Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] be [vb pp] with " in BNC.

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1 Similarly , although the smallness of the samples of 16th , 17th , and 18th Century publications in need of repair means that conclusions about them must be treated with some caution , it is worth noting that if all pre-1800 items are treated as a group and the proportion of them allocated to each of Categories 3–5 calculated , their pattern of distribution ( ‘ Poor' 78% ; ‘ Bad ’ 18% ; ‘ Fragile ’ 7% ) comes close to matching that already established for all defective items .
2 I see no more reason why everyone should read the ‘ classic ’ English novels than why everyone should be acquainted with ‘ classic ’ English paintings or music .
3 Clearly this would mean that nothing should be done with respect to the EEC which was legally irrevocable .
4 if I strike a child in a manner likely to cause harm it is right that if the child dies I may be charged with manslaughter .
5 Oh , somethin' should be done with her .
6 If I return to the matter of improving liaison is it possible that I might be provided with a list of the names of the various staff that serve the Branch and also the names of the Committee members- and this updated at whatever time of year the membership changes .
7 If I give myself up , I 'll be charged with murder . ’
8 I would reckon I 'll be finished with Norman about ten o'clock it takes me an hour and a half to drive down half past eleven say I 'm in here about twelve o'clock right , cheers
9 I 'd be left with nothing ! ’
10 But I knew what I 'd be confronted with at the hospital — my mother speechless and locked in a paralysed body .
11 Tomorrow I would be consumed with guilt . ’
12 ( In later years , adult years , while sitting in London stuffed with wholemeal digestives soaked in tea , I would be filled with the wheat and candour of this smell , and I would hold the digestive as long as I could in my mouth , as if aiming to grasp its exact ingredient and texture , to become its body and its recipe ) .
13 Her emotional journey is that of many women artists : ‘ I would be faced with the enormous problem of re-inventing myself ! ’
14 I thought if I wrapped myself up in chickenwire and cut myself out again I would be left with a realistic shape .
15 I would be issued with a completely new identity by the Legion , involving a different nationality , date of birth and name .
16 If I was to be arrested , I would be arrested with dignity .
17 Little did I know that I would be confronted with the loss of a loved one , my husband Norman , so soon and unexpectedly .
18 ‘ Partly because they appear on the individual pages - and partly because , if I do n't acknowledge authorship in some way or other , I shall be inundated with enquiries .
19 Fletcher said : ‘ If the offer comes I will be faced with a very tough decision .
20 I will be lacerated with drink tonight and , although the replay will be very difficult , the eternal optimist in me says we 've got a chance .
21 I sincerely hope that it has been picked up by accident and that I will be re-united with it soon , as I find it hard to believe that such an incident could lead to its deliberate theft .
22 The next time I will be armed with some experience of the stretch , and experience is one of the deadliest weapons there is .
23 I 've reached a stage where I ca n't be bothered with a lot of these guys , but if I rule out the ones who take drugs from my circle of friends I will be left with literally no one to socialise with .
24 When ordering my lunches these days , I try to avoid the use of the term ‘ packed lunch ’ and merely ask if I can be supplied with certain items in a bag to take away .
25 I can be found with the Prince of Wales 's Own Volunteers who are a part of Sir Colin Halkett 's brigade . ’
26 Common to them all is the fact that they are acted and are therefore simulations of reality , which may be done with varying degrees of realism or fantasy .
27 But it is still a very large sum indeed , which may be viewed with some in credulity by the millions of lower paid people who have been hit by the Government 's attitudes on , for example , child benefits .
28 Both Lavan and Sirri were bombed by Iraq in 1986 ; Iraq 's oil minister claimed these operations had reduced Iran 's exports to a level around 500–800,000 b/d , which may be compared with the figure of some 3.1 million noted earlier .
29 This means a figure somewhat below $2.00/bbl , which may be compared with discounts available the previous year for Iranian Heavy of 80–85 cents/bbl .
30 By the end of 1989 Iraq had attained a production level of 2.9 million b/d , which may be compared with Iran 's recovery for the same year to 2.8 million .
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