Example sentences of "[noun prp] [modal v] [vb infin] [verb] with [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bernice could have yelled with relief . |
| 2 | Penny could have shouted with joy . |
| 3 | For a moment she hesitated , then , her mouth set in a determined line Elise would have recognised with misgiving , set about dampening her cotton nightshirt and then her hair and face to simulate perspiration . |
| 4 | Constance could have wept with happiness . |
| 5 | Within hours of this US response , which Iraq 's ruling Revolution Command Council denounced as " disgraceful " , the Soviet Union tried to rescue its peace initiative by announcing that Aziz ( who was still in Moscow ) had agreed to a revised six-point peace plan whereby ( i ) Iraq would agree to comply with Resolution 660 ; ( ii ) withdrawal from Kuwait would begin the day after a ceasefire ; ( iii ) the withdrawal would be completed within 21 days , including withdrawal from Kuwait City within four days ; ( iv ) once the withdrawal had been completed all relevant UN Security Council resolutions would lapse ; ( v ) all prisoners of war would be released three days after a ceasefire ; and ( vi ) monitoring of the ceasefire would be carried out by observers or peacekeeping forces as determined by the UN Security Council . |
| 6 | Clive James should have stayed with book-reviewing : his destruction of ‘ Princess Daisy ’ must be the funniest thing he ever wrote , even though he admits that ‘ to pour abuse on a book like this makes no more sense than to kick a powder-puff ’ . |