Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [adv prt] with a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maggie was about to protest that talking to Roger and Luke did not qualify as lurking , but Roger made off with a bottle in each hand and Luke had vanished again . |
| 2 | Wing Nigel Walker celebrated his call-up to the Wales squad by collecting four tries , including one from a spectacular 70-metre sprint , while Simon Hill weighed in with a hat-trick . |
| 3 | As Rafiq disappeared out of sight at the top of the stairs , Maisie staggered in with a step-ladder and started to put up black drapes at the windows . |
| 4 | Before leaving the ministry in mid-1861 the sensible Evgraf Kovalevskii came up with a programme for reducing the volatility of the universities which might have been effective if it had been introduced gradually . |
| 5 | But the Redworth Hall hotel , near Heighington stepped in with a surprise Valentines Day treat . |
| 6 | Tendulkar and Richard Blakey hit back with a stand of 176 in 24 overs , but then Neil Fairbrother swooped to run out the Indian ace with a direct hit . |
| 7 | Travis sat up with a shrug . |
| 8 | Meredith sat down with a thump . |
| 9 | Cassidy came up with a number of objections to the granting of a faculty . |
| 10 | The endlessly fertile mind of Franco Sbarro came up with a two-seater , V12 mid-engined sports car whose body is mounted on the engine/gearbox unit , central beam chassis and suspension by six hydraulic links . |
| 11 | Tumbleweed poked about with a stick and then picked up a small bundle wrapped in a piece of black plastic bin-liner . |
| 12 | So of course the poor Welshman with not having a sense of humour booked him , and poor Ben came back with a twenty-pound fine . |
| 13 | Tranmere came back with a goal from sub Chris Malkin and could have easily snatched a draw . |
| 14 | Newman came in with a faraway look . |
| 15 | In the course of his committee cull , Armstrong came up with a phrase which deserves a permanent place in any anthology of Civil Servicese . |
| 16 | United wobbled a little bit in the second half when Gillingham came back with a goal from Crown . |
| 17 | Rico came in with a couple of white towels , which he threw on the table . |
| 18 | Maud came through with a drink and said , ‘ Why do n't you read Tales for Innocents ? |
| 19 | Riven darted in with a stab when he could , but there was little room between them . |
| 20 | This year Benskins came back with a demand for a £5,000 a year increase that would have taken John 's annual rent to £23,000 plus £100 a week for the business rate . |
| 21 | In Siam , Thomson teamed up with a journalist called Kennedy , and , together with a large entourage , they set off on a perilous journey to Cambodia . |
| 22 | Ronni swung round with a start to find Guido standing just a few feet away from her . |
| 23 | Rovers were forced into a pre-match reshuffle as Neil McNab went down with a stomach bug . |
| 24 | Karen bustled round with a pan looking for pieces . |
| 25 | Space-age French designer Andre Courreges came up with a classic in 1964 that has been much copied since — the mid-calf , soft kid , white boot for women . |
| 26 | When Connor came back with a pint pot in either hand , he found his wife in the arms of the young Welshman , and stood smiling , watching them dance together to a song that had become all the rage in the last few years : |
| 27 | Rochdale came back with a wind assisted equaliser . |
| 28 | Helen came in with a tray . |
| 29 | WEDGWOOD chimed in with a gift to mark the timely success of a high school Quality Circle project . |
| 30 | In extra-time Doey popped up with a second , while Stephen Hanvey and Paul Wilson also got on the scoresheet . |