Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] with [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She met me with a friendly smile , shook my hand and introduced me to the class : ‘ This is Wanda , our new pupil who has come to live in our village . |
| 2 | you met me with an exalted smile |
| 3 | What left his stamp on the stewardship of our movement was that he held to these passions so tenaciously and yet drew on inner reserves that illumined them with an unshakeable commitment to excellence and that rarest of all qualities personal integrity . |
| 4 | Wyndham Lewis kindly provided me with a similar introduction to James Joyce . |
| 5 | The work ranged from small debt collection to very large acquisitions and disposals for the four main divisions of the company , and provided me with a great variety of work which was predominantly commercial . |
| 6 | THIS OPPORTUNITY PROVIDED ME WITH A WELCOME BREAK FROM THE PURELY BOTANICAL WORK TO WHICH I WAS ACCUSTOMED . |
| 7 | She fixed me with a big smile and gave a flirtatious wink from behind her diamond encrusted specs and said : ‘ But I would be happy to invite YOU in Tony . |
| 8 | I must have said that several times already because Ma fixed me with a glittering stare and exclaimed , ‘ If you say that word once more , Andrew , just once more , I 'll send you to the Science Museum again … with Annabel . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Next ! ’ she plainsonged and fixed me with an old-fashioned look from behind her lorgnette . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'll bring her , ’ said Caspar , and sat back and regarded them with the plump pleasure of a person who has reached a final decision . |
| 11 | She was a scrawny red shorthorn with a woolly poll and she regarded me with a contemplative eye as I bent down . |
| 12 | He just leaned on me and when he caught me with a left hook I was given a standing count . |
| 13 | So in the afternoons Anne and some of her friends stayed late at school , and Miss Stacy helped them with the special examination work . |
| 14 | Elizabeth helped me with the flapping chair . |
| 15 | Having chosen your leather corals carefully , and provided them with a good aquarium environment , they should grow steadily and live for a long time ( ten years has been reported ) , and possibly even reproduce . |
| 16 | The network of family , village and regional ties , the zemlyachestva , which ‘ peasant-proletarians ’ imported into the city provided them with a social nexus which at least limited the disorientation and anomie imputed to them . |
| 17 | The French were only ready to discuss a common market if it provided them with a high tariff ‘ wall ’ against outsiders and if there were complicated measures to guarantee equality of competition between members . |
| 18 | Japanese land forces enjoyed numerical superiority and better preparedness , which provided them with an initial advantage . |
| 19 | Her betrothed leapt back to his feet , his hand going to the knife at his belt , but Cranston just dismissed him with a contemptuous flicker of his eyes . |
| 20 | The man held up a hand to silence Barak then turned to the guard beside him and dismissed him with a curt nod of the head . |
| 21 | Santerre was about to protest but Mandeville dismissed him with a curt move of his gloved hand . |
| 22 | Then , when they turned out on to the main road , Luke overtook her with an authoritative toot . |
| 23 | Grant 's responsibilities at John Dickinson provided him with a wide knowledge of the paper manufacturing processes used throughout the world and the way in which they were being improved . |
| 24 | Apart from helping with his wardrobe , LASMO also covered the costs of his tuition , accommodation and books , and provided him with a living allowance . |
| 25 | The acceptance of the idea provided him with a curious salve for his guilt . |
| 26 | This is a role which provided him with a great deal of satisfaction . |
| 27 | This was particularly the case where the occupational community provided him with a rural counter-culture that enabled class antagonisms to be sustained , albeit in a hidden form . |
| 28 | To flesh out the story , the DIA provided him with a German mailing address , Postfach 1151 , Geilhausen 6460 , from which all correspondence , including anything from the DIA , would be readdressed to Coleman 's maildrop in Barrington , Illinois . |
| 29 | A second group of provincial delegates arrived in St Petersburg just after his appointment and provided him with a sympathetic audience for his opinions . |
| 30 | This not only kept the suit in good condition and therefore prolonged its life but also provided him with a smart outfit always ready at short notice , as now . |