Example sentences of "[verb] with [art] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was only when you looked at their faces that you saw the difference in both age and expression : Harry 's face was round , his eyes merry , while Joe 's features inclined to length and his grey eyes , which at times seemed colourless , had in their depths a touch of melancholy that had deepened with the years . |
| 2 | ‘ … but always there has been a hidden canker , which has grown with the years until it is stifling me . ’ |
| 3 | And that nose which seemed to sharpen with the years made her look predatory … |
| 4 | There was a sadness in the room , a feeling of oppression , that had nothing to do with the years of dirt and disarray . |
| 5 | Perhaps if he had worried less about them , and taken a less self-reproachful line , the outlines of his personality would have softened with the years . |
| 6 | I have grown old … these time-ravaged features of mine are lined and disfigured with the years . |
| 7 | Some ferries have been ‘ Jumbo-ised ’ — cut in half , and an extra bit stuck in the middle — and most are roomier than their predecessors , though deck space seems to have diminished with the years : action now takes place indoors . |
| 8 | The party also successfully targeted marginal seats in key areas such as in New South Wales where the Liberal-National state government was proving unpopular and in Queensland where the ALP exploited the legacy of corruption associated with the years of National Party rule . |
| 9 | There is no need that ‘ hello/goodbye ’ kisses , an arm around the shoulder , a good cuddle should diminish with the years . |