Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [conj] [verb] with [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bad debts of 2 per cent of turnover seemed high , and JR decided to adopt the view that the acid test for a credit controller would be the cost of employing him when compared with the reduction of bad debts and overdraft charges , which should follow the appointment of a competent credit manager . |
| 2 | Being entirely uninhibited when expressing herself and equipped with a famous ( and at times infamous ) ‘ caustic wit ’ , her self-assertion was never subtle . |
| 3 | The first way is by taking the work off the machine with waste yarn , turning it and rehanging with the plain side towards me . |
| 4 | It is easier to stop doing something than to continue with an activity but with greater efficiency . |
| 5 | By your own admission , when you 're not quizzing him about everything , you 're confronting him and toying with the idea of hitting him . |