Example sentences of "was [verb] [to-vb] [adv prt] with [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How she was goin' to put up with the wee 'un 's fancy talk and fancy ways , she did n't know . |
| 2 | Androgyny was expect to go along with a broad , flexible and effective repertoire of behaviours , and well-adjusted emotions . |
| 3 | The USA had previously been opposed to such involuntary repatriation , as had the Vietnamese government , but the latter was expected to go along with the initiative , given its current desire to restore diplomatic relations with the USA . |
| 4 | The good news was he was expected to show up with a large coke consignment for processing , cutting and distributing ; the bad news was he would now not come near the place . |
| 5 | In the original DES document in which the proposals for the schools were outlined the overall aim was said to fit in with the Government 's aims set out in their document Better schools , ‘ to improve standards ’ being the key phrase . |
| 6 | Nothing eventful occurred that night , and as Hugh had not returned , and as a careful search discovered no trace of Marian and Allen , it was decided to move on with every precaution into territory which with every yard became potentially more hostile . |
| 7 | Since it was essential that the moment I awoke each morning , the first words , sentences , if possible , paragraphs came readily to mind , last thing at night , instead of my prayers , my mind was instructed to grind on with the pages . |
| 8 | The German Siemens was in a stronger position in several ways ; in addition to its computer and telecommunications equipment strengths , Siemens in the late 1980S was attempting to catch up with the vertically integrated Japanese electronics companies ; it was making a major chip effort , with use by the German car industry especially in mind . |
| 9 | Judging by the latest letter he had received from New York , care of Isobel Dawson , it was going to go up with a bang — there had been sufficient talk of banning it to make sure that everybody bought it , without any real danger that it would be banned from the bookstores . |
| 10 | He really gets steamed up if they 're left open , you 'd think somebody was going to run off with the timber mill . ’ |
| 11 | Well , George was going to come up with a translation . |
| 12 | She assumed that , having had time to think things over , he was going to come back with the decision to tell Marc everything that had led up to this crazy engagement of theirs . |
| 13 | BR 's corporate planning was reformed to fit in with the new structure by devolving responsibility for planning largely to the five businesses and by developing ‘ action plans ’ to commit lower level management to business objectives ( Heath 1984 : 221 ) . |
| 14 | Since when he 'd left her alone again , and Dolly was having to put up with the April breeze . |
| 15 | Or as a laboratory supervisor , who was asked to go along with the manufacture of ‘ doctored ’ data so as to secure a contract deadline put it ( Vandivier 1972:22 ) : |
| 16 | He admired them duly and was forced to join in with a chorus of auld lang syne downstairs . |
| 17 | It can only get tougher for the tourists when they face a resurgent Wales at the Arms Park on Saturday , although home hopes of upsetting the world champions were delivered a huge blow yesterday , when Swansea full-back Tony Clement was forced to pull out with a stress fracture of the leg . |
| 18 | The sun was preparing to go out with a fury , blazing the clouds crimson and gold and firing the sea purple . |
| 19 | He was tempted to come out with the stuff about Michael and the IRA . |
| 20 | They replaced their kitchen crockery with simple black and white octagonal glassware crockery and even the car was changed to fit in with the new image — their champagne-coloured Ford was replaced with a grey and red Peugeot . |