Example sentences of "[adv] with a [noun sg] [art] " in BNC.

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1 But the man at the front had n't been told this of course , naturally enough and he could n't see that so suddenly with a jolt the wardrobe left him , two steps ' worth instead of one at a time .
2 More usually , they come down with a thump a yard or so away .
3 One standing forecast coupon and you 're in with a chance every week for 8–60 weeks .
4 And I used to go along with a well a finger you see and , That 's not been dusted you see .
5 Even when the embryo begins to gastrulate , if up to 80 per cent of the cells are killed off with a drug the embryo can regulate and quite normal mice can develop .
6 If your husband retires on a Friday , it is unrealistic to think that your great new life together will take off with a flourish the following Monday ; but the good news is that if you can think in terms of allowing yourselves time to renegotiate the way you live together , the chances are that you will both have adjusted to the new situation within about two years .
7 Take a piece of non-stick paper and mark on with a pencil an outline for a 5cm ( 2inch ) long and 2cm ( ¾inch ) deep rectangle , for the windscreen .
8 Belushi exudes all the erotic charisma of a frozen carp , Bracco looks and acts as if she 's just signed up with a Dial a Dime Hostess service and there are various large signposts pointing firmly at The Murderer .
9 The second one was much more difficult because I had to come up with a script every couple of weeks , and there was so much crammed into each one .
10 ‘ We can , of course , come up with a quotation the same day if it 's required urgently , and in the not too distant future we aim to give on-the-spot quotations . ’
11 Hitachi , with its partners Maxwell and Matsushita , has come up with a disc the same size , while a third combine headed by Seagate has opted for 3¼ inch ( 7–8 cm ) in an attempt to head off the Japanese competition .
12 Withdrawal from nicotine brings back with a vengeance the symptoms that the cigarettes were probably introduced to tackle : bad temper , poor concentration , and craving for sweet foods .
13 Ian went off and came back with a box the same size as the ones that had been used for the train .
14 Sure , I was standing here with a hole the size of an elephant 's nose guard in my four-set clause .
15 Then with a roar the combatants closed .
16 United 's problems started in the first half when Brentford went ahead with a freak a fluke goal from Gary Blissett … that knocked the stuffing out of them …
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