Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] with the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It was impossible to imagine a people — ; I do not say a government — with less relish for war , if my contacts with the Italian colonists and equally with the Italian army were any guide .
2 And the knowledge was dampening my shirt with the clammy sweat of anxiety .
3 After my experience with the Apricot Sunsets I was playing safe with my digestion for a while .
4 From that moment on , my severance with the old modes of reality was complete .
5 My contract with the Somervillian Art Fund has taught me , inter alia , that my bliss is somebody else 's horror , and vice-versa .
6 In my discussions with the regional councils for sport and recreation — There is a football hooligan shouting from the Opposition Benches —
7 In my discussions with the individual artists , then I have focussed on the ‘ particular ’ , specifically the artist 's concerns within their work and their experience as women working within the context of the art college .
8 The telephone is my link with the outside world .
9 Despite my luck with the Harlequin ducks the Barrow 's goldeneyes declined to come close enough and I had still not got a good shot when , with reluctance , we left Mýatn .
10 I stood by the phone prodding away at my mind with the unanswerable rationalizations , wondering why I did n't feel happier and better now I 'd decided .
11 My first entry into the political world was , of course , my association with the Labour Party .
12 What was interesting to note — since I had close links there through my association with the British Council — was the reaction in the Foreign Office .
13 Wind rattled and swayed the trees and filled my ears with the old songs of the land , and the sun shone through the moving boughs in shimmering ever-changing patterns .
14 She makes my tea with the same water she boils the eggs , she says she do n't but I know better and you know what that does .
15 What I have said above relates to my experiences with the Philippine health sector between March 1984 and December 1987 .
16 My experiences with the erratic supply of tubes over the last two years were shared for the benefit of those Guitarist readers who might not know as much as Hartley Peavey .
17 It was the beginning of my disillusionment with the Labour Party .
18 I 've learned the application techniques from the most talented people in the business and I know how to make the most of my make-up with the least effort and time .
19 Interested , I asked him to whack my bottom with the same instrument and urged him to do it properly so that I could feel what it was like — he did so and I was only just able to restrain my tears it hurt so much .
20 As a matter of fact , as I was larding my toast with the old Maria Schneider this morning , preparatory to sprinkling it with Ecstasy , I worked out a scenario involving eight women , providing one of them was Indian and none were dressed as Carmelites .
21 I 'M writing to express my disagreement with the Irish League-IFA on the allocation of venues for cup semi-finals and finals .
22 I am helping my Pa with the outdoor work , as is right and proper .
23 We found them and my paddle with the other instructor getting a lecture on what to do if you see your friend drowning and not ignoring sos calls .
24 Sir , — Following your correspondent A McKirdy , I would also like to express my dissatisfaction with the current system of ticket allocation for international rugby .
25 The night before his death I had bought a big bunch of red carnations to put in my room with the lighted candles we were now writing by , to please Dana .
26 I used to get very sentimental during my period with the Territorial Army about the exploits of the British Parachute Regiment , despite the fact that my sole contribution to their reputation had been made in Aldershot discos .
27 which had been occupied by soldiers , this was our first hut , well by then I was working for the Corporation and of course by virtue of my job with the chief architect I got this house and we were offered this house about two years later for two thousand pounds and we said oh we would n't be staying here for more than ten years in any case and we would n't be bothered to buy it , but then my husband started in business you see soon after he came back and we eventually got the shop and , of course it 's very convenient because we 're only a stone 's throw from the shop you see , so we stayed here
28 ‘ There 's a fair amount of to-ing and fro-ing from the courts ’ , explains Mace , ‘ and I like to maintain my contact with the live action on court , as well as the monitored information in the press room .
29 She told one foreign reporter that she knew of the rumours and laughed them off , saying , ‘ If my relationship with the General Staff makes me a secret agent , maybe I am ! ’
30 Discuss the dramatic role of the character you have chosen and explain how her/his relationship with the main character gives us an insight into the theme(s) of the play .
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