Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [vb past] [pers pn] with [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In my case , my parents used it with devastating overkill . |
| 2 | Despite this I had a lot of fun , until my mother replaced him with another pony that Brian could manage , and I gave up hunting . |
| 3 | Beatrice was married now , with a family of her own , and because times were hard her sister helped her with surreptitious gifts of money ; and with clothes , toys , and treats for the children . |
| 4 | But her mind presented her with two stiff figures lying side by side , not even holding hands , perhaps not even saying a polite goodnight . |
| 5 | Rose , he knew , had had an opportunity — her dog-walking provided her with that . |
| 6 | Their Majesties received us with such extraordinary graciousness that , when I shall tell it , people will declare that I have made it up . |
| 7 | As his passion grew , to be answered in kind by her own almost overwhelming desire , his arms tightened their hold and his mouth sought hers with greater urgency . |
| 8 | His mouth met hers with bruising force , and the clamour inside her head rose to a deafening crescendo , the world twisted and turned , tossing her adrift with the turbulence of a whirlwind . |
| 9 | He fell about laughing when his agent phoned him with this news . |
| 10 | His eyes searched hers with fierce intensity , and his lips hovered over her own . |
| 11 | As so often in the past , Our Lady blessed us with fine weather so that were able to hold our group procession on Wednesday morning , carrying her statue along the holy mile to the Shrine , singing hymns and reciting the Rosary . |
| 12 | Our hosts regaled us with much history about Prince Georgivhili and other obscure rulers of the Middle Ages . |