Example sentences of "the [noun] [vb past] [pers pn] with [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was the theme tune at last month 's revolutionary rallies , where the crowds sang it with great gusto and clapped to the jaunty rhythm of its concluding lines . |
| 2 | The Times caressed us with recondite information : no Pakistani batsman had made a century at Headingley ; Pakistan bowled their 100th no-ball in the series ( Wasim Akram , not out 63 ) . |
| 3 | The indictment charged him with two offences . |
| 4 | The eyes lanced hers with swift rage and her pulses raced . |
| 5 | I put on my coat and we went out to where the wind welcomed us with savage glee . |
| 6 | The youngster addressed him with condescending friendliness , and got a morose answer . |
| 7 | The factor showed them with fussy gestures where to set it . |
| 8 | The inspector viewed them with cool distaste . |
| 9 | The Rev. Thomas Tolming , incumbent of Church Coniston , not surprisingly was of the opinion that the Sunday School was excellent ; certain ladies of the parish superintended it with great care and attention , improving the moral conditions of their young charges , and no doubt at the same time driving home the virtue of obedience , and respect for God and their betters . |
| 10 | He did n't see much more of Tina and the teachers treated him with gentle sympathy , almost as if he were an invalid . |
| 11 | But after Habitat set about educating them to the advantages of the idea , the Americans adopted it with tremendous enthusiasm . |
| 12 | The sight filled her with childlike excitement . |
| 13 | Ordinary citizens tolerated corruption when times were good and when the government rewarded them with cheap food , services and petrol . |
| 14 | Many more women sought separations after the passing of the 1886 Act , which allowed them to do so on grounds of the husband 's unwillingness or inability to maintain , although in practice the legislation provided them with little material assistance . |
| 15 | The children viewed him with wary respect , since , in spite of his air of benignity , he frequently exploded when faced with old chewing-gum stuck under the pews , the choir guardedly shooting craps during the sermon , and similar juvenile straying from the path of righteousness . |
| 16 | The ferrymaster regaled them with spicy stories about the comings and goings of King Alexander . |
| 17 | ‘ While engaged in watching the movements of the several species of the great family of Procellaridae , which at one time often and often surrounded the ships that conveyed me round the world , a bright speck would appear on the distant horizon , and , gradually approaching nearer and nearer , at length assumed the form of the White-headed petrel , whose wing-powers far exceed those of any of its congeners ; at one moment it would be rising high in the air , at the next sweeping comet-like through the flocks flying around ; never , however , approaching the ship sufficiently near for a successful shot , and it was equally wary in avoiding the boat with which I was frequently favoured for the purpose of securing examples of other species ; but , to make use of a familiar adage , the most knowing are taken in at last ’ ’ ; one beautiful morning , the 20th of Feb. 1839 , during my passage from Hobart Town to Sydney , when the sea was perfectly calm and of a glassy smoothness , this wanderer of the ocean came in sight and approached within three hundred yards of the vessel ; anxious to attract him still closer , so as to bring him within range , I thought of the following stratagem : — a corked bottle , attached to a long line , was thrown overboard and allowed to drift to the distance of forty or fifty yards , and kept there until the bird favoured us with another visit , while flying around in immense circles ; at length his keen eye caught sight of the neck of the bottle ( to which a bobbing motion was communicated by sudden jerks of the string ) , and he at once proceeded to examine more closely what it was that had arrested his attention ; during this momentary pause the trigger was pulled , the boat lowered , and the bird was soon in my possession . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ The system invested them with this responsibility and there is no room for errors or excuses . |
| 19 | The swan eyed them with royal disgust . |
| 20 | ‘ My baggage did n't arrive on Tuesday , either , but the airline provided me with red shorts and a red tee shirt . |