Example sentences of "but with [pos pn] [noun] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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1 | He also liked to make people do press-ups , but with their rifles stretched across the tops of their hands ; he would then stand on the rifles so that his entire weight was pressing down on to their fists . |
2 | In this paper they made the remarkable prediction that radiation ( in the form of photons ) from the very hot early stages of the universe should still be around today , but with its temperature reduced to only a few degrees above absolute zero ( - 2730 ° C ) . |
3 | ‘ You talk like a hard businesswoman , ’ he murmured , his eyes glinting , ‘ but with your hair tousled over your face , and in that sexy , rumpled little dress , you 're so damn desirable that all thoughts of business vanish from my mind , Caroline . ’ |
4 | ‘ None of my business , mind , but with your mam gone folk do n't think it proper . |
5 | We are doing this because some kids always tell us ‘ oh , we can do that but with my legs tied behind my back ’ which can be very annoying . |
6 | Incredibly , Clift returned to the film several weeks later , but with his face disfigured and virtually immobile down one side . |
7 | But with his mother arrested it was now up to him to take charge of the rebellion in Poitou . |