Example sentences of "he [verb] it with a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the Daily Telegraph 's reviewer thought the twenty-year-old too young for the role of Buddy , he conceded that ‘ he plays it with an infectious sense of fun . |
| 2 | It was not a place to which he could take Maureen MacQuillan or any woman , and only partly because he shared it with a fellow MP . |
| 3 | He dismissed it with a faint , scornful laugh as he moved towards the door . |
| 4 | He fills it with a restless , bristling energy , as if he might clamber out of the frame and into real life . |
| 5 | Something sprang to the floor and he mashed it with a large flying-boot . |
| 6 | He returned it with a little bow . |
| 7 | And then he amended it with a feeble trace of his old Manner : ‘ I accept your offer . ’ |
| 8 | The change of term was not quick enough and he covered it with a grandiose sweep of his hand which nearly knocked over the Doctor 's goblet . |
| 9 | Flustered , she handed him her case and he took it with a strong hand , his face hard . |
| 10 | Then he took it with a brief word of thanks . |
| 11 | He took it with a courteous ‘ Thank you very much ’ . |
| 12 | He and Stephanie both always won Kim 's game , the objects on a tray , but whereas she remembered them for their quiddity , naming and denoting them in language in her mind , he did it with a geometrical map and total spatial recall . |
| 13 | But he did it with a warming smile and a ready assumption of her allegiance and willingness , more as if he had asked a small current courtesy of his wife than given an order to a servant . |
| 14 | At the last Christmas party he proved it with a stunning virtuoso performance in the restaurant , where he mimed to Abba records using a salt cellar as a microphone . |
| 15 | Whenever the tension mounted , he defused it with a razor-edged comment , as often as not directed at himself , and so they were able to keep the rising tide of passion at bay . |
| 16 | He said it with a faint smile . |
| 17 | He said it with a heavy emphasis which brought them all close to tears but the mood was soon scattered by all the joyful preparations Rose had planned . |
| 18 | He said it with an odd , teasing leer , as though he were asking for something very difficult , and when the boy spoke he sounded awkward , his voice high and polite . |
| 19 | Again he froze it with a quick stare , and was able to repeat this process time and again . |