Example sentences of "[v-ing] i with [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was helping me with the french . |
| 2 | He 's a sharp operator , adept at playing the angles , continually bouncing gags off the course of a meandering conversation which takes in flotation tanks ( ’ They told me they wanted to recreate the conditions of the womb , but that 's all I need : some jerk in a white coat stabbing me with an ice-pick for half an hour ’ ) : Panama ( ’ Most American casualties over there were self-inflicted , but that 's because we have a lot of Hispanics in the armed services and some guys get confused ; some Hispanics in the armed services and some guys get confused ; some Hispanics shot themselves , they 're that loyal ’ ) ; even , somehow , the British motorway system ( ’ Driving up the M1 ! |
| 3 | ‘ You 'll like this one , ’ they leer , before showering me with a few priceless gems from the treasury of homophobic humour . |
| 4 | Ca n't imagine you meeting me with a nice cooked dinner and a a cake made by yo your own fair |
| 5 | The moustached man opens his palm , presenting me with an old square of foil , streaked with dry runs of smack . |
| 6 | Fixing me with a beady eye as soon as I had sat down , she leaned over to damn me with faint praise . |
| 7 | ‘ You look older , my friend , ’ Surkov said , fixing me with a compassionate gaze . |
| 8 | Fixing me with an indignant eye , he scuttled off to the peonies . |
| 9 | The US Department of Energy will be shocked to learn from this article that I am Britain 's man on the loss of fluid test ( LOFT ) project , because that agency is currently providing me with a handsome salary on the understanding that I am the US Department of Energy 's man on the selfsame project . |
| 10 | I am indebted to our Home Improvements Editor , David Holloway , for providing me with the following information relating to the 2.5 per cent VAT increase announced in the recent Budget . |
| 11 | I AM indebted to the Esperanto Centre in London for providing me with the following gem , under the heading ‘ Unfortunate Translations ’ . |
| 12 | Thank you for providing me with an excellent short article for the summer edition of Rural Wales . |
| 13 | Thanks for providing me with an excellent article for the summer edition of Cymru Wledig . |
| 14 | He epitomises the polite , friendly grandfather figure , all six foot three of him greeting me with a firm handshake . |
| 15 | Mackie looked pale but in charge of things , greeting me with a sisterly kiss . |
| 16 | Also , while I have the chance , could I point out that in spite of the FRCC guide crediting me with the first ascent of the bolt ladder route named Fiery Cross ( Dry Grasp ) on Upper Falcon Crag , it has nothing to do with me or B. Henderson , listed as my second . |
| 17 | When I turned to close the door behind me she was watching me with a faint smile . |
| 18 | And so it proved for Paula , whose father died when she was 29 ‘ leaving me with no senior protector and no-one to love me unconditionally . |
| 19 | ‘ She just dropped dead of a brain tumour at the age of thirty , leaving me with a ten-year-old girl . |
| 20 | They were kicking me and hitting me with a big bar . |