Example sentences of "was [verb] [pers pn] with [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although he was no stranger to the town , now that he was on a case he was seeing it with new eyes . |
| 2 | Guy Sterne was eyeing her with amused curiosity . |
| 3 | He was kissing her with small caresses of his mouth , teasing her cheeks and nose , tempting her brows and the corners of her mouth , so that her breath grew shallow and her body leaned against his solid frame for support . |
| 4 | Jimmy adjusted the gun so that he was holding it with both hands . |
| 5 | A third , clutching a filthy rag to his face , was threatening them with all manner of retribution . |
| 6 | Mr Clarke told the Commons he was doing it with great reluctance . |
| 7 | Mr Clarke told the Commons he was doing it with great reluctance . |
| 8 | Mr Clarke told the House of Commons that he was doing it with great reluctance . |
| 9 | These were old aims but the intention was to pursue them with greater vigour and effectiveness . |
| 10 | She was regarding them with wide , dark eyes , full of uncertainty . |
| 11 | The man was regarding her with natural surprise . |
| 12 | She looked at him warily to find that he was regarding her with unprecedented tenderness . |
| 13 | Fernie was regarding her with some awe . |
| 14 | She was 15 at the time of the wedding , and was to present him with seven children , among them the future Charles I. She also presented him with an embarrassing situation by deciding after a while to become a Roman Catholic . |
| 15 | Course you can imagine how careful he was carrying it with that in it . |
| 16 | Brückner was watching him with wide , frightened eyes . |
| 17 | He noticed that Hari was watching him with dull eyes . |
| 18 | Beryl was watching him with suspicious eyes . |
| 19 | He was watching her with such quiet intensity that , for just an instant , she felt as if there were no one else in the square but the two of them . |
| 20 | It was hard to conceal the sudden rush of nerves she felt when she saw the way he was watching her with that barely hidden amusement . |
| 21 | He was watching her with that same intensity she 'd seen in his face before , the one that made his eyes seem like dark sapphires . |
| 22 | His lean and powerful body was relaxed in the black suit , long legs crossed towards her , chest turned towards her , and he was watching her with narrowed eyes , obviously rearranging his thoughts about her at a rate of knots . |
| 23 | There was a white line around his mouth and he was watching her with undisguised lust , as if he wanted her and hated himself for being so human . |
| 24 | Oswin was watching her with expressionless eyes . |
| 25 | Luke had stood up too now and was watching her with glittering eyes , either unaware of or unperturbed by the disarray of his own garments . |
| 26 | But now he was cuddling me and whispering in my ear with helpless pleading , " Hold me — hold me — " Suddenly I was hugging him with all my strength ; our bodies were strung tight together and we were kissing each other 's cheeks with little frantic kisses — we could n't bear to draw apart even enough to find each other 's lips . |
| 27 | He was teasing her with this leisurely foreplay , stoking the fires inside her until they reached the point where they could no longer be contained . |