Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] with one [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Name any one person you know who 's walking around with one lung . ’ |
2 | The waifs and strays from the Dead worldwide carnival are picnicking on blankets in the car park , wandering round with one finger up in the air murmuring ‘ Need a miracle ’ ( rough translations : Gissa ticket , guv ) , and generally making sure nobody gets into Wembley till well after their heroes have ambled onto the stage . |
3 | The waifs and strays from the Dead worldwide carnival are picnicking on blankets in the car park , wandering round with one finger up in the air murmuring ‘ Need a miracle ’ ( rough translations : Gissa ticket , guv ) , and generally making sure nobody gets into Wembley till well after their heroes have ambled onto the stage . |
4 | And , just as it is unnatural to spend all one 's time hopping on one leg , going about with one eye permanently closed or trying to work with one hand tied behind the back , it is unnatural to be so unbalanced . |
5 | Daak had stopped half-way up the girder and , holding on with one hand , was flailing the air with his chainsword . |
6 | New Testbooks : Two new books of tests covering Starting Out and Getting On with one test per chapter and a Progress Chart for students to keep . |
7 | Finnan was staring at Madra , and Riven could see her staring back with one eyebrow raised , eyes steady . |
8 | ‘ Modigliani ’ , someone said , ‘ you 've been three years fiddling about with one type of head and you 'll be another three on the new design . ’ |
9 | If she could say playfully , in public , that he had been fiddling about with one design for three years , their conversations on his work in private must have been explosive . |
10 | ‘ Hi , Dolle ’ , I 'd say , hopping about with one leg in my trousers . |