Example sentences of "[pers pn] are [adj] [verb] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't want to be a saint ; some of them are hard to live with , but a sour old woman is one of the crowning works of the devil . |
| 2 | It 's hard to imagine a more isolated and upsetting set of circumstances in which you are first confronted with the public break-up of your family home . |
| 3 | ‘ What is this game you are pleased to play with me ? |
| 4 | ask yourself if you are ready to cope with the possible reaction of the person you tell |
| 5 | In fact , it is fairly obvious what you are supposed to do with the ones here . |
| 6 | Obviously , you are expected to ‘ use ’ them somehow , but what you are supposed to do with them is rather less obvious than it was in the Hardy Hall case . |
| 7 | And if you are going to recognise that reality , then you also need to ensure that you are able to deal with it effectively and with proper accountability . |
| 8 | It requires a solid apprenticeship in the breed before you are able to cope with the responsibility of stud dog ownership . |
| 9 | I look forward to hearing from you , and very much hope that you are able to help with the back issues . |
| 10 | You may quarrel with your neighbour ; you are unlikely to quarrel with someone else 's neighbour in the next village . |
| 11 | You are inclined to agree with their judgement . |
| 12 | While we are all born with the capacity to cry , that capacity can be lost . |
| 13 | A larger number of bigger girls and women were in waiting at one of the locks , where the passengers are politely informed they may walk for a mile ; they had large pitchers and small jugs , and we are all favoured with pressing invitations to have ‘ sweet milk . ’ |
| 14 | From birth onwards we are all presented with unflattering images of old age . |
| 15 | 1992 has been a truly historic year for Napier and we are delighted to share with you , our former students , some of the moments which have seen us metamorphosing into a university . |
| 16 | We are right to sympathise with the hon. and learned Member for Leicester West . |
| 17 | ‘ We are anxious to proceed with performance review it is vitally important that services provided by the council are subject to close scrutiny to ensure they are of sufficient quality and right for the customer . ’ |
| 18 | Such a treaty would help reassure the Government of India that , within what is possible under the laws of the United Kingdom , we are anxious to co-operate with them in dealing with terrorism . |
| 19 | We are each issued with two slices of bread . |
| 20 | Looking ahead , we are privileged to have with us for a Conference on 23rd & 24th October , Roger Forster , leader of the Icthus Fellowship in London . |
| 21 | No one tells us how we are supposed to deal with death — our own or that of other people — and yet we are all going to face it at some time . |
| 22 | In other words , so far as I am concerned , unless and until we are prepared to deal with this demonstrated cause of inflation and want to do so , we are wasting our time ; and as soon as we want to do so , there is no reason to suppose that there will be any problem or therefore any reason for an incomes policy as defined . |
| 23 | ‘ We are prepared to work with the police and to provide the information needed to bring the perpetrators of attacks to justice , ’ he says , adding that he would like to see Mr McLean in the hope of building a relationship . |
| 24 | Grover : ‘ We are prepared to work with the police ’ OVERNIGHT FILE |
| 25 | Although there are no plans yet to increase their presence in the Gulf , a defence official said last night : ‘ We are ready to deal with anything that confronts us . ’ |
| 26 | Stuttgart coach Christophe Daum had named Chapman as his side 's biggest worry after the pre-season Makita tournament at Elland Road , saying : ‘ He is so dangerous when the ball is played into him in the air , and I do n't think we are able to cope with that . ’ |
| 27 | When economic stability improves and we are able to deal with these problems , the support and participation of the community continues to be important , but perhaps dealing with other kinds of problems . |
| 28 | From a knowledge of what edges and surfaces are present , and how they are oriented relative to the eye , we are able to deduce with some confidence what three-dimensional objects are present . |
| 29 | It is reasonable to suppose that a sense of what is usual or unusual or noticeable in language is built up from a lifelong experience of linguistic use , so that we are able to affirm with reasonable confidence and without resort to a pocket calculator ( to take a simple case already mentioned ) that Hemingway favours short sentences . |
| 30 | When healthy we are able to look with a cool eye at what medicine offers ; when we 're ill , we become like frightened children looking at mother and father to make us better . |