Example sentences of "with a [noun] [prep] [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She ruffled the child 's hair and with a look of surprise suddenly produced a jelly-baby . |
| 2 | Summarizing , we can conclude that the GGGCCC motif seems to adopt a strongly curved conformation with a direction of curvature opposite to and the magnitude similar to the A-tracts . |
| 3 | If , on the other hand , he was stating as a matter of principle that the coupling of a protest with a payment of money unlawfully demanded per se rendered that payment recoverable , he was expressing views for which no authority prior to that date has been cited to this House and which were contrary to those expressed by Lord Reading C.J. in Maskell v. Horner . |
| 4 | Having laid the foundations , you simply cover them with a layer of sand about 50mm deep , and level this off , using a straight-edge cut out at the ends to just under the depth of the bricks , say about 90mm . |
| 5 | They drew up with a rasp of gravel just behind the trailer , and Sergeant Allen 's head popped out as if on a string . |
| 6 | With a field of vision as limited as hers it was amazing that she could see anything at all . |
| 7 | Guests helped themselves from a buffet where a hot luncheon of delicious children 's food was served , included sausages , goulash , and open baked potatoes with a pat of butter inside . |
| 8 | This is No. 3 in the Inventory ( and fig 11.1 ) and is described as an artificially raised area , associated with a scatter of debris over 100 yds . |
| 9 | The Director , Neil , explained to the company that many of the cast were involved that afternoon with a performance of Coriolanus downstairs on the main stage . |
| 10 | The tall Finnish detective acted with a turn of speed altogether surprising to Miss Buckley . |
| 11 | A thriller with a cargo of gold seemingly attracting all the thugs . |
| 12 | They 'd sit in the kitchen with a pot of tea just after dawn , their very different labours finishing just as the rest of the city was going to work . |
| 13 | ’ Laverne passes his hand through his hair with a weariness of responsibility well beyond his years . |
| 14 | This presumably reflects the fact that biliary stasis remains with a nidus of infection already present even after stones are removed . |
| 15 | At 7.45 , with a knot of sickness already tightening in my stomach , there was not a soul about . |
| 16 | A breeding tank for tropical species usually needs a higher temperature , with a rise in temperature often triggering spawning ( about 5°C increase ) . |
| 17 | This would imply an analogy with a variation of interpretation when , for instance , the pronoun they is used ; it may refer to animate beings , or to objects . |
| 18 | Reggane was forty miles away , with a bit of sand just before it , but nothing serious . |
| 19 | It would have to last cold for most of the week , with a bit of bacon in between . |
| 20 | It was a wintry day when Uncle was buried , with a bit of snow around . |
| 21 | On that occasion he had been treated with a degree of courtesy not far short of deference and he had subconsciously expected the same of his interview with Chief Inspector Golding . |
| 22 | Without the use of rigid heel support and bracing , which often leaves a shoe feeling somewhat brick-like , the Huarache feels light , secure , and above all , supremely comfortable , with a degree of flexibility rarely , if ever , found in such a well-cushioned shoe . |
| 23 | It seeks to give fair coverage to all political viewpoints and to treat all views with a degree of respect not always found in other serious newspapers . |
| 24 | And they 're not help particularly by this text which can consume them with a sense of guilt as far as their faith is concerned . |
| 25 | All these things Victoria did with a sense of duty so deeply buried in her psyche that no trace of condescension or obsequiousness marred the performance . |
| 26 | He , like the birds , was bubbling with the spring of the morning , but to Marian with a sense of secrecy still about her , his voice sounded strangely , dangerously , loud . |
| 27 | However , Sir Anthony stresses that , almost without exception , those who gave their evidence to the investigation did so with ‘ conscientiousness , care , dignity and with a measure of frankness wholly to be admired ’ . |
| 28 | Spring snow , as you might imagine , occurs late in the season when the offpiste is covered with a fall of snow too heavy to ski as powder , which remaining untracked , freezes into a firm — but not rock solid ( because it has not been compressed by skiers ) — cover . |
| 29 | On the other hand , a question in the form of a quotation with a request for discussion normally requires an explanation of everything in the quotation . |
| 30 | I 'd get up in the morning I 'd have my two pieces of wholemeal bread toasted with a scraping of marmalade on , right , and my butter cos I like that . |