Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] with a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The next day , place the black fondant tiles all over the roof , in neat overlapping rows , securing them on with a little water or royal icing . |
| 2 | Out of his sack he fished a pair of sticky-rubber knee-pads and proceeded to strap them on with a complicated system of webbing . |
| 3 | She turned Florence into the field and stood over the milk pails , stirring them slowly with a hazel stick . |
| 4 | She forced herself to eat some more dry biscuits and chocolate , washing them down with a small amount of water . |
| 5 | He went into the kitchen and returned with a plate of local delicacies which he offered me together with a little plate , a napkin and a finger-bowl . |
| 6 | He took off his spectacles and polished them thoughtfully with a red snuff-handkerchief . |
| 7 | Having selected the deeds and documents from the deeds packet , you then need to photocopy them , and pin them together with a front sheet , which is entitled " Epitome of Title " . |
| 8 | Well knock me down with a naked Klingon ! |
| 9 | Leonora took out sweaters and shirts and underwear , putting them away with a vague feeling of trespass which failed to keep her from peeping into a folding leather picture frame lying at the bottom of the suitcase . |
| 10 | The shimmer of tears burned brightly in her eyes , and she rubbed them away with a trembling hand . |
| 11 | She rubbed them away with an angry fist . |
| 12 | Tears of pride stung her eyes and she brushed them away with an impatient hand . |
| 13 | She found that tears were trickling from her eyes , and dashed them away with an impatient hand . |
| 14 | The tears welled up into her eyes again and she dashed them away with an impatient hand . |
| 15 | Now , arriving in the safety of her own room , Maggie undressed , folding her clothes and putting them away with an unusual neatness for a fifteen year-old . |
| 16 | The paper bag slipped , she grabbed it and it tore open at the bottom , spilling its contents onto the empty teacups near Miss Angus and turning some of them over with an attention-drawing rattle . |
| 17 | Manville pulled himself together with a mental jolt . |
| 18 | And those loonies expect him to — ’ He cut himself off with a hard slap to the bald head . |
| 19 | That was with a Russian rifle ; then he blew himself up with a Russian grenade . |
| 20 | ‘ The language of Newton ! ’ he cried , scribbling figures on the blackboard and immediately wiping them off with a damp rag as though he were doing vanishing tricks . |
| 21 | These can be removed simply by wiping them off with a damp cloth . |
| 22 | If the right hon. and learned Gentleman supports the TECs so much , why has he started them off with a significant cut in funding ? |
| 23 | If you 're a bit large on the hips , top them off with a loose T-shirt . |
| 24 | Three of our brave friends were also dead , and we carried them home with a heavy heart . |
| 25 | He could have humiliated me totally with a one-night stand . |
| 26 | ‘ When I was at drama school , they paired me off with a lovely actor who was only five foot eight and we had to play husband and wife ! |
| 27 | ‘ Even if I never said it clearly , it was always written that Barphone would one day or another throw itself in with a powerful group ’ he declared . |
| 28 | We 've all read newspaper report of faulty hire equipment which has n't been properly checked or maintained ; a bad outlet could happily send you away with a potential deathtrap . |
| 29 | ‘ We 'll have to feed you up with a good meal before you go , ’ said Sister Margaret . |
| 30 | A voice from the front of the column shouted , ‘ Piper , at Achnacarry and in England you wake us up with your bagpipes ; here in France we wake you up with a hot dinner at the last minute . ’ |