Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [v-ing] [pron] with [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was sensitive stuff and he had no intention of discussing it with the Bristol media . |
| 2 | He did not hold out much hope that Merymose would persuade Kenamun to engage him , but there was no harm in familiarising himself with the terrain in advance if he could . |
| 3 | enhance pupils ' motivation and self-esteem by providing them with an achievable goal ; |
| 4 | The BBC usually attempt to hide the fact that what they 're about to show is a repeat by introducing it with the words : ‘ Another chance to see … |
| 5 | Academician Druzhinin held that the object of the framers of the statutes was " to retain in the hands of the gentry estate the maximum quantity of land and to facilitate the gentry 's transition to more profitable farming based on free labour by providing them with the essential capital and reserves of the necessary manpower " . |
| 6 | Remove stubborn caramelised turkey grease from the roasting tray by filling it with a solution of biological washing powder . |
| 7 | Valerie cut short further interior monologue by gracing him with a smile and saying , ‘ I just brought Lesley-Jane some home-made soup for the interval . |
| 8 | It did not occur to him that it was following the track of a mole , in the hope of killing it with a blow of its beak and then pulling it out of its shallow run . |
| 9 | I 've already telephoned the Consulate , ’ he added , in the hope of soothing her with a half-truth . |
| 10 | Commissioners were accordingly appointed to make perambulations in the forests of Devon and Surrey : they were to be returned into the Chancery before Christmas , but were not to be put into effect until the officers of the central administration had had an opportunity of comparing them with the earlier perambulations of Edward I 's time . |
| 11 | Hunter carved a hideous noughts and crosses pattern on Heidi 's naked bottom after strangling her with a belt . |
| 12 | Once stomachs had settled to life at sea their owners got down to the serious work of filling them with the gargantuan meals offered . |
| 13 | As far as the Science Museum is concerned it 's a question of helping it with the whole game of raising finance and all the other things they have to do . |
| 14 | Although technically the reform had taken effect on Nov. 1 , Yeltsin told the Russian Federation Supreme Soviet that it was simply impossible to proceed with the Shatalin plan without co-ordinating it with the central government . |
| 15 | In both cases these are intellectuals talking about their own work by linking it with a process continually taking place at a popular level and in everyday life . |
| 16 | T HOSE with a vested interest in rubbishing the Prince of Wales 's new Institute of Architecture by tarring it with the brush of eccentricity will have a field-day when they learn that the founder of the international chain of Hard Rock Cafes , Isaac Tigrett , is to sponsor a Russian student to attend the Institute for five years beginning this autumn . |
| 17 | In Cuba , for example , ‘ figures of the Wars of Independence , like Marti and Maceo , or of the 1933 revolution [ against the dictator Machado ] … give the revolution legitimacy by linking it with the historic past and , at least in the case of the heroes of 1933 , they have been in a very real sense the inspiration of the present revolutionary leaders , to a far greater degree than Marx and Lenin' ( Lambert : 1977 , p. 237 ) . |
| 18 | There , the missing gene will be added to the marrow by infecting it with a genetically altered virus . |
| 19 | In the course of the book Nash delineates popfiction by comparing it with the classics and tabloid journalism ( Chapter 1 ) , with naturally occurring conversation ( Chapters 2 and 3 ) , and finally with narrative techniques pertaining to film-making ( Chapter 5 ) . |
| 20 | Teachers can help to develop the ideas of any child by providing them with a new range of experiences . |
| 21 | Never make a hole in the ice by hitting it with a blunt instrument as this will kill or concuss the fish . |
| 22 | Since most of the beginner 's forensic work will be in county courts and magistrates ' courts , he should make a special point of familiarising himself with the procedure and powers of these courts . |
| 23 | This is a Sanskrit term meaning ‘ union ’ and is part of the Hindu philosophy of self-discipline which teaches self-control , with the aim of becoming one with the impersonal god force . |
| 24 | Lynda always accepted the importance of having someone with a strong concept controlling the design outflow and never found Laura 's unspoken guidelines stultifying . |
| 25 | Supervised by Rover apprentices , the pupils ripped out an old lecture theatre and are in the process of replacing it with a multi-purpose room which , it is hoped , will help to bridge the gulf between industry and education . |
| 26 | For the Gallery , this is just the latest phase in a process of rethinking itself with every generation . |
| 27 | The holiday is tremendous value for money and we feel New Millennium is doing a wonderful job in providing us with the opportunity to visit these Eastern European countries at such competitive prices . |
| 28 | This is not part of the project plan but an aid to the project leader in creating one with an adequate safety margin . |
| 29 | His estates were , moreover , a heterogeneous collection , put together with an eye to providing him with an income rather than creating a political niche for him at a regional level . |
| 30 | His estates were , moreover , a heterogeneous collection , put together with an eye to providing him with an income rather than creating a political niche for him at a regional level . |