Example sentences of "[pron] [conj] [pron] [vb past] with " in BNC.
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| 31 | Folly sat up ; then clutched the sheet to her as she realised with a shock that she was naked . |
| 32 | ‘ I can manage , ’ said Belinda , darting towards the safety of shrubs and shade that beckoned her , but he came up behind her as she struggled with the iron latch and she felt his breath fan the tiny hairs on the nape of her neck . |
| 33 | Carolyn never experienced the same sort of anguished worry about her as she had with Chris . |
| 34 | His hand moved down the length of her body , stroking away her remaining garments , his eyes watching her as she shivered with delight , shaking her head wildly , and he bent his head , a growl of satisfaction leaving his throat in a completely masculine way . |
| 35 | Amanda was on her back , book held at arm 's length above her as she bicycled with her legs . |
| 36 | Startled , he drew back , and was still for a few seconds , watching her as she battled with her thoughts , then with a barely audible sigh he said , ‘ What is it , Rachel ? |
| 37 | She told Cathy she would pass on the eggs but would like croissants and coffee , and presently I was bringing them to her as she sat with eyes demurely downwards , studiously ignoring my existence . |
| 38 | Miss Philimore 's self-satisfied tones came back to her as she fumbled with the tiny envelope . |
| 39 | Nina knows about the lymphoma ; I had to cancel a prearranged lunch at Langans with her as it coincided with my short stay in hospital , and rather than make up an excuse I thought it an opportune time to tell her . |
| 40 | Jenna looked across at him as they sat with their coffee in the sitting-room that still bore the signs of her mother 's impeccable taste . |
| 41 | Her terrified eyes gazed at him as she stood with his back to her , both hands braced against the door , staring at the ground between his feet . |
| 42 | He responded to my curiosity concerning the transmutation of metals by allowing me to assist him as he experimented with his alembic and his aludel . |
| 43 | In January 1858 an attempt was made to assassinate him as he drove with the Empress to the Opera in Paris . |
| 44 | Benjamin and I stayed well away from him as he consulted with Dacourt and Clinton . |
| 45 | Frederica studied him as he dealt with the roasting-pans . |
| 46 | Uncle Ted had done absolutely nothing since the day Dad exorcized him as he sat with a record-player in his lap . |
| 47 | Charles was only ever jealous of him when he served with some distinction as a helicopter pilot during the Falklands war . |
| 48 | ‘ What you going to do with a degree in history ? ’ his mother asked him when he graduated with a first . |
| 49 | Gavriil Popov and Yuri Chernichenko belonged to it until they broke with the CPSU . |
| 50 | ‘ The only present danger , ’ Kreditor resumed , ‘ is if the press pick up on it like they did with that poor , poor lady in Queens . ’ |
| 51 | Since issues of property dominate legal work the propertyless have had little cause to encounter it unless they interfered with the interests of those with property . |
| 52 | They had probably spiked it while they checked with their lawyers . |
| 53 | Gaff continued : ‘ I am very fond of her and yes , I know all about her novel — she was working on it while she stayed with me in Dublin . |
| 54 | He was troubled by thoughts of innocence and the loss of it when he dealt with Philippa , and knew that she feared his seeming decay . |
| 55 | I liked it when you did with a cute wee face . |
| 56 | Then Michael Stewart dropped it as he fled with £5,000 , the Old Bailey was told yesterday . |
| 57 | ‘ Did n't even know myself until I talked with the PM this afternoon . |
| 58 | But to me as I struggled with his detoxifying diet , he was a disembodied , stern sounding voice , a god who had handed down the law . |
| 59 | MINISTERS today put their Maastricht victory behind them as they grappled with another potentially explosive problem . |
| 60 | I must say I agreed with them as I agreed with some of the misgivings expressed by our German colleagues , too . |