Example sentences of "was [verb] with [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For those who stayed with the film , like Preston , it turned out that the underground was infested with such creatures . |
| 2 | When I was heavily pregnant we lived in one room that was infested with red ants . |
| 3 | Ireland 's representation has already been halved due to first round defeats by Antrim 's Mark Winters and Ardoyne 's Eamon Magee who was stopped with 40 seconds to go in the final round . |
| 4 | Her bright hair was hidden under a sunhat , and she was disguised with dark glasses , but no one had shown the slightest interest in her . |
| 5 | For most of his career after discovering the similia principle , he was inundated with more patients than the average practitioner could have coped with . |
| 6 | I was inundated with photocopied documents and background papers . |
| 7 | Dr Malcolm Anderson , one of the researchers from University Hospital , Nottingham , said the screening service was inundated with large numbers of mildly abnormal smear results . |
| 8 | My friend Lindsey said I was consumed with earthy desires and unable to reach the higher planes . |
| 9 | Alex Bryson , 63 , was dismissed with four colleagues for drinking on duty . |
| 10 | Marsh was dismissed with three minutes to go for a late challenge on Dimitr Radchenko , scorer of Spartak 's first goal , in their 2–0 success which made it 6–2 on aggregate . |
| 11 | Creffield was suspended on full pay until his conviction , whereupon he was dismissed with three months ‘ notice . |
| 12 | Roentgen was experimenting with electrical discharges in evacuated tubes when he observed the emission of rays which made nearby materials fluoresce , i.e. emit light when the rays fell upon them . |
| 13 | Meanwhile Palmer was experimenting with different electrolytes-acids and alkalis that carry the current through the cell — including sodium hydroxide , sulphuric acid and traces of other impurities in attempts to mimic the elemental make-up of seawater in the presence of minerals . |
| 14 | Emma was experimenting with atonal motifs on a xylophone and Vicky had been given a doll but had pulled the arm off . |
| 15 | Esther was treated with anti-coagulant drugs , and the doctors monitored her kidneys , which they feared might have been damaged as a complication of the toxaemia . |
| 16 | He was treated with intravenous fluids and antibiotics . |
| 17 | Beauty and the Beast proved highly popular and was given with many casts during later seasons ; it has also been revived for several other companies , with various designers . |
| 18 | Looking across he saw how her skin was beaded with tiny droplets . |
| 19 | In the middle of 1988 he was placed with foster parents because his mother was finding difficulties with him . |
| 20 | A little later , he was placed with three others in a landrover which drove to Castlereagh Police Holding Centre , Ladas Drive , Belfast . |
| 21 | The table was made of bamboo , lacquered scarlet , and the top was painted with gilded peonies . |
| 22 | Soon she was singing with various friends in nearby Crouch End . |
| 23 | In primary school the qualifying exam had been talked of for at least two years before the time came , yet I have no memory of when it did , only that our last term was punctuated with little exams and on two occasions we had something quite new to do : intelligence tests . |
| 24 | The consultative paper was widely circulated and was received with mixed feelings . |
| 25 | He was received with presented arms walked twice through the ranks , and saw the company perform several evolutions . |
| 26 | The kitchen was filled with glorious smells of baking and Angus , with languid largesse , said he would n't notice if we ate a slice or two of his raisin bread , or of his apple and walnut . |
| 27 | As Eva went into the hostels she realised the Salvation Army was not there to turn people into converts , but that their work must be an extension of Christ 's love : " Jesus Christ did n't say to the man who was filled with many devils — the schizophrenic — " If you follow me I 'll cure you . |
| 28 | A band was playing and the room was filled with chattering groups , waiters gliding between them with trays of fruit juice and champagne-filled glasses , others with canapés . |
| 29 | The living area was filled with personal belongings , a library of yellowing books , charts , old photographs , pre-decimal coins , a pair of binoculars , even a half full pot of paint with well hardened brush ! |
| 30 | Møn was filled with such examples of co-operation , they said . |