Example sentences of "[pron] [to-vb] with a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was a psychological tonic which helped me to cope with a silent Parliament . |
| 2 | It will be a new experience for both Wanderers and ourselves to play with a knitted football . |
| 3 | I want you to conclude with a leading question . |
| 4 | ‘ You force me to sleep with a Great Dane puppy . |
| 5 | Tirana home service radio initially denounced the hunger strike as having " nothing to do with a loyal strike struggle " , but in subsequent days the radio detailed the hunger strikers ' demands and deteriorating health , and by June 1 had swung round to emotional support for them and for the UITUA . |
| 6 | This so alarmed the Sicilians , who wanted nothing to do with a German prince , that they gave the throne to William 's illegitimate cousin , Tancred of Lecca , an ambitious man famed for his ugliness of both temper and physique . |
| 7 | Consensus could not be guaranteed where particular groups had had little or nothing to do with a particular policy . |
| 8 | Something to do with a hundred times the amount is n't it . |
| 9 | At first he thought that the flash of light had been something to do with a passing car , possibly a reflection . |
| 10 | Am I being completely cynical in thinking that the Government 's announcement about the great increase in public expenditure has something to do with a general election ? |
| 11 | It had been something to do with a young girl being held against her will on a secluded stud farm , and there had been a mention of witchcraft and drugs . |
| 12 | You 're a very busy lady I know and I also believe that your area 's got some fantastic ideas for the seventy fifth , something to do with a special cake recipe . |
| 13 | At this point I persuaded her to part with a small sample of blood to check for glandular fever and to see that she was n't anaemic . |
| 14 | ‘ In our view , a proper analysis of the risks attached to the project would have allowed it to proceed with a greater appreciation of likely achievement . ’ |
| 15 | Unquestionably she has brought the might of the sexist porn industry to its knees and forced it to deal with a self-supporting woman with ideals and a philosophy . |
| 16 | Meantime , through a successful series of acquisitions , it now has its hands on several key technologies , enabling it to interface with a broad spectrum of systems . |
| 17 | The second way to underline your punch 's effectiveness is to allow it to strike with a satisfying thud that can not be mistaken . |
| 18 | He said it was essential that world business " should have an institutional mechanism enabling it to speak with a powerful voice as it seeks to influence governments and international organisations . " |
| 19 | They do n't know what to do with a real nome . |
| 20 | This leaves the Commission wondering what to do with a million tonnes of prime beef — and it is prime beef , because intervention accepts only the very best steer beef . |
| 21 | ‘ You would find enterprise agencies did not know what to do with a disabled person they would refer them elsewhere and lose the problem . ’ |
| 22 | When asked what to do with a running shoe , the non-exercisers said ‘ run or walk ’ while the exercisers made suggestions as diverse as hammering in nails , killing cockroaches , or putting pot plants in them . |
| 23 | Although the Hun Sen years were relatively stable , Kampuchea suffered acutely from lack of foreign aid , since the USA refused to have anything to do with a Vietnam-supported regime . |