journal and looked up , bemused and far away , not recognizing her surroundings for a while , the room was faintly glowing with fire and candlelight and the sky beyond the windows was inky blue . |