Example sentences of "with a [noun] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here the good sisters comforted us on our last journey with a manchet of bread and a cup of wine . |
| 2 | It would have made no difference to the example below had the aggrieved party been a German company with a branch in France tendering for factory space . |
| 3 | As his new Control explained , the faction of the Lebanese Forces involved in the aborted Contra arms-for-drugs deal in 1985 were known to have members who were DEA CIs , and they were probably tracking him through credit reports , listing his current address , employer and so forth , obtained through Bank Audi , a Beirut bank with a branch in New York . |
| 4 | A Jacobite wine glass , enamelled with a portrait of Bonnie Prince Charlie and one of eight thought to have been made in Edinburgh around 1765 , is expected to make £15–20,000 ( $25–35,000 ) . |
| 5 | Gillian Jason is showing portraits of real or imaginary sitters by Craigie Aitchison , Frank Auerbach , Leon Kossoff , with a portrait of Rosalind , Lucian Freud , represented by a new etching of Kai , the artist 's adopted son , Leonard McComb and ten other painters ( 10 March-3 April ) . |
| 6 | Mrs D Sharlotte from Grimbsy with a portrait of harvest time in the orchard . |
| 7 | Among its treasures are the cradle used by Mary , Queen of Scots , for her son James ; a quilt woven by her and her ‘ Four Maries ’ ; a secret staircase used by recusant priests and Jacobite refugees ; and a collection of Jacobite glass including one with a portrait of Prince Charles Edward . |
| 8 | His conclusion coincides with a tide of concern among mainstream researchers about possible failings in their predictions of a warmer world . |
| 9 | Fill in the details as required on the order form , and send it , with a deposit of £10 to the address shown . |
| 10 | For instance , a depositor with a deposit of £100,000 would transfer £20,000 to each of five relations or friends . |
| 11 | For example , a G-registered Metro costs £216.42 a month over 24 months with a deposit of £1,731.25 . |
| 12 | Please quote this on the booking form and return it to us at the address shown , together with a deposit of £25 per person and optional insurance of £6 . |
| 13 | What 's more , when you open your account with a deposit of £20 or more , we 'll be pleased to send you , free , a set of four colourful prints of the deservedly popular R.S.P.C.A. issue . |
| 14 | I remember one Sunday afternoon when I saw Zebbie the Coalpicker pushing a bicycle up the hill with a sack of coals on the cross-bar . |
| 15 | They wrapped themselves up in thick woollen blankets and , laden with a sack of grain and a bundle of firewood , set out across the darkness . |
| 16 | The fact that ‘ She ’ appears to those privileged to see her as a veiled figure and that her lustrous orbs , dazzling limbs and perfect ankles are revealed with tantalising slowness , has a rather different effect on today 's readers than it no doubt had when the book was first published , very nearly a century ago , in 1887 , to be greeted with a storm of ecstasy or alternatively of appalled disapproval , which lasted for many decades . |
| 17 | Managers with a preference for common-sense practical ideas will turn in this direction and away from ‘ implementing concepts ’ and ‘ socio-technical systems design ’ . |
| 18 | Writers with a preference for market over regulatory solutions ( whom we will refer to generically as ‘ market theorists ’ ) insist that management and shareholder interests are adequately aligned by market forces , and therefore that the lack of shareholder participation in the internal processes of control need give no cause for concern , and certainly does not indicate the necessity for any kind of external intervention . |
| 19 | We find that , although bleomycin cuts mixed sequence DNAs with a preference for GC = GT>GA>>GG , it efficiently cleaves regions of ( AT ) n cutting exclusively at ApT , not TpA . |
| 20 | The progression of the disease starts with a yellowing of leaves , which gradually fall off , followed by twigs and small branches . |
| 21 | CHAMPIONS Leeds take on Premier League leaders Norwich today with a warning from captain Gary McAllister ringing in their ears : ‘ I hope nobody is thinking we are too good to go down . ’ |
| 22 | With a shriek of delight she threw herself at Maggie , enveloping her in the warmest of embraces . |
| 23 | The hole was expanding , slowly at first , and then suddenly releasing Defries , who fell to the floor of the corridor with a shriek of pain . |
| 24 | Having photographed these averagely attractive , effectively anonymous members nestled amongst feathers , emerging from a bunch of Iris buds , tucked up with a wad of £10 notes , or wrapped up in black fishnet material , the stage is ostensibly set for the viewer to compare these peculiar juxtapositions with those more commonly seen in the media where the female body is used instead . |
| 25 | Rain dabbed at the blood with a wad of paper handkerchiefs . |
| 26 | He gave me the most trouble by returning more potential Pathfinders than any other CO : hut not only — aircrew he walked about Gransden with a wad of railway warrants in his pocket , and anyone who offended got one on the spot . |
| 27 | Most men with a modicum of experience can make a woman feel special , you know , ’ he murmured soothingly . |
| 28 | She had a lot to learn about the man inside Ace Barton , world champion , and he was as different from her original crush as anyone with a modicum of brains should have expected . |
| 29 | Then , when the arch is all in position , including the vital keystone at the top , carefully remove the supporting stones and , with a modicum of luck , the arch will remain standing . |
| 30 | Done in the Jamesian manner , Jim would doubtless find himself credited with psychological subtleties and complexities of which he is quite unaware ; but still one might hope that the writer would succeed in suggesting the highly distinctive flavour of his talk , his inimitable way of retailing a diverting anecdote leisurely and with a modicum of circumlocution , from which in due time the point of the story is sure to emerge . |