Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] with the [adj -est] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All this conversation was carried on with the greatest difficulty . |
| 2 | In particular the whole idea of a Prime Minister was looked on with the gravest suspicion . |
| 3 | Keeping up with the latest hair trends as ever , Wella has just introduced Hair Sets in three variants . |
| 4 | Questions biting at her like rats , ending up with the sharpest bite of all . |
| 5 | I think the Court of Bank of Ireland has come up with the greatest riddle since 1782 , when an Act of Parliament established the Bank . |
| 6 | And , by the way , " he added , as if it was all part of the same subject , " I think I 've come up with the safest combination of captain and crew for your journey . |
| 7 | For eight years I had revelled in the dual careers of journalism and broadcasting , between 1929 and 1937 , and these years coincided with the ‘ boom to bust ’ period , winding up with the deepest depression of the century . |
| 8 | But she just looks at me pityingly , like I was behind the times and needed to catch up with the latest ideas . ’ |
| 9 | The amalgamation of kingdoms was itself carried out with the greatest animosity on both sides . |
| 10 | Catch up with the latest movies and audio programmes or just sit back and read the papers . |
| 11 | We catch up with the latest exploits on the portable front in Living with a Notebook . |
| 12 | Even when made up with the finest cosmetics money could buy it would never be beautiful , but still … not bad for an ugly duckling , Sally thought , smiling wryly . |
| 13 | One of the first to break its buds is honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum , the first grey-green leaves venturing out with the slightest hint of warming . |
| 14 | He was about to leave the foundry and continue his journey when an apprentice came rushing in with the loveliest girl he had seen in a long while , and his heart seemed to stop . |
| 15 | On holiday I teamed up with the nicest boy I 've ever met — but everyone says it 's just a holiday romance . |
| 16 | He enjoyed the camaraderie of police life and spent several minutes going about the murder squad office , exchanging pleasantries with officers he did not know and catching up with the latest news . |
| 17 | Catching up with the latest news of the boys here 's Mickey Ianotta again . |
| 18 | Not only are the most disadvantaged on the receiving end of most crime , argues Harrison , they also have to put up with the heaviest police presence . |
| 19 | ‘ Do n't you think that if after seven hundred years of London government , you ca n't do better than this , you ought to leave Ireland to govern itself , and get out with the best grace you may ? ’ |
| 20 | Ignoring her , he looked through a small pile of paperbacks on the bedside table then settled down with the latest Ken Follett . |
| 21 | Client areas may be keen to be at the leading edge in the use emerging technologies , often for all the best reasons , but sometimes to keep up with the latest toy . |
| 22 | Harry Hawke recalls that it was the aim of skinhead devotees of this music to keep up with the latest releases and consequently white-label , i.e. pre-release , copies of records were the mark of a skin who knew his music . |
| 23 | If you work in the EFL profession , it is in your interest to keep up with the latest developments in the field . |
| 24 | The course machinery was also increasingly sophisticated , and was supposedly superior , and the Club was obliged to keep up with the latest ideas , as both members and staff expected it . |
| 25 | Trend prediction is now big business to help commerce and industry keep up with the latest demands created by peer group pressure . |
| 26 | It was not until the auction , however , on the third day , that became clear that the roof of the Collector 's collapsed will had once more been shored up with the stoutest timbers . |
| 27 | Is there honestly a single person in the country , the Prime Minister included , who could have dared to predict that the Conservatives would end up with the largest number of votes ever recorded in a British election ? |
| 28 | An architect : maybe he had a smart assistant last year ; you may end up with the dumbest heap of concrete you ever saw . |
| 29 | The melodic line must stand out with the greatest power and clarity in our arrangement , and obviously calls for a great sweep of strings . |
| 30 | When that fury finally broke through , the hand of retribution would come down with the strongest power in the world behind it . |