Example sentences of "[pron] [adv prt] 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 forced herself to eat some more dry biscuits and chocolate , washing them down with a small amount of water . |
4 | Well knock me down with a naked Klingon ! |
5 | And those loonies expect him to — ’ He cut himself off with a hard slap to the bald head . |
6 | That was with a Russian rifle ; then he blew himself up with a Russian grenade . |
7 | ‘ 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 . |
8 | These can be removed simply by wiping them off with a damp cloth . |
9 | If the right hon. and learned Gentleman supports the TECs so much , why has he started them off with a significant cut in funding ? |
10 | If you 're a bit large on the hips , top them off with a loose T-shirt . |
11 | ‘ 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 ! |
12 | ‘ 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 . |
13 | ‘ We 'll have to feed you up with a good meal before you go , ’ said Sister Margaret . |
14 | 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 . ’ |
15 | They were to remember where they came from : ‘ Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and the Lord your God brought you out with a strong hand and an outstretched arm . ’ |
16 | Most sailing courses can provide buoyancy aids and waterproof clothing , while a pair of trainers and shorts will get you by with a borrowed lifejacket while crewing in the summer . |
17 | At the end of the ceremony she tottered off to the bus , looking as if she had every intention of popping in to the local when she got home and livening everyone up with a steady dropping of ‘ To think our ‘ Ilda should go before me ’ remarks . |
18 | But their defence could do nothing as winger Sharpe burst down the left and opened them up with a devastating cross . |
19 | Generally what we do for the engineers that come in [ is ] , we put them up with a senior guy , to go on the system , and bring them up that way … . |
20 | In the second half , Swindon were again on top whilst Maclaren fired them up with a free kick . |
21 | Finally , my old friend Alistair Sampson set me up with a cheerful office over his shop in the Brompton Road , where I am gathering stock and beginning life again . |
22 | and cleaned me up with a large whitewash brush . |
23 | Such a feature should always have somewhere positive to go and here the path leads one on with a genuine air of anticipation . |
24 | He padded them out with a torn sheet from sick bay to stop them making any noise . |
25 | In the Littlewoods Cup two goals by Derby 's McMinn disposed of West Bromwich Albion , and Manchester City 's misery continued when Coventry put them out with a 16th-minute goal from Regis after a Redmond error . |
26 | With a final searching look at the haunted image in the mirror she drew herself up with a deep breath and walked down the narrow passage to meet him . |
27 | Tying meant fastening him in with a feeding tray . |
28 | Summoning her courage , she pushed past him into the gangway between the stalls , then leapt aside as a porter nearly ran her over with a loaded trolley . |
29 | He went on like that until the chief officer nodded him through with a glazed look in his eyes . |
30 | The nearest guard glanced at it , then ushered him through with a curt nod of his head . |