Example sentences of "was [adj] with [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The very sharp difference in their relationship to western Europe which had developed by the death of Peter I was pregnant with implications for the future . |
| 2 | It was obvious that he was becoming increasingly uncomfortable , and no station was due with facilities for relief ; and in the blackout the train crawled exasperatingly . |
| 3 | He did a double stint of exercise until he was clammy with globules of sweat and then sluiced himself over from the two cold jugs of water Christine had brought him up after breakfast . |
| 4 | The fans became restless and the soccer grapevine was alive with names of likely successors to Mr Stringer . |
| 5 | Half a century ago , the whole country was alive with rumours of invasion . |
| 6 | " Only the Commander was upset with nerves on account of a remark I made the other night . |
| 7 | The French market was rife with rumours about takeovers in the financial services industry . |
| 8 | The Hague school of artists was rife with theories about ‘ pure ’ art . |
| 9 | In 1992 , the personal allowance for a couple , both aged 18 yrs or over , was 66.60 with allowances for dependent children varying from 14.55 to f33.80 according to age . |
| 10 | This was normal with jobs in domestic service and does not imply any disagreement with Jennens , though presumably there was a period when she saw little of her old employer . |
| 11 | The morning air was vibrant with memories of similar mornings . |
| 12 | The entire scene was overcast with clouds of débris and pock-marked by shell holes . |
| 13 | Darlington magistrates heard the 14-year-old was involved with thefts from three handbags while their owners worked in shops . |
| 14 | At a bridge above the fall a friendly sign said " Keep out , private property " , while another sign told me that a bull was loose with cattle in the field I had to cross . |
| 15 | This Act , which was concerned with definitions of mental disorder , the administration of hospital and community services and the procedures for admission and discharge to and from hospital , became the statutory basis of the Mental Health service . |
| 16 | The second point to note about the Ellis and Bowerman surveys is that neither was concerned with cases of really outstanding creativity , of the kind that have been the subject of individual biographical analyses . |
| 17 | The House of Lords in that case was concerned with provisions in the Housing ( Homeless Persons ) Act 1977 which were in substantially the same terms as those to which I have referred in the Housing Act 1985 , as originally enacted . |
| 18 | As the treaty was concerned with rights to lordship and territory , their nature is clearly of considerable importance . |
| 19 | 972 , which was concerned with attacks upon witness summonses , in one instance by way of judicial review , and in the other by order of a High Court judge . |
| 20 | The Directive was concerned with relations between competent authorities which were responsible for protecting the interests of investors and companies . |
| 21 | Charlotte was busy with preparations of another kind . |
| 22 | The Rorim was busy with scores of preparations . |
| 23 | The ceremony in this Anglo-Norman setting was replete with references to Charlemagne , Napoleon , and Churchill . |
| 24 | The orbits could be further refined by adding epicycles to epicycles etc. in such a way that the resulting system was compatible with observations of planetary positions and capable of predicting future planetary positions . |
| 25 | The sound , blown faint from distant wards , was melancholy with memories of other , happier Christmases . |
| 26 | Now it 's uncertain as to when or if Robin Pask will stand trial , The judge Mr Justice Swinton-Thomas ordered that Pask be admitted to a hospital under the mental health Act , but Leeds Crown Court heard that he was obsessed with thoughts of suicide and may never be well enough to return to the dock . |
| 27 | In the '60s Scottish football was awash with stories of ‘ scouts ’ — the often unpaid enthusiasts who scoured the pitches of school-boy Scotland looking for the next generation of international talent . |
| 28 | Jean-Claude 's went back to the time when the region was awash with oceans of rye , Otto 's to the time when the Demoiselles Tatin were still alive . |
| 29 | The main room was awash with bowls of pink and white carnations , the sweet , peppery scent filling the room . |
| 30 | At the time , Ceauşescu was preoccupied with matters of taste rather than safety . |