Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv prt] [prep] the [noun] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could almost imagine the door opening and Isabelle coming in to sit down at the dressing-table with its pretty antique tortoiseshell and silver toilet set , humming softly as she loved to do . |
| 2 | Six months ago he was the first to say publicly , ‘ The Government will have to sit down round the table with the terrorists . ’ |
| 3 | If I 'd have thought that Mrs Carrow would take it on herself to go down to the beach with little Celia that morning when one of my younger brothers came for me because my mum was ill , well I 'd never have gone , however much I was needed at home . |
| 4 | He wanted her to go down to the river with him . |
| 5 | My mother wanted me to go down to the bungalow with them and because I wanted — I wanted our relations to improve — well , I said I would . ’ |
| 6 | We 'll need another two or three days here , but I have to go down to the mortuary with the body . |
| 7 | Edward had watched over her for hours , even refusing to go down to the lock with his friends for days , though he loved to play there . |
| 8 | Nevertheless : If a teacher has , himself , to go down into the library with the whole class , or if you can only afford a third of a teacher to be in the library at certain times , then you are quite simply restricting the amount of work that can go on . |
| 9 | ‘ In that case I must ask you both to come down to the station with me . |
| 10 | ‘ Any more than it 's possible for me to work up at the college with all those strapping lads running round in jockey shorts and have no reaction whatsoever . ’ |
| 11 | First , the 40ft Southern Cross had to pull out of the race with rigging problems ; Prime Factor was recalled at the start ; and the third boat , Sagacious V , faces another protest which is likely to see her heavily penalised . |
| 12 | CUSTOM STANDARDS Manson ‘ Classic S ’ This handmade blend of the traditional and the modern aims to stand out from the crowd with its high-class simplicity and the best and latest in hardware … |
| 13 | Are you able to come out at the weekend with us ? ’ |
| 14 | We had a few drinks and all thought he seemed a bit of a laugh so we asked him to come back to the shop with us and have a bit of a sing . |
| 15 | A goal or two is what everyone needs and at least United have a chance to come back in the cup with the second leg at Torquay next week |
| 16 | Ben parked his newly acquired BMW at the roadside and hoped it would be there when he returned , reassuring himself that in this place of utter solitude car thieves were n't likely to creep out of the hedgerows with duplicate keys . |
| 17 | The pound has found its own level and if the UK continues to creep out of the recession with a stronger pound , anything is possible . |
| 18 | Kadan pointed , and then he started to walk up onto the road with his father . |
| 19 | Vitor strolled over to the open door to look out at the house with its quaint latticed windows , its white-painted shutters , the walls awash with waterfalls of crimson bougainvillaea . |
| 20 | In days when guests used to go out on the hill with gillies if they were fishing a large loch , and caught undersized trout , they did n't put these small fish back ; instead , they put them in a bucket , taken along for the purpose , and carefully carried the little fish to an adjacent lochan . |
| 21 | Because he 'd missed out on higher education , and because he could seldom afford to go out on the town with the other players , he spent his evenings listening to music and devouring the classics . |
| 22 | So we are encouraged , instead , to go out on the town with our peers from other Mephistco departments , for the betterment of internal relations back at base . |
| 23 | To get him to go out to the Lock with her , Marie had told Simon all sorts of lies . |
| 24 | When , in his thirties , he took driving lessons and passed his test Dorothy refused to go out in the car with him : ‘ I intend to live to a ripe old age , thank you very much . ’ |
| 25 | Michael Kelly , the director whose company is responsible for Celtic 's public relations , yesterday confirmed that the manager has been asked to report back to the board with his observations on how the club 's performances can be improved . |
| 26 | The old man made a series of ticks down the right-hand side of the buff form before telling Charlie to report back to the chap with the three white stripes . |
| 27 | All her concern seemed to be for Terry 's family , especially his mother , and Anne was even more surprised when Sarah refused to go back to the house with her . |
| 28 | ‘ Well , if you were intending to go back to the States with your fiancée … ’ |
| 29 | ‘ He has had a sad time looking for work in London and intends to go back to the North-East with his parents as soon as possible , ’ said David Martin , defending . |
| 30 | Spruce allowed his mind to run back over the meeting with the Bishop , Archdeacon and Miss Braithwaite . |