With + participle phrase

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1.He ran away from the fire with her sleeping.
1.1 = He ran away from the fire and she was sleeping.
1.2 = He ran away form the fire when she was sleeping.

2.He was surprised with a big cat passing suddenly.
2.1 = He was surprised when a big cat passed suddenly.
2.1 = He was surprised as a big cat passed suddenly.
Are my conversions from #1 and #2 right?
Thank you in advance for your help.

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

#1 and #2 are not right.
#1.1 contains a non sequitur.
The others are fine (except for the spelling of 'from').

Park sang joon · Answer

Thank you, Mr.Micawber, for your answer and your continuously visiting my threads.

I was surprised with my big cat passing suddenly.
How about the above sentence?

Mister Micawber · Answer

I was surprised at my big cat/cat's passing suddenly.

Park sang joon · Answer

Thank you, Mr.Micawber, for your answer
Maybe, I might be under a delusion about use of 'with' when we use a 'participle phrase'.

Mister Micawber · Answer

park sang joonI might be under a delusion about use of 'with' when we use a 'participle phrase'

It certainly sounds wrong in the examples you create. Why not search the internet or COCA ( http://corpus.byu.edu/coca ) for authentic examples?

Park sang joon · Answer

Thank you, Mr,Micawber, for your sincere concern.

I will look into the site you have linked and do my best to make the best of the site.

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