Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun prp] with [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sheep-shearers and stock-keepers had also descended on the plains to take advantage of the excellent grazing , and provided Gould with company from time to time on his journey . |
| 2 | Taking a clearance from Nilsson , he found Palmer with space on the right wing and Williams tucked away Palmer 's centre with brisk efficiency . |
| 3 | At this point , the river was swift : its swirling currents and dark menacing depths filled Tamar with dread for her children . |
| 4 | He bombarded Burghley with schemes for exploiting Newfoundland in 1585 and 1586 , interestingly proposing the financing of one of them on the tontine principle , but they involved impractical proposals , as the international fishery could not be controlled by any one country except at vast expense . |
| 5 | But she welcomed Pat with tears of relief when he returned home after the eight-hour raid . |
| 6 | Picton-Howell , who later became an editorial researcher , now bombarded Jackson with demands about maternity leave , paternity leave , day-nursery facilities and more mundane and familiar matters such as car mileage allowance and overtime payments . |
| 7 | ‘ Thank you , mother , ’ replied Mary with tears in her eyes . |
| 8 | Sydney withdrew out of range and bombarded Emden with shells from her 6in guns until she caught fire . |
| 9 | He graduated BA with honours in 1806 . |
| 10 | Through Special Branch it arranged for Inspector Lamport , of the Portsmouth CID , to visit the Sallyport Hotel two days later , on 21 April , where , in front of the astonished manager , Edward Richman , Lamport tore out from the hotel register the pages bearing the signatures of Crabb and ‘ Smith ’ , and threatened Richman with prosecution under the Official Secrets Act if he told anybody anything about the affair . |
| 11 | On Oct 1 the high command of the ( Serbian-dominated ) Yugoslav National Army ( JNA ) , accusing Croatia of violating the Sept. 22 ceasefire [ see p. 38421 ] , threatened Croatia with reprisals on Croatian civilian targets for attacks carried out against JNA barracks in Croatia . |
| 12 | ‘ Almost full-on catastrophe ’ , said Gilmour with memories of his own dismasting in the penultimate race of the 1989 Lymington worlds . |
| 13 | Miss Pankhurst accepted an earlier invitation from the emperor , and left England with Richard in 1956 . |
| 14 | They greeted Taheb with pleasure before turning to Huy with more guarded expressions . |
| 15 | ‘ Is there no news ? ’ said Julia with pity in her eyes . |
| 16 | ‘ I blame the drugs , ’ said Gabriel with tears in her eyes . |
| 17 | By 1970 I left Teesside with £150,000 in my pocket . |