Example sentences of "was [adv] [v-ing] with [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By ten that evening Polly was literally reeling with exhaustion . |
| 2 | Sooty turned to Yanto , who was already grinning with anticipation . |
| 3 | She was already sweating with exertion . |
| 4 | During his session with the unfortunate staff at Caterer and Hotel Keeper he was always wheezing with laughter at something that did not really seem to warrant it . |
| 5 | The coroner laughed and was still bellowing with mirth as Athelstan urged his horse forward out into the street . |
| 6 | Ronni was still fizzing with indignation — how dared he make fun of her ? — when , sure enough , a car arrived at the front door , laden with dishes dovered in tin foil . |
| 7 | Ruth was still spluttering with laughter when she realised Fernando was n't . |
| 8 | I was still weeping with fright when Uncle Bill put me to bed . |
| 9 | She was still shivering with indignation , but when she looked up at her grandmother , it was to see her shivering too , but with suppressed laughter . |
| 10 | The word shot from her swollen lips ; she was still reeling with shock . |
| 11 | I was still brimming with plangency , chockful of feeling , when I arrived back at the hotel . |
| 12 | Vigo was still savouring with pride and joy his caller 's astonishment . |
| 13 | Gurder was still arguing with Topknot when they got back . |
| 14 | She was still tingling with pleasure and her cheeks burned when she realised that if he came back he could just take up where he had left off and she would not do a thing to stop him . |
| 15 | She was practically trembling with outrage . |
| 16 | She was practically gibbering with outrage . |
| 17 | I was practically screaming with frustration . |
| 18 | When they rushed to his hospital dragging hampers , he was practically levitating with relief . |
| 19 | She was positively trembling with rage , and she could feel her nails piercing into the flesh of her arm . |
| 20 | It was not a problem that had ever occurred before , and although Ellie knew she was probably playing with fire she was intrigued to know how it would all turn out . |
| 21 | Prime Minister Giuliano Amato was urgently conferring with coalition allies and state presidency officials in a bid to keep afloat his increasingly frail , eight-month-old coalition . |
| 22 | Beside her Monsieur Mattli , a small Greek-looking man , some ten years her senior , was also quivering with indignation . |
| 23 | It was a beautiful sunny day and Jane was nearly bursting with happiness . |
| 24 | My legs were shaking , I could see that he was nearly bursting with excitement at having something to tell me that I did n't already know . |
| 25 | I was grateful to him because I was really shaking with fear , so much so that poor Dawn could hardly sit up straight on my hand . |
| 26 | The courtyard was now overflowing with serious-faced , white-galabeahed men . |
| 27 | The trash and wreckage before him was now shivering with fire as he stood , hands on hips , watching all his powers gather in the smoke . |
| 28 | Louise was now quivering with indignation . |
| 29 | WESTMINSTER was today buzzing with anticipation as MPs gathered for tonight 's crucial vote on the Maastricht Treaty . |
| 30 | Rose was almost weeping with fear and frustration . |