Example sentences of "with [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | All of this was to conquer one single problem : to put Armstrong safely on to the Sea of Tranquillity , and to get him ( along with that sliver of lunar rock ) safely back to Earth . |
| 32 | a concept which has always been in complicity with a teleological and eschatological metaphysics , in other words , paradoxically , in complicity with that philosophy of presence to which it was believed history could be opposed . |
| 33 | agree with that lady over there about er Queen , I think she does a wonderful job and , it 's come through lately there like she just suffers the same as any natural mother , their family , the way they live , the way their |
| 34 | Spent an hour with that lady from the airline going over names of hotels in London — you know how many there are ? — but no way can I recall it , not till my valise reaches me . |
| 35 | Even with that level of scrutiny , there could be little hope of containing fraud , which is already a serious drain on the EC 's coffers and on its reputation . |
| 36 | With that level of recommendation , there really is no better option . |
| 37 | Though he extended these four levels into seventeen very specific levels of mechanisation , we need not concern ourselves here with that level of detail . |
| 38 | The new money will still leave gearing at 60 per cent , but Mr Scott says the company will be happy with that level of debt , given that gearing at other transport groups can be as high as 90 per cent . |
| 39 | ‘ The commitment is there from every individual and working as a team , with that level of dedication , makes all the difference . |
| 40 | Laura reckons , ’ she continued , a salacious gleam in her toffee-brown eyes , ‘ old Po-face-that 's what they all calls him cos he never smiles-had been having it off with that secretary for weeks . |
| 41 | There was no answering shout , and as they entered the kitchen , Mary O'Dell said : ‘ He 's out in the backyard with that friend of his — the Welsh fellow . ’ |
| 42 | It complied with that request in the time allowed . |
| 43 | That , Chair , is the nub of the problem with that scheme in terms of a closing sum sort of diverting previous Shropshire residents back into Shropshire . |
| 44 | ensuring abundant light , and ventilation in every part of the building together with that character of sober dignity which should ( we venture to consider ) characterise a building of national importance , placed upon one of the most commanding sites in the Metropolis , and intended to correspond with structures of equal grandeur and extent . |
| 45 | This shows the use of the pentatonic scale to produce music of a mildly modern flavour , with that element of harmonic stress which contemporary expression often demands . |
| 46 | If only he could keep in touch with that centre of himself , which somehow , mysteriously , enabled him to do this acting business — then all the rest would be his . |
| 47 | Still , it was another thing he could reproach Gina with that night in bed . |
| 48 | You could manage perfectly well for yourself , with that whiplash of a tongue . ’ |
| 49 | It would have been a little more civilised if he had pointed out that she was a guest at the hacienda , instead of sitting here with that look on his face . |
| 50 | Thanks to you , I 'm unemployed , penniless , in danger of losing my visa — and there you stand , with that look on your face — ’ |
| 51 | They are submissive but dignified , with that look of yearning that brings to mind Ehrenburg 's comment that Modigliani saw all his subjects as lost children : his own Jeanne , Zborowski , and perhaps most of all , although he would never admit it , he himself come into that category . |
| 52 | ‘ You are so right , ’ the stranger said , always with that look of persiflage upon her face , ‘ there is nothing to a degree , unless you are a complete clod , I got mine for a bet — ’ |
| 53 | Summoned Léonie with that look of interest and tenderness . |
| 54 | We in the Conservative Party have no truck with that style of gutter journalism which we were forced to endure last Sunday . |
| 55 | Going to the bathroom these days is quite a heavy trip : the can becomes a kind of geyser , and Tod has to look lively with that bucket of his . |
| 56 | If the right hon. Gentleman examines completely what has happened during the past year with that objective in mind , he will find that not only have we cut inflation , as I have just said , but we have cut interest rates . |
| 57 | With that backdrop of hair the small round shoulders gained in defencelessness and pallor — but come on , the Isles was no place for local contrasts . |
| 58 | However farmers may soon be able to select herd replacements with that factor in mind . |
| 59 | Oh , but he was clever , and with that air of authority , that assurance , who would dream of arguing with him ? |
| 60 | WHAT on earth did Scotland do with that ball in the first half ? |