Example sentences of "[adv prt] [subord] [pron] be [verb] with " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 Janet watched as her daughter knelt down while she was coated with plaster .
2 The heater matrix on the SIII commonly blocks up if it is used with hard water so it may need cleaning out by a radiator specialist or replacing as flushing with cleaning chemicals is not very effective .
3 This dries out downwards , just as a wet towel dries out if it is placed with its top in a current of warm air .
4 At least 40 schools opted out because they were threatened with closure , and most believe they would be shown little mercy .
5 But the owners had to throw them out because they were faced with a huge increase in insurance premiums , up from a $1000 to almost $5000 .
6 Oh I asked him to go to the insurance company and find out whether I 'm covered with them for having my aerial replaced and I wrote a letter asking if he could be empowered to sign the claim form for me
7 If he wishes to find out whether she is endowed with a witch 's power of preserving silence , let him take note whether she is able to shed tears when standing in his presence or when being tortured .
8 Mr Gay pulled a knife from his waistband , but was so drunk he dropped it and Cameron picked it up and fought back as he was beaten with a baton .
9 In a review of the first edition of this book , Sara Mills took issue with me for pessimistically implying that linguistic reform is impossible ; she pointed out , and I think with some justice , that my analysis risks leaving women with no way to hit back when they are confronted with sexist language , at least until after the revolution .
10 She can not move around because she is connected with the oxygen machine .
  Next page