Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] with a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kolchinsky asked with a frown . |
| 2 | ‘ Me too , ’ Kelly interrupted with a sweet smile . |
| 3 | Baker met with a 10-member Palestinian delegation on March 12 , the first such meeting since the US suspended its dialogue with the PLO in June 1990 [ see pp. 37547-48 ] . |
| 4 | On Aug. 2 Baker met with a Palestinian delegation in East Jerusalem led by Faisal al-Husseini , who was widely regarded as the unofficial PLO representative in Jerusalem . |
| 5 | Gerald countered with a question of his own : ‘ Has the Big Chief grilled you yet ? ’ |
| 6 | BRITISH and Commonwealth lightweight champion Billy Schwer took only three rounds to stop Mexico 's Mauricio Aceves with a badly cut eye at Wembley 's Grand Hall last night . |
| 7 | The cheese presses went into use for the first time in twenty years , Jem attended Bodmin market with butter and lard and eggs to sell once a fortnight , and , with George Langley 's help , a little light trap came , of varnished wood , which Murphy , now beaten out of surprise and disapproval , taught Alexandra to drive with a helpful bay mare between the shafts . |
| 8 | ‘ It was one of those rough days , ’ Cooney admitted with a bruise under his left eye and a shining , tight patch of skin on his very large nose . |
| 9 | ‘ It was one of those rough days , ’ Cooney admitted with a bruise under his left eye and a shining , tight patch of skin on his very large nose . |
| 10 | 1982 was the definitive Reading ROCK festival : Budgie , Iron Maiden and Michael Schenker headlined with a supporting cast of such acned arseholes as Terraplane and Praying Mantis , and old stagers Blackfoot and Tygers Of Pan Tang . |
| 11 | Panton-Lewis and Forbes handed in 74s , with Stewart one stroke behind , as Japan 's Fusako Nagata led with a four-under-par round of 68 . |
| 12 | Pakistan countered with a proposal for a seven-month time frame . |
| 13 | ‘ Five of the founder members of the Dublin Hell Fire Club , ’ Mahoney announced with a sweeping gesture . |
| 14 | Dana toyed with a golden curl , flicking it back over her shoulder . |
| 15 | Ewen straightened with a look of surprise and pleasure . |
| 16 | It was a familiar voice , but not , Jean realised with a start , the voice he thought he had heard . |
| 17 | The council 's plan to replace their Saturday shift with a standby system has infuriated the men whose bosses have just been given a big pay rise . |
| 18 | FRANKIE WOKE with a start . |
| 19 | Frankie woke with a start . |
| 20 | ‘ And of course she can forget the city lights , ’ Lucy added with a smile . |
| 21 | When it was revealed that the 14 candidates polling the least votes and thus threatened with exclusion from the central committee included such notables as Abalkin , Shevardnadze , Ryzhkov , Defence Minister Dmitry Yazov and CPSU international department head Valentin Falin , Gorbachev intervened with a proposal that they too should be deemed elected by virtue of having won a legitimate majority , this being accepted by the congress . |
| 22 | The road was narrow , no more than a lane , prone to cows and farm tractors , but Lucy drove with a relaxed confidence which he envied . |
| 23 | For over a year David wrestled with a guilty conscience because of his adultery with Bathsheba and other crimes which followed and his anguish and desire to be right with God are recorded in Psalm 51 ‘ Have mercy upon me , O God … blot out my transgressions . ’ ( v. 1 ) ‘ Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity and cleanse me from my sin . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I am grateful , sir , ’ Edward replied with a smile . |
| 25 | ‘ People like you and me , ’ Clem replied with a smile , raising his glass . |
| 26 | Just after Kathy left for London , David arrived with a bottle of champagne to spend the day and celebrate New Year 's Eve . |
| 27 | Hennessy arrived with a handful of bananas , blackened and ripe . |
| 28 | In 1990 , Debbie 's proposal to curate a collection of artwork about childbirth was accepted by A Space , one of Canada 's oldest parallel alternative artist-run centres and arts publications throughout Canada and the U.S.A. A grant from the Canada Council Explorations programme allowed her to choose 40 artists , including some whose work was shipped from the far coasts of Canada Council Explorations programme allowed her to choose 40 artists , including some whose work was shipped from the far coasts of Canada and from scattered points in the U.S.A. Faced with a tremendous volume of committed , powerful work from every discipline , her curatorial decision was to be inclusive rather than exclusive ; to show-case the incredible diversity of personalities , experiences and methods that have been employed to address this long repressed subject matter . |
| 29 | Deuce arrived with a Coke and the champagne , which he poured too quickly : the head spilled over the glass , soaking Nicholas 's hand . |
| 30 | S/Z deals with a specific text , Balzac 's Sarrasine . |