Example sentences of "[adv] [be] [v-ing] [noun sg] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its polythene wrapping looked vaguely torn and grubby , as if members of the Waitrose staff had already been playing catch with it . |
| 2 | My friends are still traumatised by the shock of passing over , but rest assured I shall soon be attempting communion with them . |
| 3 | He appealed to a certain nationalism ; he appealed to worldly motives , and to the knowledge that girls elsewhere were earning money with their education and were perhaps more marriageable as a result . |
| 4 | She sometimes had dinner with Sir Thomas Fairfax , who tonight is having dinner with Lady De Marr . |
| 5 | In theory it 's a lovely idea , a whole day just relaxing and listening to God etc , but actually Dad was rather ‘ down ’ this morning before they left — I think he was worried he 'd have more of the Virgin Mary rammed down his throat , and , quite frankly , would rather be playing golf with Mark , or going for a gentle walk with all of us . |
| 6 | ‘ I dare say , but I 'd far rather be playing snooker with a few of the boys , accompanied by a few pints of beer — preferably Devil 's Dram . |
| 7 | The logical conclusion of all this is that there can no longer be a justification for the massive nuclear arsenals held by both sides , that only the absolute minimum of nuclear defence is required and that , because President Yeltsin , too , now has his finger on the nuclear button , we should now be doing business with him on this issue as on so many others . |
| 8 | He might well be creating havoc with her pulse-rate , but he was only doing it to comfort her after a bad day ; it did n't mean there was anything personal in the action . |