Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [pers pn] with a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is it possible to wear it with a belt ? |
| 2 | And anyway , if somebody is too forthright and says what he really thinks you might feel impelled to hit him with a brick . |
| 3 | This is painted just before the war , and it 's interesting to compare it with a painting by the court painter , William Dobson who worked in Oxford during the war , his studio was just around the corner in the High Street , because that 's Rupert very much at the end when things were going badly wrong for him , erm and it 's unfinished , perhaps because Dobson was beginning to run out of paint , and the experts at allow , and I think just that face tells the whole story about tension and unhappiness , Dobson 's an interesting painter , one of the first English painters who sort of get to the top in this way , and he painted a lot of the cavaliers at Charles ' court , erm this is Sir John Byron who clattered down the main street at St Aldate 's , before the king even arrived before the Battle of Edgehill , the one that caused trouble for John Smith , erm and he was very much a swash-buckling character , but he did n't spend a lot of time in Oxford later , but he was there enough to have his portrait painted . |
| 4 | Of course , our quiz is intended to be light-hearted , so if you disagree with the conclusions , feel free to take them with a pinch of salt . |
| 5 | Handling it in this way is likely to leave him with a sense of confusion and resentment . |
| 6 | It would have been better to cover them with a tarpaulin , but he had forgotten to bring one , perhaps . |
| 7 | Having completed his research , it remained for Kaplan to illustrate it with a performance . |
| 8 | Pupils should be well prepared , and it is advisable to issue them with a guidance sheet that can be shown to the staff . |
| 9 | She obviously had n't expected Jessamy to provide her with an excuse for staying longer at the house . |
| 10 | The manufacturer will be able to provide you with a plan , an estimate and details of building and electrical work required . |
| 11 | Most will usually be able to provide you with a contact name and address , but if this is no help , then you can contact the personnel officer at the district health authority 's address . |
| 12 | Having anticipated this , Maria was able to meet it with a degree of control . |
| 13 | Your doctor will normally be able to vaccinate you with a flu vaccine . |
| 14 | Your doctor will normally be able to vaccinate you with a flu vaccine . |
| 15 | In addition , some libraries will be happy to help you with a list of local agencies or specialist agencies , for example those agencies which deal with computer personnel in London or major cities . |
| 16 | They may be able to help you with a view to hiring a show vat for Koi . |
| 17 | If it 's not , SCOTVEC may be able to help you with a specification and programs to allow you to computerise . |
| 18 | They will also be able to supply you with a list of suitable short-term homes for the elderly in your area , to which your parent might consider going for a few weeks each year in order that you may have a holiday , if there is no other member of the family who could take over your responsibilities in your absence . |
| 19 | It 's an honour to be able to present her with a plaque . |
| 20 | We will be pleased to provide you with an estimate of these costs in advance , on request . |
| 21 | In view of the available evidence from the questions expressly asked there is little chance of disconfirming this view , although one may be inclined to regard it with a degree of scepticism . |
| 22 | ‘ Playing regularly in south Wales has helped us to go places and 10 years on it 's nice to crown it with a win like this . |
| 23 | Should you wish to paint hardwood for the first time , it will be necessary to coat it with an aluminium primer . |
| 24 | ‘ She is too polite to bore us with a travelogue . ’ |
| 25 | The sculptor Antenor ( above , pp. 30 , 52 ) names his father Eumares ; and it is tempting to identify him with a painter of Athens , Eumaros , known to Pliny , whose pupil Kimon of Kleonai is credited with innovations like those seen in the works of the Pioneers . |