Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] a [adj] [noun] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now available as a standard product , the wire-cut paver comes in mellow buff tones which blend well with natural stone or make a striking contrast with darker pavers . |
| 2 | recommend a transaction to a private customer , or effect a discretionary transaction with or for him , unless it has taken all reasonable steps to enable the customer to understand the risks involved ; or |
| 3 | Whether you are dealing with small children or addressing a board meeting , getting information from the man who 's repairing your washing machine or closing a big deal with a new customer , you need to be able to put yourself and your message across . |
| 4 | No effort was made to quantify the need or to address a major issue with public sector legal services generally . |
| 5 | Instead of having to come home from work and worry about wrapping up the Christmas presents , or writing letters to friends , or having a long conversation with someone in the family who needs a bit of support , and fitting all that in after the children have gone to bed and the supper 's been washed up and you really ought to be reading papers for tomorrow 's meeting , I know I have a chunk of time when I can get on with doing all that . |
| 6 | It is always advisable to try a small area first with the finish that is to be used , or damp a small area with water , as this will give some indication of the change in shade that will occur . |
| 7 | Others never managed to penetrate his reserve , for he had a deep suspicion of others who could turn out a compliment at will or turn a barbed shaft with a sally of their own , and above all he hated pomposity and egotism ; this goes far to explain his view of Churchill and of F. E. Smith . |
| 8 | So the invariable requirement now is that a market member trading on the market floor or its equivalent ( eg an automated trading system ) is required by market rules either to be a clearing member or to have a clearing agreement with a clearing member . |
| 9 | The ideal situation is to be able to receive a professional aromatherapy massage about once a month , or to have a willing friend with whom to exchange massage . |
| 10 | A firm must take reasonable steps to ensure that it does not make any personal recommendation to a private customer of an investment or investment agreement , or effect or arrange a discretionary transaction with or for an customer , unless the recommendation or transaction is suitable for him , having regard to the facts disclosed by that customer and other relevant facts about the customer of which the firm is or reasonably should be aware . |
| 11 | Business friends , golfing partners , members of your fucking club , whoever 's on the board of your companies , anyone you 've made a phone call to , or had a confidential chat with , anyone who 's asked for help , or given it . |
| 12 | Otherwise , the patient might be transferred to a specialist Stroke Unit or have a private consultation with a specialist physiotherapist . |
| 13 | Simple denial — the straightforward refusal to accept that something is so and that problems exist at all or have a direct connection with alcohol or drug use : " I can handle it " . |
| 14 | A subsequent successful re-launch of the product , based on research that revealed a Swiss pre-occupation with cleanliness , emphasised the germ-killing and hygienic aspects of the use of dishwashers . |
| 15 | Eaux-Bonnes is mainly built around an oval public garden with bandstand , and of solid , four or five-storey Second Empire buildings that make a strange contrast with the thickly wooded hillsides behind them . |
| 16 | Simply because a variable can be constructed that has a good correlation with experimental results does not make that variable per se a causal entity . |
| 17 | What is fantasized here is a perfect life — a smoothly running , perfectly functional , utilitarian consumer aesthetic that has a natural congruence with socialist politics . |
| 18 | It is characterised by a tightly controlled method of weaving , where a shuttle passing from side to side of the loom between the warp threads creates loop pile or fine velvet carpeting that has a high density with a very smooth regular surface . |
| 19 | Bruce , therefore , became a kind of guerilla leader whose main means of harming the English was to harass them rather than seek a formal confrontation with them . |
| 20 | From the early 1920s Chiang devoted much of his attention to suppressing his communist rivals rather than forming a united front with them to resist the Japanese , but they established a strong base in the northwest following the Long March of 1934 . |
| 21 | Is n't it a far better use of public money to create training and job creation rather than to buy a prime site with public money ? |
| 22 | Children often match the colours of their equipment , but sometimes the smallest spade is the same colour as the largest bucket and further conversation can be encouraged as they discover it is not always easier to fill a small bucket with a large spade , than to fill a large bucket with a small spade . |
| 23 | Bruce had in fact been contemplating a withdrawal to the hills rather than risk a head-on clash with forces which so visibly outnumbered his own . |
| 24 | Presumably , arthropod guests that share a fungal parasite with the ants have a strong biochemical resemblance to their hosts , which probably indicates a long-standing association . |
| 25 | Frequently , horses that form a close bond with their riders have such a rise in self-esteem . |
| 26 | Just before half-time he slid his easiest opportunity wide , then turned his back in favour of Mike Marsh after Hutchison was fouled for a penalty six minutes from time that clinched a fourth-round tie with Crystal Palace . |
| 27 | And so , when faced with something he or she feels unsure about , they seek security from the more confident ( and usually more dominant ) dog , which has been allowed to learn independence and develop a one-to-one relationship with the owner . |
| 28 | It was more broadly philosophical , and encapsulated a generalized dissatisfaction with scholasticism and tradition . |
| 29 | The word cuboid has six letters and represents a solid figure with six plane faces . |
| 30 | It was heavier than he expected and he had to remove the milk bottles and some of the tins and make a separate journey with them . |