Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] with a [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The day was hot and humid , the field of play rippled with a heat haze as the draw was made to split the six teams into two leagues . |
| 2 | Sarah Hare , the youngest daughter of Sir Thomas and Lady Elizabeth Hare of Stow Bardolph , Norfolk , was very specific regarding the simplicity of her grave-clothes and coffin , making her wishes abundantly clear in her will of 1743 : ‘ … my coffin to be made of the best Elm lin 'd with a thinn lead with a flap of lead sawder 'd down over me , not to have a nail or any ornament that is not absolutely necessary , except a plate with my coat of arms and with this inscription : They that humble themselves shall be Exalted . ’ |
| 3 | Carol Watkins , who was nine months pregnant , suffered head and pelvic injuries when her car collided with a transit van at Dursley in Gloucestershire . |
| 4 | After they ordered , Wickham toyed with a table knife and told her that he knew where the ones which had been sent to her and Tavett had come from . |
| 5 | Liberated , Ethel frisked with a Jack Russell in a red , spotted scarf and wolfed up a half-eaten beefburger bun . |
| 6 | Rhona graduated with a B.A. Hons ( Marketing ) degree in 1987 , to become a lecturer in Sales , Merchandising and Marketing for James Watt College and the Central College of Commerce . |
| 7 | In the same year , when a judge confronted with a boy burglar at the London Sessions was to be found pontificating against the cinema as ‘ a grave danger to the community ’ which was ‘ responsible for the downfall of many young people ’ , the prosecutor jokingly remarked that ‘ it was perhaps an example of retributive justice that one of the houses broken into belonged to a cinematograph proprietor ’ . |
| 8 | After the initial training of staff , and discussion with other agencies , EESA 's work began with a pilot project in two inner-city areas . |
| 9 | They were all surprised when Mrs Redmond appeared with a supper tray . |
| 10 | Alan obliged with a debut goal in the 5–0 rout of Manchester United , one of the Palace matches which will live forever in the memories of those who saw us demolish the Old Trafford outfit . |
| 11 | For him , the low point came with a telephone call from the factory . |
| 12 | The geese arrived with a bow wave that surged over the nomes ' feet , and arched their necks down towards Shrub . |
| 13 | He half rose from his seat but at that point the waiter arrived with a coffee Sandison had forgotten he had ordered . |
| 14 | If the conference began with a breakfast explosion between the two archbishops , it ended with mutual gratitude for what was achieved . |
| 15 | But less than a month later , Tom collapsed with a heart attack . |
| 16 | The uncorroborated announcement coincided with a government decision to extend the current state of emergency within the province and to step up its military campaign against the secessionists . |
| 17 | This meeting coincided with a London smog which caused 700 deaths and so was cited as evidence of the urgency with which air pollution problems should be tackled . |
| 18 | At Christie 's , with Lord Carrington watching for much of the sale , bidding from three British and American dealers in the room competed with a telephone bidder for Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione 's ‘ Drovers by a pool ’ . |
| 19 | Richard found the cleaner 's mop and bucket and was amateurishly wiping the floor when Murray returned with a dressing gown and some towels . |
| 20 | The gang escaped with a £70,000 haul , including silver , paintings and a Mercedes car . |
| 21 | The first indication that Richard Branson had of his young protégé 's dramatic metamorphosis came with a telephone call . |
| 22 | One matinee jacket arrived with a cigarette burn in the middle of the back . |
| 23 | It set West Indies a target of 225 , which everyone knew was about three hundred too low , and inevitably Greenidge and Haynes began with a century partnership . |
| 24 | Raider flees with off-licence cash AN armed robber wearing a rubber mask escaped with a cash haul from a Teesside off-licence . |
| 25 | Fran smiled with a saccharin sweetness . |
| 26 | On his chair , Mait watched with a building sense of joy as Carrefour came round to face Ace . |
| 27 | The review mode came with a colour VGA display , which is a luxury if the machine is to be used as a dedicated file server . |
| 28 | The confusion in his attitude to Norman was helplessly exposed : he liked Norman for not being , like Raymond Ray , a congenital homosexual , yet when Norman danced with a girl Minton would remark with spite , ‘ Oh , it 's her tonight . ’ |
| 29 | His art collection began with a Rembrandt etching received as a college graduation gift , and expanded generously to serve the needs of the MIA . |
| 30 | Burglars escaped with a £2,500 haul after breaking into a large detached house in Markington , near Ripon , while the occupants were away . |