Example sentences of "to be [verb] with a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If for example the result of acoustic front end processing on the word actually was out by a single feature , ( either through error , or just because the speaker had pronounced it that way ) , and reported the string the match would fail , even if the information following the allowed the word actually to be hypothesized with a fair degree of confidence . |
| 2 | It used to be said with a considerable amount of justification that you could get as far as Inspector on your own bat but after that ‘ No ’ , you needed somebody pushing you — city councillor , anything . |
| 3 | The user is going to be faced with a substantial processing load . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , we continue to be faced with a large empire whose structure is creaking and whose nationalities , after decades of Soviet subjugation and , in some cases , centuries of Russian imperialism , are seeking independence . |
| 5 | It has certainly reminded us that the decade is likely to be characterised by low growth and tight competition , and that retailers need to be positioned with a low cost base , flexible work-force and strong retail formats to meet the challenges of the next few years . |
| 6 | The arches will never be seen in their original form again ; To preserve them against the increased exposure to the elements which lowering the water level will bring , they 're to be sprayed with a fine layer of protective concrete , leaving no visible sign of their remarkable survival . |
| 7 | Traditionally tanned leathers will need to be treated with a good wax proofing agent to make them water resistant , although some leathers are now treated at the tanneries with special waterproof finishes . |
| 8 | It is suggested , therefore , that piecemeal reform has to be treated with a certain degree of caution . |
| 9 | Equation ( 2 ) assumes that the fragments of the disrupted object may continue to be treated with a single , collective bow shock . |
| 10 | But our idea needs to be strengthened with a political argument : a path to personal empowerment by encouraging responsibility and participation in a democracy in which power is more widely shared . |
| 11 | The scoop-type single cone kite is an exception to this , but Messrs Hoffrei of Herford in Germany introduced a novel ‘ X ’ shaped cross-spar on the Vision 11 which enabled sail tension and a taut spinal form to be maintained with a single stand-off . |
| 12 | Nicholson teamed up with his friend and former flatmate Don Devlin to write the script for a film called Thunder Island , a thriller which was to be shot with a tiny budget on a Caribbean island . |
| 13 | So highly regarded was the mistletoe , that it had to be cut with a golden knife . |
| 14 | At this point , we the consumers have to be presented with a moral choice . |
| 15 | THE Duke of Roxburghe is to be presented with a splendid new £3,500 desk made from timber on his Roxburghshire estate , Floors Castle . |
| 16 | Billy Hamilton , who retired from Rentokil several years ago , [ formerly working with Pest Control in Belfast and still collecting debts for the company ] has become one of the first people in Northern Ireland to be presented with a commemorative medal from the Soviet authorities . |
| 17 | Whatever happens , the TV viewer of the future looks likely to be presented with a bewildering array of alternative television systems , that are unlikely to do much for the sales of HDTV or any other wide-screen television . |
| 18 | After the dinner , each of the Heads of State was to be presented with a small Luctian art form . |
| 19 | Some may prefer to be presented with a prescribed set of facts and skills , whilst others may learn best by being encouraged to discover things for themselves , often as solutions to problems . |
| 20 | The carpenter , John , Alison 's " " old " " husband , is the most obvious target figure of the piece , but Absolon is tricked into kissing Alison 's arse " " savourly " " and being farted upon , and Nicholas is led to put his bare behind out of the window little knowing he does so for it to be branded with a plough-coulter hot from the forge . |
| 21 | The words could be stored contiguously in an array , so each element of the array would in effect be just a character , and each word would have to be terminated with a dummy character , for example a null character . |
| 22 | The game was to be decided with a nervewracking penalty shoot out … |
| 23 | Jamie Pollock came close to a late equaliser only to be denied with a brilliant save by James . |
| 24 | The best method of removing old finishes from wood that is to be re-finished with a transparent or semitransparent coating , is with a solvent paint and varnish remover . |
| 25 | In a society where animals were being exploited with increasing intensity , self-justifying proposals of this kind allowed their suffering to be accepted with a clear conscience ( Thomas , 1983 ) . |
| 26 | But he did notice the growing financial difficulty of his parents — unlike his son in 1939 , he was required to be furnished with a top hat for use on Sundays . |
| 27 | They now expects to be served with a final doucments , giving them 3 months notice of eviction , with the legal minimum compensation of just £10,000 . |
| 28 | It is necessary for the respondent to an application to be served with a sealed copy of an application . |
| 29 | The fifty-year-old display area is now to be replaced with a new space of suitably high artistic merit . |
| 30 | The driver 's frown disappeared , to be replaced with a roguish , knowing grin . |