Example sentences of "[prep] parting with [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Mr. Major professes on the one hand to stand for something he calls a ‘ classless society ’ and , on the other , whinges on behalf of the wealthy , purportedly faced with the unbearable prospect under Labour of parting with their other BMW , we can detect the unmistakable stench of humbug . |
| 2 | The developers and their henchmen , the Council , had tricked an old lady into parting with her cottage and twelve acres of ‘ agricultural ’ land at a knockdown price . |
| 3 | In Valuev 's opinion new local assemblies would reward the gentry for parting with their serfs and enable the government to buy off liberals . |
| 4 | Even if the yolk sac is not visible , still be sure that is feeding before parting with your money . |
| 5 | Imagine if your local electrical store allowed you to take a TV home for a month to sample its quality before parting with your money , you would be sure you had made the right decision before it cost you the earth . |
| 6 | But , secondly , it seems to me plain as a pikestaff that the building society , in parting with its money , relied on the transfer . |
| 7 | Anything you can suggest as a remedy to prevent me from parting with my few remaining strands of hair will be welcome . |
| 8 | Dozens of people with rucksacks glare back at them from the platform as they wait for their substandard ‘ Sprinter ’ to turn up ; wet , cold and miserable perhaps , but at least secure in the knowledge that they will eventually travel through the same scenery without parting with their life savings . |
| 9 | When Win/U is debugged , fleshed out and licensable — at a projected fee of around $100,000 — ISVs will simply use it in-house without parting with their precious source code . |
| 10 | Fund raising activities should be fun — people should not only feel virtuous at parting with their money but should gain pleasure and enjoyment too . |