Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pos pn] [noun] of [noun] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was nursing my mug of tea with both hands and taking short sips of the very hot liquid when a Commando arrived at the trench , stating that he had come to take Sid 's place on the Bren gun . |
| 2 | The School is in the process of widening its range of options with an MSc/Diploma in Marketing ; it is also pursuing a proposal to introduce a modular MBA , in the first instance in Public Sector Management , but others are expected to follow . |
| 3 | Libya also has to give proof of its claim to have renounced terrorism — notably by revealing its history of links with the IRA . |
| 4 | He attempts to solve this through matching his account of contradiction with a new concept derived from the conjunction of work and labour : ‘ anti-labour ’ ( anti-travail ) , a category of negation . |
| 5 | Down one arm ran gold chevrons , denoting her length of service with the Regiment . |
| 6 | Ram is expanding its range of clubs with the introduction of the new Tom Watson Cobalt 53 , 55 and 58 degrees wedges . |
| 7 | Sharing his stretch of pavement with a juggler , a dancer and various other human flotsam , the Street Artist attempts the odd portrait for a paying customer but spends most of his time sitting around wistfully . |
| 8 | What a joy experiencing so many movements possible through Medau using the wide variety of apparatus including tambours , sticks , ropes , etc — some forms not yet used in our Welsh Classes , and sharing our love of movement with others of different nationalities . |
| 9 | The meagre vegetation that remained could not prevent such water as there was from sinking into the aquifers beneath , and taking its load of salt with it . |
| 10 | They trooped down to the studio for the line-up , taking their glasses of brandy with them . |
| 11 | Many did flee , taking their skills of war with them to Germany , France , Russia , and just about everywhere else . |
| 12 | The ship disappeared into the distance , taking their hopes of rescue with it . |
| 13 | Endill told him the plan so far , and they headed off to the sick bay , Mr Litmus taking his pile of notes with him . |
| 14 | The evil paedophile , who worked for the prisons charity NIACRO , preyed on youngsters using his position of trust with the St. Lazarus ' ambulance corps . |
| 15 | If the people at Chesky know what is good for them , they will give ‘ Wild Earl ’ his head and record whatever he wants : there is almost no other pianist around playing his kind of repertoire with his kind of zest . |
| 16 | And briefly , before resuming his burden of responsibility with a resigned sigh , he laughed again . |