Example sentences of "[v-ing] with a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However much the family cling to their culture and security , the younger generation at work and school are grappling with a different set of realities ; the wisdom of the older family member may be less acceptable . |
| 2 | So the naturalist , walking with a peaceful heart and a quiet mind sees many things . |
| 3 | He moved to the window , walking with a pronounced limp on his left leg , the result of a shrapnel wound in the last days of the Korean War . |
| 4 | Men were converging on the ring from all directions , walking with a swaying motion as their hooked boots engaged the ceiling rings . |
| 5 | As she nodded towards the bathroom , right on cue it opened , and Jake , dressed in trousers with a towel slung round his neck , came walking with a broad smile into the room . |
| 6 | The waistline of her white dress , belted solid with beads and diamante , gave her the look of a page walking with a courtly gentleman disguised in black — doublet and hose lying in a chest at home an elongated miniature by Hillyard , a gentleman up to no good . |
| 7 | It is then possible to pump pond water into each , agitating with a smooth stick such as a length of broom handle , leaving the drain valve open until the water runs clear . |
| 8 | But even then the East End of London could not have represented the rest of the country ; and even he plays for our pity , opening with a classic portrait of poverty and deprivation . |
| 9 | An open fire needs an air entry opening with a free area of at least 50% of the fire 's throat area , while rooms container other solid fuel or oil-burning appliances must have openings totalling 550sq mm per kilowatt of rated output above the first 5kW . |
| 10 | The Padre found that they even sometimes flew into his throat while he was reading or praying with a dying man . |
| 11 | Nor were any examples found of we or you co-occurring with a singular verb , and in a very real sense it is this constraint which distinguishes the Belfast vernacular concord system from that of other non-standard varieties . |
| 12 | ‘ Three or four months ago I was appearing with a small company in Regensburg . |
| 13 | But Dustin 's confidence in the play was so shaky that he insisted that the stage manager announce to the audience every night that , ‘ Mr Hoffman is appearing with a cut finger ’ , even after it had healed . |
| 14 | Paper which has dark ruled lines alternating with a light pencil line to act as a guide for mid-letter levels may also be employed . |
| 15 | In a rare note of optimism Pétain issued an Order of the Day , beginning , ‘ The 9th of April was a glorious day for our forces , ’ and ending with a famous paraphrase of Joan of Arc : ‘ Courage , on les aura ! ’ |
| 16 | They ended with a 5–3 losing record , going down to New Zealand in the two tests ( finishing with a 59–6 humiliation in the second ) and ending with a lop-sided scoring record of 287 points ( 50 tries ) against and only 153 ( 21 tries ) for . |
| 17 | This phase aims at listing all the necessary functions and the costs of providing them , ending with a complete function/cost analysis identifying the areas of high cost and/or poor value . |
| 18 | This phase aims at listing all the necessary functions and the costs of providing them , ending with a complete function/cost analysis identifying the areas of high cost and/or poor value . |
| 19 | In this book , I have preferred to start my itinerary in the north and travel southwards , the better to link the highlights of the journey in a continuous route , introducing the Highlands more gradually and ending with a glorious climax . |
| 20 | Before long , the Earl was totally committed to the project and had agreed to hold a Tournament in the style of the middle ages , ending with a medieval banquet . |
| 21 | At this point a new term will be introduced : we need a name for a continuous piece of speech beginning and ending with a clear pause , and we will call this an utterance . |
| 22 | Forster reached for his mask , just as the hissing gas noise sounded right on top of him , ending with a little shriek . |
| 23 | Lesser Short-toed Lark Song a simple sustained repetition of a few musical notes , often ending with a wistful phrase recalling Willow Warbler ( p. 237 ) , usually uttered in aerial display with bird bobbing up and down like a slowly manipulated yo-yo , and with no final plumb drop . |
| 24 | In ordinary cases the notice must be a six months ’ notice , ending with a completed year , but in the case of agricultural tenancies the Agricultural Holdings Act 1923 requires a full year 's notice . |
| 25 | Finally , there 's ‘ Blues for Ceaucescu ’ , prefaced by an explanation of the song 's continued relevance thanks to events in the Gulf and ending with a massed f— off of a farewell . |
| 26 | Say the same sentence , ending with a different month , like this : |
| 27 | Kai Tak stretched ahead , runway strip in the harbour lit up in blue white and gold , and a second later they had cleared the buildings of the city and were landing with a faint jolt . |
| 28 | The kitchen opened into a very pleasant sitting-room , which had a door leading to a little dairy on the right and then to the stairs which had a half landing with a tiny window looking out at the back . |
| 29 | He threw a stick into the river and the dog went after it in a flying leap , landing with a huge splash and paddling furiously , its black head sleek like a seal . |
| 30 | I got on my bike and went back to the house a bit recklessly , shooting through puddles on the path and taking the Jump — a bit on the path where there 's a long downhill on a dune and then a short uphill where it 's easy to leave the ground — at a good forty kilometres per hour , landing with a muddy thump that nearly had me in the whin bushes and left me with a very sore bum , making me want to keep opening my mouth with the feeling of it . |