Example sentences of "had [adv] with " in BNC.

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1 Smith has been dismissed as ‘ presence of mind Smith ’ from his alleged remark on returning without his companion from a disastrous outing on the river : ‘ If I had not with great presence of mind hit him on the head with a boathook both would have been drowned , ’ but the story comes from Reminiscences of Oxford ( 1st edn. 1900 ) by William Tuckwell , who in his second edition ( 1907 ) consigned it to oblivion ; moreover , there was no charge of murder .
2 Is the Minister aware that in Scotland we have gained the impression that while the Secretary of State for Scotland is prepared to have meetings about the industry such as the one that he had yesterday with the shadow Secretary of State for Industry — the man with the real power in relation to the steel industry , the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry , is not prepared to lift a finger to help secure a future for steel production in Scotland ?
3 My fifth question arises from a conversation that I had yesterday with Tony Godden , the head of the West Lothian college , who has severe reservations about the time scale leading to incorporation and how colleges like his — Bathgate and Livingston — can undertake the services previously carried out by the regional council .
4 It appeared that , among the juveniles , Asians had more cautions , and among the adults Asians had more with ‘ no further action . ’
5 What she had now with Adam could n't even be called a relationship , she acknowledged ruefully .
6 I knew there was a water leak there but if it had n't with rain that it definitely was a water leak .
7 One of the things we had been told was to carry any valuables we had around with us so that they could n't go astray .
8 Nor is there a focus upon the individual , for even in the analytic situation the focus is upon the therapeutic relationship and its similarities to those which the patient had previously with one , or both , parents .
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