Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv prt] with a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The next day , place the black fondant tiles all over the roof , in neat overlapping rows , securing them on with a little water or royal icing . |
| 2 | Out of his sack he fished a pair of sticky-rubber knee-pads and proceeded to strap them on with a complicated system of webbing . |
| 3 | She forced herself to eat some more dry biscuits and chocolate , washing them down with a small amount of water . |
| 4 | Well knock me down with a naked Klingon ! |
| 5 | ‘ The language of Newton ! ’ he cried , scribbling figures on the blackboard and immediately wiping them off with a damp rag as though he were doing vanishing tricks . |
| 6 | These can be removed simply by wiping them off with a damp cloth . |
| 7 | If the right hon. and learned Gentleman supports the TECs so much , why has he started them off with a significant cut in funding ? |
| 8 | If you 're a bit large on the hips , top them off with a loose T-shirt . |
| 9 | ‘ When I was at drama school , they paired me off with a lovely actor who was only five foot eight and we had to play husband and wife ! |
| 10 | ‘ We 'll have to feed you up with a good meal before you go , ’ said Sister Margaret . |
| 11 | A voice from the front of the column shouted , ‘ Piper , at Achnacarry and in England you wake us up with your bagpipes ; here in France we wake you up with a hot dinner at the last minute . ’ |
| 12 | They were to remember where they came from : ‘ Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and the Lord your God brought you out with a strong hand and an outstretched arm . ’ |
| 13 | Most sailing courses can provide buoyancy aids and waterproof clothing , while a pair of trainers and shorts will get you by with a borrowed lifejacket while crewing in the summer . |
| 14 | But their defence could do nothing as winger Sharpe burst down the left and opened them up with a devastating cross . |
| 15 | Generally what we do for the engineers that come in [ is ] , we put them up with a senior guy , to go on the system , and bring them up that way … . |
| 16 | In the second half , Swindon were again on top whilst Maclaren fired them up with a free kick . |
| 17 | Finally , my old friend Alistair Sampson set me up with a cheerful office over his shop in the Brompton Road , where I am gathering stock and beginning life again . |
| 18 | and cleaned me up with a large whitewash brush . |
| 19 | He padded them out with a torn sheet from sick bay to stop them making any noise . |
| 20 | In the Littlewoods Cup two goals by Derby 's McMinn disposed of West Bromwich Albion , and Manchester City 's misery continued when Coventry put them out with a 16th-minute goal from Regis after a Redmond error . |
| 21 | Tying meant fastening him in with a feeding tray . |
| 22 | Summoning her courage , she pushed past him into the gangway between the stalls , then leapt aside as a porter nearly ran her over with a loaded trolley . |
| 23 | He went on like that until the chief officer nodded him through with a glazed look in his eyes . |
| 24 | The nearest guard glanced at it , then ushered him through with a curt nod of his head . |
| 25 | He hooks his leg forward and sweeps his opponent to the ground , finishing him off with a reverse punch to the head . |
| 26 | She was still trying to get him off with a nice society type . |
| 27 | Anne was jolted , but Jeane Russell held her up with a painful grip . |
| 28 | And wished he had n't because , two weeks later , Donald was holding him up with a sawn-off shotgun for an hour and a half . |
| 29 | And we 'd started him up with a little donkey engine and a saw bench , started him up making bundles of firewood up . |
| 30 | He plunged at Rex , who had nowhere to run , scooped him up with a single movement and held him good and high . |