Example sentences of "[subord] [verb] [pers pn] with [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What better way to taunt the auld enemy than to treat them with such reckless contempt ? |
| 2 | Er and I can think of erm nothing better than to leave you with this slide er which I think sums up where we 're coming from today and what we 'd like you to take away from today . |
| 3 | They stole the birdfood and embarrassed the cats , screaming imprecations while eluding them with flying leaps . |
| 4 | Turn round ! girl , ’ and swung her round by the shoulders , and while holding her with one hand she ripped the pieces of tape from the end of each plait , before she tore at the hair until it hung in uneven strands ; then she almost lifted Millie from the floor as , using both hands now , she drew the strands together and began forming them into a tight rope-like plait . |
| 5 | Last night Darlington police said a 14-year-old boy has been questioned about the fire and has been released pending a decision whether to charge him with any offence . |
| 6 | Nor were donors always royalty : the wife of Cnut 's henchman Tofi the Proud adorned a crucifix at Waltham in Essex with a crown , as well as decking it with other ornaments . |
| 7 | The ease of transferring from one public service scheme to another and the fact that your pension keeps up with price increases are important factors to consider when comparing them with private sector schemes , which generally do not keep up with inflation and where you can lose out if you leave . |
| 8 | But if the master has made him a bailee of them so as to vest him with exclusive possession , then , like any other bailee of this sort , he has it ; so , too , if goods are delivered to him to hand to his master , he has possession of them until he has done some act which transfers it to his master , e.g . |