Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] with a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , if : attribute Al , = single boundary touching only with a second domain , and attribute A2 = solid in domain space . |
| 2 | Everything was happening now with a distant , dreamlike certainty . |
| 3 | She had been standing on the pavement , holding some silly banner — ‘ EDUCATION CUTS ARE NOT COMIC ’ , or something like that — talking and laughing excitedly with a big-bosomed woman stuffed into a scarlet ski-suit and pink moon boots , and he remembered thinking to himself : so it 's finally happened — designer industrial action . |
| 4 | He moved slowly forward , groping ahead with a breast-stroke motion . |
| 5 | Ways of retreat from this point are various and there is even a metal ring — I hesitate to say bolt — to facilitate an abseil. the able can reverse the climbs on the pinnacle 's short side and the crazy always have the option of hobbling away with a sprained ankle after ‘ successfully ’ negotiating Cook 's Leap , the jump across the gully to the main edge ! |
| 6 | The scheme involves unwanted good quality furniture being offered to families or individuals in need and its continuing success means it is now operating self-sufficiently with a small excess of income over expenditure . |
| 7 | Although writing here with a different purpose from our own — and exclusively from a psychodynamic perspective — Anthony nevertheless articulates for us the final theme that remains to be developed in this chapter , which concerns the formal similarities between the mechanisms of mad and creative thought . |
| 8 | Carefully ease the arm loose , tapping lightly with a soft-face hammer where necessary |
| 9 | We are thrilled that she is living happily with a sweet Jack Russell Terrier , several cats , rabbits , and even a horse ! |
| 10 | My vision is of a team pulling together with a common aim and purpose to give glory to God and see His Kingdom extended in our part of the South Side of Glasgow . |
| 11 | ‘ I am going away with a nice feeling . |
| 12 | Going away with a small child is easy — thanks to a variety of items from lightweight buggies to portable potties ! |
| 13 | Since she had been working more or less at full stretch before she 'd been given the extra work to do , there was only one way she could fit more work into her day , and that was by working late at the office , then going home with a bulging briefcase . |
| 14 | It usually took Erlich little more than 30 seconds to get his shoes presentable , but Ruane was burnishing now with a golden duster . |
| 15 | At the end of the day it 's a political decision from the council of ministers , but it seems to be going there with a firm endorsement of support from the commission . ’ |
| 16 | Sue Burrows said : ‘ We do not know what to expect or how many teams will be taking part but we are going there with a positive attitude . |
| 17 | They 're going ahead with a super new concert hall while our Philharmonic Hall is falling down . |
| 18 | A company is going ahead with a one point two million pound contract to supply water filtering equipment to Libya despite increasing tension between Britain and Colonel Gadaffi 's regime . |
| 19 | But the union has said it is going ahead with a formal appeal to the Employment Appeals Tribunal . |
| 20 | It gave the clients confidence in my abilities , and also told them any hopes they may have had of getting away with a fifty dollar fee should be left with the receptionist . |
| 21 | " Oh , I think he was accustomed to getting away with a great deal . |
| 22 | The second , also this weekend , resulted in thieves getting away with a further five thousand pound 's worth of silver jewellery . |
| 23 | As I looked at the faces marching past with a smart eyes right , I could n't help thinking of those who would have liked to have been on this parade ; those still manning the trenches , and all those buried in a shallow grave in the orchards around the village . |
| 24 | A man wearing a hat he 'd painted and twisted into an unrecognizable shape shuffled along the corridor , pointing upwards with a contorted grimace . |
| 25 | Even in these recession-ridden times , it is true that in most households , expenditure on the needs of children is protected to a greater degree than those of adults , and , in most cases , right across the social spectrum , books command a positive attitude from parents , where they ; are seen as linking directly with a future passport for career success . |
| 26 | Building the ark was n't a matter of nipping to the DIY shop and coming home with a few boxes labelled ‘ Flatpack ark ’ . |
| 27 | Then she found that she did n't have to say a word for , his expression the harshest she had ever seen it , Ven was wasting no further time , but was letting forth with a snarled , ‘ Just who the hell are you ? ’ |
| 28 | He was staring downwards with a fierce grin , an expression that did n't change as he turned and saw Ace . |
| 29 | Put the milk in a small pan and bring slowly to the boil , then pour over the egg mixture , stirring thoroughly with a wooden spoon . |
| 30 | Yet at the time the report was released , the actual company that was used as the basis for the research had been trading for five months and is coping well with a difficult launch period and providing to be highly successful in meeting its targets . |