Example sentences of "[adj] contact with [det] " in BNC.

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1 During this period of voluntary ostracism from social contact with those around him , Mr Thesiger 's fondness for out-of-doors sports and predilection for the simple life stood him in good stead .
2 Hickson and Jacques severed direct contact with each other ; Shearman and Pateman had a major disagreement over a question of loyalty to the WEA , and the two new university resident tutors were not informed of the proposed developments nor invited to comment on the proposals which might affect Essex and Norfolk .
3 He then brings in both feet so that the soles are placed in direct contact with each other .
4 Previously the IPG could approach any civil servant with relevant experience to check a draft item and have direct contact with that person to clarify additional comments .
5 How do we make direct contact with this mobile , fluid reality ?
6 The Verlag system is one in which patterns may be supplied by merchants to household-based manufacturers from a wide variety of markets , and are then copied by people who have no direct contact with these markets .
7 He ensured that he made direct contact with both the Seine in Paris during the managers conference , and the Solent during the Professional Sales Guild sailing day .
8 His theory is in stark contrast to the biologists ' attempts to find a relationship between the prohibitions on certain types of marriage partner , and the inhibitions about having sexual contact with such classes of people .
9 520c. ( 1 ) A person is guilty of criminal sexual conduct in the second degree if the person engages in sexual contact with another person and if any of the following circumstances exists : ( a ) That other person is under 13 years of age .
10 520e. ( 1 ) A person is guilty of criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree if he or she engages in sexual contact with another person and if either of the following circumstances exists : ( a ) Force or coercion is used to accomplish the sexual contact .
11 We had no official contacts with any of the new Cuban leaders and therefore nothing to go on but rumours .
12 Welcome and maintain personal contact with all Qualified Teachers .
13 Mr Hakim 's main reason for leaving was that he felt Robson Rhodes ' drive to concentrate on upmarket accounts meant that he was losing personal contact with many of his smaller clients .
14 In fact , one could see that Mr Lewis 's almost constant proximity to M. Dupont was proving a serious inconvenience to Lord Darlington , who was naturally keen to make close personal contact with this distinguished gentleman before the discussions began .
15 If you 've had any personal contact with these people you might like to give them a nudge .
16 When in 1613 he ‘ went beyond the seas without licence ’ and settled first at Brussels , then at Antwerp , he was in personal contact with another expatriate , Peter Philips , and with the Amsterdam organist Sweelinck , both of whom figure in the Fitzwilliam Book .
17 Second , it can make exploratory contacts with such organisations multimedia players as Philips , Sony , Matsushita , Commodore , Microsoft , Apple Computer , IBM and others .
18 This brought them into hostile contact with some of their neighbours , especially with the counts of Armagnac .
19 ’ As I 'm sure you know , Curb and I had a brief contact with some Ardakkeans .
20 What is uniquely given by the physical situation is the image on the retina of an observer , but an observer does not have direct perceptual contact with that image .
21 The IDBs , who are in constant contact with all GEMMs , will be able to match offers to buy and to sell and so localised shortages and surpluses of particular stocks will be quickly ironed out .
22 The existence of a fundamental ‘ life energy ’ has been postulated for thousands of years in many different civilizations , and crops up independently from sources which had little contact with each other .
23 The Centre has become aware of the vital role played by the Software Maintenance activity in the business world through extensive contact with those working in industry and commerce .
24 Obviously , these tigers have to be able to make regular contact with each other , yet there are very few reserves that satisfy this requirement .
25 Although the sales staff operate independently their regular contact with each other has led to the swapping of leads .
26 The Earl of Nottingham , an entirely loyal minister of state , was nevertheless subsidising William Lloyd , the deprived Bishop of Norwich , who was in regular contact with those who were trafficking with France .
27 The Economic League report on The Present Trend of Communism in Britain alleged that " the Communist Party has made full use of the Left Book Club , enabling it for the first time to make effective contact with some 50,000 members of the middle class " .
28 If used frequently , or if used in conjunction with the soliloquy , this mode of direct presentation brings us into closer contact with that person , so that we in part share his or her hopes and fears , become more closely involved with their desire to control the world .
29 it has the potential to clean the subsurface more thoroughly than other schemes , because the microorganisms may be in intimate contact with all parts of the aquifer , both solid and liquid .
30 For example , the son who is chosen by his family to go and earn money in a town and city may achieve a certain status in the joint family — he has been chosen , after all , for his abilities and strength of mind — but he has to suffer months , even years , of separation from his wife and loss of all contact with those who love him .
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