Example sentences of "and [verb] with the [noun] of " in BNC.

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1 After the initiation of Clelia , she was to Clara less Surprising than she might otherwise have been , for the resemblance between mother and daughter was marked : the features were the same , though worn and lined by grooves deeper than mere wrinkles : the set of the conscious , curious head was the same , and the hair was the same , though streaked with white , and hanging with the benefits of expense , as well as of style .
2 A day 's golf with the president of this company or that company when the fellow who makes up the four and plays with the president of the corporation just happens to be last year 's Masters Champion .
3 They play a large part in the provision of welfare services , especially in running clubs and recreational activities and helping with the provision of meals , and they make a substantial contribution to the demand for residential care .
4 Delabere Pritchett Blaine ( 1770–1845 ) , a medical man , had been recommended to assist Vial by demonstrating anatomy and helping with the translation of Vial 's lectures .
5 The followers say the exhiliration and the spectacle of horse and hounds is a vital part of country life , providing jobs and helping with the management of the countryside .
6 The country 's fifth national development plan , covering the period 1986-90 , was making progress at reducing economic dependence on revenues derived from petroleum and natural gas reserves and helping with the creation of new private-sector industries .
7 Social services departments also provide care and after care for older children , by running hostels for working boys and girls and helping with the costs of further education and training , or simply by offering friendship and advice .
8 Fittings may be left in place and treated with the rest of the interior .
9 Cecil King behaved liked a baron at the Daily Mirror in the 1960s , scolding the Wilson government and toying with the idea of political office .
10 By your own admission , when you 're not quizzing him about everything , you 're confronting him and toying with the idea of hitting him .
11 Le Monde , France 's daily newspaper of record , has been redesigned and relaunched with the help of a Fr25m advertising campaign which proclaims : ‘ Le Monde is changing . ’
12 And even when recognised , mentally acknowledged and examined with the maturity of adulthood , difficult to erase .
13 She crossed one suede-booted leg over the other , and toyed with the belt of her Burberry , her green eyes unfocused on the passing scenery .
14 He resented the price of all these things and toyed with the idea of starting a relationship with a beautician with a view to getting free samples .
15 It is true that , while outright military victory remained improbable , Labour leaders Toping for a German revolution ) resisted calls for the post-war de-industrialization of Germany and toyed with the idea of placing Britain at the head of a revolutionary European resistance to Hitler .
16 In some applications a gear is placed between the motor and load with the aim of adjusting the loading on the motor .
17 And weeping with the ache of the effort
18 Dieter thrust his hands into his pockets and traced with the toe of one foot the outline of a damp patch on the concrete surround of the pool .
19 Their little boy was registered and baptised with the surname of his father , my son .
20 Well , there I was in London , penniless ; like the man in the gospel , I was too proud to go home so I begged and fought with the rest of the dispossessed in the dirty alleyways and streets of Whitechapel , Alsatia , and even across London Bridge amongst the stews of Southwark .
21 I caught it with the catapult , the thick black tubing of the rubber twisting once in the air as I scissored my hands and fell back , letting the buck go over my head and then kicking with my legs and turning myself so that I was level with it where it lay , kicking and struggling with the power of a wolverine , spreadeagled on the sand slope with its neck caught in the black rubber .
22 The 7051 Power Network Dataserver , described as a high-performance , high-capacity Network file System server , and developed with the help of Santa Clara-based Auspex Systems Inc , will be available for OEMs from May .
23 However , legal work tends to rise and fall with the prosperity of the country : people avoid litigation in hard times .
24 We stayed in the hall and dined with the rest of the company .
25 It still has a minority government determined to hold on to power and interfering with the process of change by its illegal financial ( and other ) support of Inkatha .
26 The public can join and campaign , supporting beliefs and causes with the intent of influencing popular opinion and government .
27 Frightened , I turned back towards the boats , but the figure appeared again and moved with the speed of an animal .
28 He wore glasses and a Western suit and moved with the authority of a man of his profession .
29 Use a combination of rolling with a pin and pressing with the heel of your hand to make the circle .
30 Coal hole covers were made in different patterns and embossed with the name of the foundry ; outside older houses , the bootscrapers can often still be seen .
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