Example sentences of "[v-ing] [indef pn] with [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is a Sanskrit term meaning ‘ union ’ and is part of the Hindu philosophy of self-discipline which teaches self-control , with the aim of becoming one with the impersonal god force . |
| 2 | They can help companies by providing someone with a good knowledge of the latest techniques in management and business . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ You mean you 're grateful to her for sending someone with an ulterior motive ? ’ |
| 4 | Lynda always accepted the importance of having someone with a strong concept controlling the design outflow and never found Laura 's unspoken guidelines stultifying . |
| 5 | For a moment he paused at the threshold , but then turned back inside , taking in the sight of an ivory chess set , a small telescope , a number of small fluted carvings , and the fine hangings adorning the wall , observing everything with a cocked head as if listening for something . |
| 6 | There was no rope connecting one with the other but this might have disintegrated completely over the years . |
| 7 | He was bent over the prow of a little wooden sailboat — he was obviously having a rest from speedboat practice today — and was busily tightening something with a big screwdriver . |
| 8 | This is not part of the project plan but an aid to the project leader in creating one with an adequate safety margin . |
| 9 | The chances of finding one with a positive clinical response rate of 20% or more is less than 1 in 40 000 . |
| 10 | So on would go the self mocking Uncle Basil , punctuating everything with a high pitched giggle that was so appealing I remember deliberately trying to adopt it as a young adult . |
| 11 | TWO teenagers who attacked a group of sixth-formers after a party , leaving one with a double fracture of the jaw , were yesterday locked up by a judge . |