Example sentences of "with [num] [noun sg] [conj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cuzco station , the junction for the Santa Ana railways , used by large numbers of tourists to reach the great Incan site of Machu Picchu , was a modest two-storey tin-roofed structure with one platform until the pressure of visitors led to its expansion in recent years . |
| 2 | He came back with some coarse paper towels from the forecourt dispenser and wiped my mouth with one bit and the rest of my face with another bit . |
| 3 | Ca n't hurt to try , she thought , unjacking her computer with one claw while the other typed four letters . |
| 4 | Now it was the truth , I mean when you scull the boat , they call that sculling , rowing , they usually do a figure of eight with one oar and a figure of eight , that 's how you do that , that 's a hard job to keep that into that here hole at the back of the boat , because |
| 5 | But I felt dreadful , like a bloated lump with one leg and no hair , so there are n't any photos of me at that time at all . |
| 6 | ‘ The rate of work with an umbilical hose system is much higher than that you could achieve with one man and a tanker driving from store to field . ’ |
| 7 | Horses , like people , all have their strengths and weaknesses ; but just as we all get on with some people and are not keen on others , so one horse can be a success with one owner and a disaster with another . |
| 8 | No , 1970 was not a good year for British and Cosmopolitan what with one thing and the other . |
| 9 | I held him with one arm and the other lay between him and the small bump that was the baby . |
| 10 | Mr Smith ‘ has n't sided with one side or the other , ’ says Jim Logue , a rebel Labour councillor . |
| 11 | It is amazing how often one sees a smoker tugging at his or her steering wheel with one hand while the other seeks to introduce the lighted item to those waiting lips . |
| 12 | She held it with one hand while the other went to her throat , as Nellie 's face appeared at the door . |
| 13 | He remained by the table , holding the edge of it with one hand because the table was shaking . |
| 14 | Finally , clutching Joie Gould with one hand and a bottle of Scotch in the other , he was sent off by train to a London clinic . |
| 15 | Breeze wondered why his righteous indignation did not prompt him to offer his seat to one of the women who had just got in , clutching a shopping-basket with one hand and a baby with the other . |
| 16 | ‘ Same to you , Taff , ’ I replied , picking up my mug with one hand and the bottle with the other . |
| 17 | I noticed Gino reaching for the volume control on the amplifier with one hand and the restaurant light-switch with the other . |
| 18 | My brother and I were booked for a 5 day course on Harperig Reservoir , with one instructor and a group of about 10 children . |
| 19 | A careless daily inspection after rigging may easily leave the glider with one aileron or the elevator disconnected . |