Example sentences of "[conj] with a [adj] [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man , burly , and with a flat cap on his head , said , ‘ That she ai n't , mister , and I ai n't lettin' go of 'er . |
| 2 | This time of year they 're all stabled at night and with a good lock on the door . |
| 3 | Particularly when Madame bought her a matching pale blue cloche , cut quite high at the back , and with a deep brim on the right side , which practically obscured her right eye . |
| 4 | ‘ Did you know , ’ said Damian to Bob in a specially humorous voice , and with a risqué expression on his great round face , ‘ Jack did marry his Mummy ? ’ |
| 5 | Now the sides of the hold and the , the chains used go down , they did n't have wires they had chains go down and with a big ring on the top and then when you 'd the door out , knock the pin out and the door would drop down the mud and cos the ship would come up because she got two side tanks on er a tank each side to bring the ship out of the water . |
| 6 | The world of publishing was a ferocious one , and for Lear — a gullible young man with little or no business acumen , and with an expensive project on his hands , — it was to prove ruinous . |
| 7 | The third option is to sell the property along with the company but with a legal charge on the property which will ensure that if the property is sold , say for development , within a specified period , the Government will receive a specified share of the development proceeds . |
| 8 | In the case of low technology design again he has an advisory role but with a general emphasis on awareness of the kinds and ranges of people who are being catered for . |
| 9 | I went to open it , and there was Dana , travel-stained and weary but with a beaming smile on his sun-tanned face . |
| 10 | After nearly a year , when they were further buffeted by a major recession which affected the entire country , Bernard wanted to close down and cut their losses ; but with a ten-year lease on the shop there seemed little point even in doing that . |
| 11 | ‘ I see you more as a sailboat , skimming freely across the ocean , responding naturally to the winds and the currents — but with a light hand on the tiller now and then to make sure you make the most of your capabilities . ’ |
| 12 | The proposed guidelines allow for the established fell races to continue but with an upper limit on the number of competitors and , where necessary , agreed variations to the route to avoid vulnerable areas . |
| 13 | At Bassingbourn the job of providing aircrew for the depleted number of operational squadrons continued but with an increased emphasis on the low level role-training which had been introduced in late 1960 . |
| 14 | He opens his wooing with a courteous regard for the lady 's feelings ( at the same time as with a pragmatic eye on the best route to success ) : ( " I will tell you what I have to say , but to make you angry by any deed I should be loath . " ) |