Example sentences of "[adv] with his [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dustin starts by playing Timothy Mouse to Voight 's Dumbo , although his voice seems to be dubbed by Mel Blanc , first as Daffy Duck ( whom he resembles somewhat with his beak and slicked-down black hair ) , then as a consumptive Bugs Bunny . |
| 2 | Some of the brightest moments in the game stemmed from forwards and backs in blissful unison , fully exercising the courageous Welsh defensive repertoire : Derek Stark , one felt , might have done rather better with his chance in the second minute , created by Peter Wright 's lineout tidy , midfield linkage and Gavin Hastings ' incision . |
| 3 | By the end of the programme Gary was much happier , showing much more pro-social behaviour and getting on a good deal better with his parents . |
| 4 | Dennis Hopper fared no better with his masterpiece , The Last Movie , and the outcome , especially in his personal life , would hold some interesting developments for Nicholson . |
| 5 | Though Amiss was not entirely convinced that Trueman had been murdered , he did feel a sense of unease about the Admiral 's safety , so he was relieved to see that he seemed to be getting on rather better with his committee colleagues than the Sunday experiences had promised . |
| 6 | His attitude was that of one the soldiers whose income by the sword he said he would better with his pen . |
| 7 | Auctioneer Jean-Louis Picard fared better with his sale of modern paintings on 25 November with FFr8 million — 80% of the total , sold . |
| 8 | Likewise , Edwin Land inspired his employees not only with his inventions , but also with the evocative imagery with which he surrounded them . |
| 9 | If he fails , he loses control and attacks only with his bite , overcome by lust for for blood . |
| 10 | Jonesy was still struggling to get out of the grave , and this he managed only with his father 's help , after falling back in once . |
| 11 | But Gloucester 's contacts were not only with his brother 's men . |
| 12 | But Gloucester 's contacts were not only with his brother 's men . |
| 13 | The mycologist Roland Thaxter at Harvard University began a series of monographs on the Laboulbeniales in the 1890s , a study that ended only with his death in 1932 . |
| 14 | ‘ Only with his tongue firmly in his cheek did Stephen Dorrell , Financial Secretary to the Treasury , say recently that one of the things PR people and politicians had in common is ‘ having to explain the good news — and the news you would n't choose to explain ’ . ’ |
| 15 | He is a very fine actor , but only with his face — his body is quite inexpressive , when he turns his back on the audience he loses all meaning . ’ |
| 16 | Damian thought about this , scratching his private parts thoughtfully with his spoon . |
| 17 | The student audience were impressed by his performance , though not necessarily with his argument . |
| 18 | Owen stirred him gently with his foot . |
| 19 | Benjamin tapped it gently with his boot . |
| 20 | He touched one of the pots gently with his hand and then hastily took it away . |
| 21 | He held her close in his arms and wiped her face gently with his handkerchief , and she became calm . |
| 22 | He stroked her cheek gently with his finger . |
| 23 | He held his gun near his mouth and touched it gently with his lips as he waited . |
| 24 | He pushed impatiently with his feet at some obstacle which seemed to be in his way . |
| 25 | He is also pleased enough with his experience to recommend Glasgow to other would-be employers . |
| 26 | Even so , he last witnesses a dated charter ( S 961 ) in 1024 , which would fit well enough with his presence at Holy River . |
| 27 | An overhit forehand from Sampras who , despite offering a far more solid challenge against Forget than he had done against Leconte , was still not as consistent enough with his groundstrokes as one would have expected from someone who had become ATP Tour champion two weeks earlier , made it 15–0 . |
| 28 | He wished his voice did n't sound quite so childishly defensive in his own ears , but Dalziel seemed happy enough with his explanation . |
| 29 | Only a few weeks ago things had seemed bleak , but now the board was filling nicely with his plays . |
| 30 | Well you took all this sort of things in your stride but the next day we heard about these houses being knocked down , you see , and I think that 's the nearest I 've been to be killed but one day , one Saturday and that was in a daylight raid , one Saturday afternoon because , you see , I was off every afternoon but I worked till ten every night , you see , and er so erm but of course Hugh worked during the day and he was off in the evening , that 's why he used to come down to see , to see us and er he used to come in er you see and leave his lodgings and , oh be about nine o'clock and he spent the last day up there perhaps with his friends , have a chat , and er , you see , and but er and I was walking along it was called and suddenly a plane came over and I thought oh I expect it 's one of ours . |