Example sentences of "was [adj] [to-vb] [pers pn] with [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have been interested in the dynamics of the golf swing for ten years , and John is an expert on instrumentation who was able to help me with the experimental work . |
| 2 | Having anticipated this , Maria was able to meet it with a degree of control . |
| 3 | I had seen them with the eyes of a young buy , but Edward who knew them well was able to interpret them with the mind of a man . |
| 4 | When it came to fisticuffs Sean Connery was happy to mix it with the best of them — ‘ He believed stuntmen were there to take the knocks and let them have it in the fight scenes , ’ said one . |
| 5 | My view was that it was enough to clear it with the Chancellor of the Exchequer and that she had a war to fight . |
| 6 | But before writing to her friend of the matter , the queen-dowager debated whether or not it was necessary to burden her with the knowledge . |
| 7 | Admittedly the notes were signed by the appellant and not disputed but the evidence was necessary to link him with the assault . |
| 8 | Leading lady Julia Roberts was keen to make it with a British actor , namely Last Of The Mohicans Daniel Day Lewis , but is reluctant to go ahead with the replacement suggested by producer 's Universal , her former boyfriend Jason Patric . |