Example sentences of "or [v-ing] [pers pn] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could hear Betty reigning below in the kitchen , shuffling plates and boiling water , and doubtless adding some original touches to the toast : slicing it laterally perhaps , or dusting it with cinnamon . |
| 2 | On the other hand , after a glance at ‘ Luck of the Legion ’ , I went about for a week with a white handkerchief tucked into the back of my cap , ordering the dog to about-face or wooing it with words of French culled from the strip ( ‘ Oo-ee , mon pet it ’ ) . |
| 3 | Fitting these chokes with , or replacing them with those that have earths and metal jackets will reduce the voltage reading and any possible ill effects on the fish . |
| 4 | The trap to be avoided here is to turn the exercise into another source of demand by forcing yourself to go faster every day , swearing that you are going to beat your partner next time , or overdoing it with the weights . |
| 5 | Alternatively , you could use a medium-weight microfibre , wool or a wool mix , leaving it unlined , or lining it with the fabric of your choice . |
| 6 | Alternatively , by resting pasture or grazing it with another host , such as sheep , which are not susceptible to O. ostertagi , until most of the existing L3 on the pasture have died out . |
| 7 | Ferranti continued with presentations yesterday to the group of more than 10 companies believed to have expressed an interest in bidding for the company or providing it with equity capital . |
| 8 | I mean , you know , if you see an advert in the paper that tells you that every fifty pence you spend is going to save a child 's life by providing it with Diralite or providing it with food that it needs for a money , or something like that , I mean how can you justify keeping any fifty pences at all yourself ? |
| 9 | Get the New Year off to a good start by writing or telephoning us with your latest d-i-y tip , adventure — or misadventure ! |
| 10 | UK local authorities should be encouraged to require that buses used on tendered routes should offer high standards of accessibility through low-floor design or equipping them with lifts or ramps . |
| 11 | Are you threatening the world with your collar , or bamboozling it with your black tights ? |
| 12 | Oh yeah I mean if you wanted to also link that with multicultural situation or or cross cultural or comparing it with other ones I mean that 's no problem . |
| 13 | It 's that or hacking it with the hammers . |
| 14 | At no time should you ever share this knowledge with other residents or talk about their affairs , unless it is relevant to improving their care or reviewing it with other members of staff concerned . |
| 15 | The leader of the Kosovo Parliamentary Party , Veton Suroi , was subsequently sentenced to two months ' imprisonment for organising the event without seeking permission , or registering it with the police . |
| 16 | They were also immature in the battles they had with their children , often fighting to have the last word , calling the child names , or taunting them with statements such as ‘ You just dare ’ . |
| 17 | Instead of laboriously blowing hair dry with a round brush or setting it with rollers , simply dry it as quickly as possible to the ‘ Conversion Point ’ . |
| 18 | I then saw the other soldier standing behind him — either going to hit , or hitting him with a rifle on the leg , ’ he told the court . |