Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [v-ing] with [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah but effectively the customers are only dealing with plastic of |
| 2 | And those flowers are literally buzzing with honey-making , pollinating bees and greenfly-eating hoverflies . |
| 3 | If you are just starting with video , or even if you think you 're very familiar with it , try running through some of these familiarisation routines : |
| 4 | You 'll work until you 're literally dropping with tiredness . |
| 5 | ‘ You outrageous dyke , you 're just oozing with lust ! ’ he said . |
| 6 | Local Derbies on Merseyside or in Manchester are often dull and drab , but in Central South land , they 're usually overflowing with action and excitement . |
| 7 | ‘ People never are angry ; they 're always hurt , or surprised , or — when they 're simply boiling with rage — ‘ merely amused ’ . |
| 8 | ‘ We are still struggling with child sexual abuse and we are still trying to get it right from the child 's point of view . |
| 9 | A : You are both playing with fire and , although so far your clandestine relationship has been fairly innocent , if it develops any further , your daughter could stumble on the truth at any time . |
| 10 | They are also exploring with solvency regulators the possibility of advancing current-year profits , which would not normally be paid out until 1996 — perhaps up to 5% of names ' underwriting limits . |
| 11 | They are also playing with fire . |
| 12 | He noted his reading and his earnings : ‘ Thoreau I am now reading with interest and pleasure . |
| 13 | On the other hand , if you only use the present tense — ‘ I am now bursting with health ’ , while you have raging ‘ flu — your subconscious might believe this is your idea of good health , and do nothing ! |
| 14 | The Government are now tampering with legislation that was put in place for the protection of miners . |
| 15 | This is what , out of consideration for me , you are now surrounding with talk about whether and how and why . |
| 16 | He told himself that it was ridiculous for him to be nearly trembling with fear , wondering what form her explosion would take . |
| 17 | Not that Therapy ? give two hoots about that , but you can be your prized original copy of ‘ Love Buzz ’ that A&M are simply drooling with anticipation that such a miracle might happen . |
| 18 | Employees at Echo Logic Inc , the AT&T-owned start-up , which is making it possible for Apple Computer Inc to run Mac programs on PowerPCs ( UX No 385 ) , are reportedly negotiating with Mama to get a 20+% chunk of the company as sweat equity . |
| 19 | Many people are precisely dispensing with Christianity because they can no longer believe in it . |
| 20 | Woolley was in business with death , while the rest of them were just playing with life . |
| 21 | The sweat was dripping from her face on to her breasts which were already glistening with water like orb-shaped fruit in the rain . |
| 22 | One cold evening , Seb returned from the cottage to Handley Farm along lanes , the banks of which were already glistening with frost . |
| 23 | The room was deserted and desolate : the arctic blue bubble of the drinking water machine looked as if it had turned to ice , two desk lights burned pointlessly above unoccupied desks and the rubbish bins were still brimming with polystyrene cups and waste paper . |
| 24 | The flaw was known , but not to the operators on the fatal night ; in allowing the reactor 's power to rise with too many control rods withdrawn , they were unwittingly playing with fire . |
| 25 | It means we 're starting from a better baseline than if we were simply dealing with health services budget and social work 's budget and what the voluntary sector has managed to pull together . |
| 26 | It 's alright he 's only playing with dog look . |
| 27 | But whatever symbolic power this picture has , it is diminished by the suggestion that , stylistically , the picture is merely playing with tradition . |
| 28 | As a result , abattoir owners are beginning to speculate that the operating framework of the beef sector could swing overwhelmingly towards exports — as it is already doing with lamb . |
| 29 | ‘ Well , so far she 's just sketching with pencil or Conte stick . ’ |
| 30 | Every bride looks beautiful — this is partly because of what she is wearing and partly because she is usually glowing with happiness . |