Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] with [noun prp] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | ANDY Platt has turned down an Aussie gold bonanza to stay with Wigan in their quest for more titles . |
2 | Jane Austen may seem in Sense and Sensibility to join with Edward in preferring cottages in good repair , even at the cost of the picturesque ; but on another occasion , in Northanger Abbey , she appears to side with Catherine , who is so delighted by the view of ‘ a sweet little cottage ’ among apple trees which she sees from the windows of the parsonage at Woodston that her enthusiasm even saves it from demolition . |
3 | The bourgeoisies of the Russian dependencies of Finland , Poland , Ukraine , Lithuania and the other Baltic States were able to exploit the Bolshevik promise of national independence to ally with Germany against Soviet Russia . |
4 | All the forceful tact Aunt Tossie possessed was needed to convince Dada that only champagne , the best champagne , would be appropriate to the occasion , and then to compel him into the stony depths of the cellars to root with Twomey along the half-empty bins where forgotten treasures spoiled . |
5 | ‘ I 'm under contract to play with Halifax for all of this season . |
6 | The local promoter had evidently not managed to summon the courage to quibble with Jourgensen over the 89 decibel limit on the main stage . |
7 | I had business to finish with Rupert of Hentzau . |
8 | In 1960 , Arnold Palmer birdied the hole to win but the following year took a duffer 's six to lose ; Hubert Green missed a putt of three feet to tie in 1978 ; Ed Sneed wilted in 1979 , taking a bogey five when a par would have won ; Greg Norman needed a par to tie with Nicklaus in 1986 but succumbed to a blocked second shot ; Larry Mize birdied the hole in 1987 to force a play-off with Severiano Ballesteros and Norman , which Mize won . |
9 | After unsuccessful attempts to merge or collaborate with Renault and certain other European manufacturers in 1978–9 , Leyland announced proposals to collaborate with Honda in 1979 . |
10 | More than 10 million of licence-payers ' money has been sunk into what some saw as a ‘ last-ditch ’ attempt by the Beeb to compete with ITV in the ratings war . |
11 | Mr Smith , who had left his wife to live with Andria in Slough , was waiting outside her firm as she arrived for work . |
12 | Chris has to pay a woman to sit with Beryl during the day and he looks after her after work , ’ Maureen said . |
13 | Finally , in September I 979 , cabinet authorized the decision to co-operate with Germany in the construction of a DBS satellite , due to become operational in 1985–6 . |
14 | They announced their willingness to co-operate with Roh in the formation of a truly neutral administration and gave notice of their intention to end the legislative boycott . |
15 | It also invites colleges to consult with SCOTVEC on the transition arrangements for individual courses . |
16 | Like Scottish plays , Scottish clauses will become famous in Westminster and a Scottish clause will now be added to every Bill to deal with Scotland as an afterthought . |
17 | This is why we are asking your church to link with ACET in a Christian response to AIDS both at home and overseas . |
18 | It was daring of McChrystal to start with Bach on the saxophone , even if this sonata — normally for violin or flute — is of very doubtful authenticity . |
19 | The compliment took root ; Sand was rewarded with an invitation to stay with Flaubert at Croisset , where she kept her host in conversation until two in the morning . |
20 | He could tell she was upset by the words she used : bad words he had often heard from the men who worked with the pigs or came to the house to drink with Buddie in the music-room . |
21 | For the House to deal with Scotland in that manner shows nothing but contempt for Scotland and the Scottish people . |