Example sentences of "[adj] with [pers pn] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 For — while Sir Felix had nothing much wrong with him except a wild look in his eye sometimes and a tendency to go off in fits of what Gemma had called " unstable " laughter — she had heard certain tales of moral laxity about his brothers and uncles and even one or two of his sisters , which had done nothing for her peace of mind .
2 For most of my time in the House , I have been dissatisfied with them in the same way as I was dissatisfied with private Bills .
3 Dr Kepepwe assured me active steps were being taken to trace those who had been intimate with me during the ten blank years : my parents , my academic colleagues .
4 ‘ Why the fuck did you get involved with him in the first place ? ’
5 the point about membership is that you ought to be able to comment on those suggestions of change and get involved with them on a broad basis .
6 They come together regularly to discuss standards of recruitment and recruits in the area , as well as the standards of the management committee members who are involved with them in the interviewing process .
7 While we are there could you excuse yourself , leave me alone with her for a short while .
8 Afterwards , she had contrived a quarter of an hour alone with him in a private office .
9 His eyelashes concealed his eyes in that secret , almost coy way he had and she was suddenly dreadfully frightened and angry with him at the same time .
10 I went to the match on Tuesday and was a bit disappointed with it after the promising start at Man .
11 ‘ Good , ’ said the corporal , ‘ because we 're always gentle with you on the first day . ’
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