Example sentences of "[prep] [Wh det] he [verb] with " in BNC.
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| 31 | Elvis 's importance , then , lies not so much in the mix of elements ( blues/country/Tin Pan Alley ) which he helped to bring into being in rock 'n' roll , but in what he did with it . |
| 32 | His body was a sculpture of muscled perfection ; his expertise in what he did with it had her breathing with wonderment . |
| 33 | Neither of these assignments nor his cure in a new church in Oxford , St Aloysius , to which he returned with high hopes , was conspicuously successful , although the Oxford stay resulted in another burst of lyricism , including ‘ Duns Scotus 's Oxford ’ and ‘ Binsey Poplars ’ . |
| 34 | However , I 'm sure that it will be only a short time before the imaginative gentleman of this funeral business ( or after-care service , as it apparently now likes to be called ) will overcome these problems that in any case may be outweighed by one great advantage to which he points with pride : namely , that it is above all discreet , in that the girlfriend of the departed may view at any time , giving any name , and the wife and family will be none the wiser ! |
| 35 | I think you ‘ ll agree that his right as to what he does with that money supersedes any thoughts I may have , in the final analysis . |
| 36 | To what he did with women . |
| 37 | His choice for our meeting of the Garrick Club , that temple of self-regard for actors and political journalists , therefore seemed a touch bold , but the need for what he described with a smile as a ‘ tranquil interior ’ was a fair enough alibi . |