Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] with a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More handsome than ever in his morning suit , his black hair gleaming with a brilliant sheen , and his eyes , his once dark and brooding eyes , now alight with the glow of love in them , Marc came swiftly to her side . |
| 2 | And she returned shortly afterwards with a thick roll of notes fastened with a rubber band and Melanie counted out seventy-eight pounds and a ten shilling note and the woman gave her five shillings from her alligator purse . |
| 3 | ‘ Me too , ’ Kelly interrupted with a sweet smile . |
| 4 | Broadly speaking , their best strategies to cope with a Labour win would be to ensure they make the most of allowances created through the independent taxation of husbands and wives , and — where possible — to take income on a self-employed basis rather than as employees . |
| 5 | A similar objection to utilitarianism urged by Williams , Alasdair MacIntyre and others is that utilitarianism goes with a manipulative approach to human life . |
| 6 | The pattern recognition technique enables the computer to cope with a certain amount of operator error , minor misspellings make no difference . |
| 7 | On Aug. 2 Baker met with a Palestinian delegation in East Jerusalem led by Faisal al-Husseini , who was widely regarded as the unofficial PLO representative in Jerusalem . |
| 8 | The cheese presses went into use for the first time in twenty years , Jem attended Bodmin market with butter and lard and eggs to sell once a fortnight , and , with George Langley 's help , a little light trap came , of varnished wood , which Murphy , now beaten out of surprise and disapproval , taught Alexandra to drive with a helpful bay mare between the shafts . |
| 9 | A delegation from the European Parliament was denied permission to proceed with a planned visit to the area . |
| 10 | In three of these cases referred with a probable diagnosis of achalasia , however , the absence of peristalsis in the body of the oesophagus helped to confirm the diagnosis . |
| 11 | I do believe it was n't just inability to cope with a terrible handicap . |
| 12 | CONTINGENCY plans to cope with a serious accident to a nuclear weapon being taken over the Kingston Bridge in Glasgow are flawed , councillors heard yesterday . |
| 13 | Only in one study , by Giaffer et al , was a poorer response formed with a polymeric diet compared with an elemental diet . |
| 14 | ‘ Colonel L V Mortimer , ’ the hawk-like Marine responded with a faint smile . |
| 15 | All the secondees expected and experienced professional development , which might include intellectual challenge , a gain in experience and an opportunity to work with a wide range of people , establishing nation- or region-wide contacts . |
| 16 | the story starts with a comprehensive review of the various types of horse drawn transport with some good photographs of the brewery area and London delivery areas — even in the early 1900's experiments were taking place on the transport of beer in bulk using horse and carts for delivery vehicles . |
| 17 | 1982 was the definitive Reading ROCK festival : Budgie , Iron Maiden and Michael Schenker headlined with a supporting cast of such acned arseholes as Terraplane and Praying Mantis , and old stagers Blackfoot and Tygers Of Pan Tang . |
| 18 | technical , to think of it technically , it 's when your sentence starts with a subordinate clause . |
| 19 | Standard variable cost is better as any inefficiencies stay in the transferring division and the receiving division starts with a clean slate . |
| 20 | I slipped ten pee into the slot and the coin dropped with a contented click . |
| 21 | The birds responded with a loud cry of ‘ Ti-lo Ti-lo ! ’ |
| 22 | They were just about to move away when a big estate car eased out of a space in front of them and Stuart 's Mum parked with a grateful wave to the driver . |
| 23 | Bodie laughed , and Ray Doyle 's eyes twinkled with a momentary amusement . |
| 24 | A male who stands by and allows another companion member of the coalition to mate with a receptive female is not really being altruistic , because that companion is probably a relative . |
| 25 | ‘ How was your first day as Damian 's secretary ? ’ he asked weakly , but his eyes gleamed with a new reason to live , and he listened eagerly as she told him half-truths about her new job . |
| 26 | Her eyes filled with a hot prickling that he should humiliate her in public , with half of Venice floating by . |
| 27 | There are pressures building up for me to do all sorts of things but I do n't want to accept them , ’ she says confidently , her blue eyes filled with a new purpose . |
| 28 | For a moment she stared up at him , her fists clenched at her sides , her grey eyes filled with a crystalline chill totally at variance with the molten rage that consumed her . |
| 29 | He caught her exploring fingers and lifted them to his mouth and kissed them quickly , his eyes filled with a wry mockery as he studied her flushed face . |
| 30 | Panton-Lewis and Forbes handed in 74s , with Stewart one stroke behind , as Japan 's Fusako Nagata led with a four-under-par round of 68 . |