Example sentences of "treat [pers pn] with [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Does he treat me with respect and consideration ?
2 ‘ Nurses everywhere are working under intense and growing pressure and today 's announcement will be a heavy blow since it says clearly that the Government does not value their efforts and is not prepared to treat them with fairness or justice . ’
3 The essential function of the Masai was to provide the perfect opportunity for the British to display what they believed to be their finest characteristics as a ruling race : the ability to understand and to gain the respect of proud traditional peoples , the self-discipline to treat them with courtesy , and the moral authority to guide and control them without resort to brute force .
4 The greatest good we can do to people is to treat them with compassion , courtesy and respect .
5 Where important structural timbers are infected but have not been weakened by the fungus , it may be practical to treat them with fungicide to retain them .
6 It also says that if you respect someone you will ‘ treat them with consideration ’ and ‘ esteem them ’ ( think of them as valuable ) .
7 Like Arsenal , they are in form at the moment , so we must treat them with respect — but not too much . ’
8 We will treat them with scorn .
9 Why should I let society off the hook by accepting rubbish when it 's more than within their means to treat me with dignity ? ’
10 ‘ But maybe society is n't going to treat you with dignity , maybe that 's all gone now . ’
11 He did n't treat you with disrespect — he just assumed you were a mere mortal like the rest of us .
12 Tell an alternative comedian that you live in Sheffield and work mainly outside London , and there 's a good chance that they 'll treat you with suspicion .
13 To be honourable towards others when none have treated you with honour .
14 ‘ I have treated you with respect , ’ he thundered .
15 ‘ I have treated you with kindness and courtesy .
16 It is only by setting woman apart as Other , by resisting intimacy with her , by treating her with contempt and aggression , that men assert their own independent and fragile masculinity .
17 He had told Fahfakhs that the young man wanted to marry Claudia , and perhaps he thought that the district officer was laughing at him and treating him with contempt .
18 The man was toying with him and treating him with contempt , by showing just how little he rated him as an opponent .
19 You can reduce the risk of damage to your computer simply by treating it with care and respect .
20 Piers Morrison was a dangerous stranger , one who made no effort to treat her with respect , far less subservience , and who had kissed her on the spur of the moment , then instantly regretted it because he basically did n't like her .
21 ‘ At least I have the sense to treat her with respect . ’
22 Maybe Lucenzo had good reason to treat her with contempt .
23 ‘ I thought , ’ she said , ignoring her father 's advice to treat him with kid gloves , ‘ not that it 's any business of yours , that I might potter into Nice for the day . ’
24 She was afraid Nick might treat her with coldness and pretend he had forgotten who she was .
25 Nicky responded because , probably for the first time in his life , someone had shown trust in him and had treated him with respect .
26 They called me ‘ baby-face ’ when they were annoyed , but generally they treated me with respect .
27 The Federation itself had met the union 's national officials and treated them with courtesy .
28 ‘ These tin cans are killing machines , ’ he adds , ’ It 's time we treated them with respect .
29 I isolated them in a holding pool and treated them with salt baths , but they all died .
30 She was not in favour of the work which he so loved , yet he always treated her with affection .
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