Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [verb] with [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is easier to define the first of these terms and lay out the implications of its consideration , than it is to deal with civil society per se or its relation to the state . |
| 2 | It will consider school , local and national developments so that when discussion of future plans takes place it is done with full knowledge of the school audit and national and local priorities beyond . |
| 3 | It is covered with gold leaf into which is etched a pattern of oak and bay leaves — and a medieval North Italian inscription , the surviving words of which suggest that it said : ‘ In this little goblet one often acquires happiness ’ . |
| 4 | One group says it is to do with social deprivation , and the other blames people 's lifestyle , saying they eat badly and smoke and drink too much . |
| 5 | It is argued with ample justification that Germany , France , the Netherlands , Belgium , Luxembourg and Denmark have achieved a sufficient degree of monetary convergence that could immediately proceed to form a currency union . |
| 6 | A bourbon-type whisky , it is very full because it is treated with maple-wood charcoal to remove the lighter flavours . |
| 7 | It is written with close focus and in a clear style . |
| 8 | The style and feeling of the poem is exalted , but it is written with perfect lucidity , and a firm sense of the tradition of Christian conversion . |
| 9 | In 1909 D. W. Griffith directed A Corner in Wheat for the Biograph Company and the New York Dramatic Mirror announced to its readers that ‘ this picture is not a picture drama , although it is presented with dramatic force . |
| 10 | Consequently it is riddled with superb finger pockets . |
| 11 | From the cover cartoon of John Major , labelled ‘ Yesterday 's man — the vanishing Prime Minister ’ it is filled with ill-chosen invective . |
| 12 | The top and sides are sprinkled with toasted nuts and sesame seeds and it is finished with orange jelly slices and raspberry jam . |
| 13 | The pungency of mustard is only realised when it is mixed with cold water ; salt , vinegar and hot water inhibit the flavour , producing a milder condiment . |
| 14 | When it is bombarded with red light , it undergoes a photochemical reaction . |
| 15 | It is studded with ancient Dwarf runes of vengeance and retribution . |
| 16 | On the standards side , DEC has announced that it is working with International Software Systems Inc ( ISSI ) , Austin , Texas on an architectural definition and implementation plan for the European Computer Manufacturers Association ( ECMA ) Portable Common Tool Environment ( PCTE ) standard . |
| 17 | ‘ poeticity ’ , he says , is like oil in cooking ; you can not have it on its own but when it is used with other food it is more than a mere addition . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | This structure is frequently damaged in pure alexia and we therefore speculate that it is associated with visual processing of letters . |
| 20 | The risk to the firm 's image in the financial community and the industry if it is associated with adverse criticism in a large or well-publicised transaction . |
| 21 | The risk to the firm 's image in the financial community and the industry if it is associated with adverse criticism in a large or well-publicised transaction . |
| 22 | In 1983 the Infra-Red Astronomical Satellite , IRAS , discovered that it is associated with cool material which may indeed be planet-forming , though as yet there is no proof . |
| 23 | In 1983 , observations from the IRAS infra-red satellite showed that it is associated with cool material which might be interpreted as a planetary system , though it would be most unwise to jump to any conclusions . |
| 24 | Fomalhaut is a pure white star , 13 times as luminous as the Sun and 22 light-years away ; in 1983 the IRAS satellite found that it is associated with cool material which may be planet-forming . |
| 25 | Not known if present in Graecopithecus , but may be so if it is associated with increased brow ridge development . |
| 26 | It is associated with low morale , latent conflict or frustration at work . |
| 27 | A prolonged interval is seen in diabetic autonomic neuropathy where it is associated with sudden death , and in chronic alcoholics. 50% of patients with alcohol-related liver disease will have evidence of vagal neuropathy on standard cardiovascular reflex tests . |
| 28 | The more common name for this rather serious sounding disorder used to be ‘ honeymoon cystitis ’ , and as that old nick-name suggests , it is linked with sexual activity . |
| 29 | At present it is smothered with yellow varnish , and while conservation due to begin at the Rijksmuseum in the Spring will certainly improve it , it remains to be seen how much of the picture can be recovered , and to see if the Rijksmuseum 's money was well spent . |
| 30 | It is fused with Greco-Roman thought , with pagan traditions , with elements from a number of mystery schools . |