Example sentences of "with an [noun] of [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then with an exchange of broken English and French , the Captain saw four large brandy barrels being handed over to Jake and his gang . |
| 2 | QUIET BOYS : ‘ Modal ’ ( Acid Jazz ) an elusive London mob based around DJ and producer Chris Bangs of Galliano , Courtney Pine and Paul Weller credits , with an EP of progressive jazz-House — out on Monday |
| 3 | Then she laughed at herself , with an edge of self-mocking irony . |
| 4 | She shot a quick look sideways , then visibly flinched when she found that Luke was watching her , with an expression of strained patience on his handsome face . |
| 5 | The little boys — pubescent , sexually precocious fifteen-year-olds — gazed back , some with reluctant expectation , some in tolerance , one with an expression of cultivated languor . |
| 6 | Stoically she continued to meet his gaze with an expression of polite interest carefully assumed to disguise the way her heart had increased its beating . |
| 7 | ‘ I tipped him the wink after I left her , ’ went on the Patriarch , with an expression of lubricious meditation . |
| 8 | Any one of us might be struck by lightning , but the probability is pretty low in any one minute ( although the Guinness Book of Records has a charming picture of a Virginian man , nicknamed the human lightning conductor , recovering in hospital from his seventh lightning strike , with an expression of apprehensive bewilderment on his face ) . |
| 9 | He stood and looked at her with an expression of total innocence . |
| 10 | The little man was ambling along in the middle of the street , looking around him with an expression of keen interest . |
| 11 | He lit a cigarette , clenched the holder and sat back with an expression of great satisfaction . |
| 12 | He stood looking at the floor , examining the toes of his shoes with an expression of deep concern on his face . |
| 13 | Ymor had on several occasions seen him look around the room with an expression of deep satisfaction . |
| 14 | He jerked his head in the direction of the zimmer with an expression of deep distaste . |
| 15 | The Doctor returned his menacing glare with an expression of vacuous innocence . |
| 16 | He appraised Cleo with an expression of suspicious enquiry . |
| 17 | ‘ So that 's why you keep your transcripts at home , is it ? ’ said Hilda , still looking at Kronweiser with an expression of absorbed interest . |
| 18 | Their departure caused a silence to fall between Lucy and Doreen , the latter sitting with an expression of sulky thoughtfulness on her face . |
| 19 | A glass of iced cognac and soda dangled from his right hand and he listened to the jazz with an expression of seraphic contentment on his face . |
| 20 | With an expression of furtive apprehension , Hyacinth allowed herself to be helped to her feet and settled , squatting , on the pot . |
| 21 | With an expression of pained distaste Polly closed her eyes briefly to silence him . |
| 22 | ‘ The child peered inside and with an expression of profound disdain stamped the scorpions to death with his bare feet . ’ |
| 23 | The predictable , and very satisfying , result attracted the attention of a nearby assistant , who strode towards the offending infant with an expression of undisguised anger on her face . |
| 24 | Rourke 's thumb was still pressed to the bell as she opened the door , and they stared at each other , he , frowning , she with an expression of wary mistrust . |
| 25 | When I had just erected the tent , Paddy laid aside his empty plate , strolled over , opened a locker and , with an expression of humorous disgust , peered inside and said , ‘ What d' you keep in there ? |
| 26 | A plump , foolish woman of thirty , with a turned-up nose , Mabel passed through life with an expression of permanent astonishment . |
| 27 | Furthermore , any movement basing itself on one man , with an ideology of systematic hostility to parliamentary politics and of vocal nationalism , was bound to be classified on the extreme right . |
| 28 | These were asked to complete a questionnaire for the assessment of personality together with an inventory of sexual practices and attitudes . |
| 29 | They are able to combine increased contributions from the taxpayer with an element of private sector funding to take advantage of the exceptionally keen prices now being quoted by the construction industry for new output . |
| 30 | Most of the participants are paid ( or not ) according to the choices they made , combined with an element of pure chance , while a sub-sample of over 100 answer hypothetically . |