Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv prt] [adv] with the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A collection of nondescript prints , for example , can be given a sense of unity if each is mounted with the same distinctive colour : camel or chrome yellow or red , whichever fits in best with the room , and then edged all in the same way with a thin strip of wood or chrome or brass . |
| 2 | It could equally be phrased in a way that fits in more with the way of eminence . |
| 3 | Mr Gandhi has an election coming up and a big one-day cricket tournament not only goes down well with the electorate , but also goes a long way towards providing a short-term solution to the unemployment problem . |
| 4 | Gets on alright with the landlady and that , no problem . |
| 5 | It also ties in well with the availability of seismic vessels which are normally based in the North Sea — because of bad weather there during winter the boats are more likely to be available for other assignments . |
| 6 | And I think that ties in nicely with the pink in the . |
| 7 | This account of the virtues of conventionalism falls in neatly with the difference I described earlier between agreement by convention and agreement in conviction , and also with recent philosophical explanations of what a convention is . |
| 8 | She later shows her mettle as a clog dancer abetted by four pretty girls , tries to set her cap at Father Thomas , but finally realises she can not frustrate true love and dances out happily with the rest . |
| 9 | The competition started yesterday and carries on today with the final tomorrow . |
| 10 | Sentence ( 14 ) above can therefore be diagrammed in the following way : As for the presence of a before/after relation , the impression that comes through constantly with the use of to is that the infinitive event is depicted as a consequence or result of the action of helping . |