Example sentences of "be [adv] [adv prt] with the [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The events of the day , trivial and unexciting , or the latest political scandal revealing another name to be added to the black list of those whose lives were made bearable by being well in with the Communists ?
2 ‘ Did your husband really love you and help you ? ’ after a drink or two and ‘ How do you know he is not out with the girls where he is ?
3 ‘ He plays for a mixed side in his spare time and is well up with the rules which is pretty useful because they seem to change every couple of months . ’
4 ‘ Before the accident I was right up with the leaders , ’ he said .
5 Favourite backers had few anxious moments about the narrow margins involved in their investment , however , as Pencader was always up with the leaders and quickened at the furlong pole to score by two lengths .
6 The son of Rainbow Quest was always up with the leaders that day , clearly enjoying himself on the easy ground and eventually racing three and a half lengths clear .
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