Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [adv prt] with the " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may have then had a verbal exchange with your next in line , but bar that you were expected to get on with the work . |
| 2 | Unfortunately those officers were needed to help out with the incident at Milton Keynes … shortly before the display . |
| 3 | There was talk of the whole station 's being moved into purpose-built accommodation some time in the future , but so far nothing definite had been arranged , so they were forced to put up with the cramped conditions and lack of amenities , like parking . |
| 4 | How she was goin' to put up with the wee 'un 's fancy talk and fancy ways , she did n't know . |
| 5 | The USA had previously been opposed to such involuntary repatriation , as had the Vietnamese government , but the latter was expected to go along with the initiative , given its current desire to restore diplomatic relations with the USA . |
| 6 | In the original DES document in which the proposals for the schools were outlined the overall aim was said to fit in with the Government 's aims set out in their document Better schools , ‘ to improve standards ’ being the key phrase . |
| 7 | Since it was essential that the moment I awoke each morning , the first words , sentences , if possible , paragraphs came readily to mind , last thing at night , instead of my prayers , my mind was instructed to grind on with the pages . |
| 8 | The German Siemens was in a stronger position in several ways ; in addition to its computer and telecommunications equipment strengths , Siemens in the late 1980S was attempting to catch up with the vertically integrated Japanese electronics companies ; it was making a major chip effort , with use by the German car industry especially in mind . |
| 9 | He really gets steamed up if they 're left open , you 'd think somebody was going to run off with the timber mill . ’ |
| 10 | She assumed that , having had time to think things over , he was going to come back with the decision to tell Marc everything that had led up to this crazy engagement of theirs . |
| 11 | BR 's corporate planning was reformed to fit in with the new structure by devolving responsibility for planning largely to the five businesses and by developing ‘ action plans ’ to commit lower level management to business objectives ( Heath 1984 : 221 ) . |
| 12 | Since when he 'd left her alone again , and Dolly was having to put up with the April breeze . |
| 13 | Or as a laboratory supervisor , who was asked to go along with the manufacture of ‘ doctored ’ data so as to secure a contract deadline put it ( Vandivier 1972:22 ) : |
| 14 | He was tempted to come out with the stuff about Michael and the IRA . |
| 15 | They replaced their kitchen crockery with simple black and white octagonal glassware crockery and even the car was changed to fit in with the new image — their champagne-coloured Ford was replaced with a grey and red Peugeot . |