Example sentences of "[adv] and with a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pilots played poker and bridge endlessly and with a furious concentration , while in the background a gramophone wheezed out over and over again a well-worn recording of Who Paid the Rent for Mrs. Rip Van Winkle ? and the Squadron 's mascot , a young lion cub called Whiskey , prowled amiably about the mess . |
| 2 | The man went on waiting , almost as if he were teasing Stephen , and when at last he did move , it was suddenly and with a strange dancing skip . |
| 3 | He looked like a Fred to me , being short , shaggy , pimply and with a big nose , and we were all delighted when he was on night duty with us because he then got the job of hauling the heavy haybox into the building and ladling out large dollops of this unidentifiable meal onto our plates . |
| 4 | To say ‘ the Word was made flesh ’ , then , refers not to a simple identity of God and Jesus but to a relationship in which God lovingly identifies himself in and with a real human person , 80 that that person can truly be called the Word , the self-communication and self-objectification of God in human terms … . |
| 5 | Now the pressure is on the big keeper as Leeds start at Elland Road 2–1 down and with a disturbing habit of conceding too many goals this season . |
| 6 | Now the sides of the hold and the , the chains used go down , they did n't have wires they had chains go down and with a big ring on the top and then when you 'd the door out , knock the pin out and the door would drop down the mud and cos the ship would come up because she got two side tanks on er a tank each side to bring the ship out of the water . |
| 7 | She looked up eagerly at the sound of footsteps , but then , as she saw the two women , with an almost human expression of disappointment she turned her head away and with a heavy sigh lowered her head to her paws . |
| 8 | Finally and with a great sigh , Robyn forced herself into action . |
| 9 | Town 's nerve held out just and with a 5-4 aggregate , they booked their place to Wembley . |
| 10 | In both the Sacred Dance and the Grandstand Frescoes , the priestesses are shown seated in places of honour , centrally , prominently and with a clear view of the ceremonies being conducted before them . |
| 11 | I pulled the wing above my head , steadied it , turned and faced downhill and with a few steps forward , and a gentle push from David , I was airborne . |
| 12 | I think erm effectively and with a powerful hand is another way of doing it . |
| 13 | He pressed it gently shut and it held ; loosely and with a slight gap , but it held . |
| 14 | So the whole family ate handsomely and with a great amount of hearty relish . |
| 15 | Dr. Ray spoke rapidly and with a faint touch of venom . |
| 16 | According to Central Statistical Office data ( 1988 ) the largest number of road casualties per hour coincide with the times of day when traffic is at its heaviest , reaching a peak between 5 and 6 p.m. and with a secondary peak between 8 and 9 a.m . |
| 17 | He worked briskly and with a stolid aptitude . |
| 18 | Cordelia Oliver , writer and critic , who knew the artist quite well , is perfectly placed to tell her story , which she does succinctly , affectionately and with a fine interweave of biographical detail and critical insight . |
| 19 | In an instant the cripple lurched up and with a powerful twist of his crutch sent the end of the log into the water . |
| 20 | But it works , as do the disc brakes all round , positively and with a light touch . |
| 21 | When he touched it the doors swung open instantly and with a disconcerting noiselessness . |
| 22 | Four albums later and with a growing number of awards to her daughter 's credit , mother Safiqua is reconciled to Najma 's career . |
| 23 | Rees-Mogg went about his business conscientiously and with a good degree of enthusiasm , and while it is hard to think of him as a representative of the common man , sheer assiduousness probably bridged the gulf between the housing estates of suburbia and the Old Rectory , Hinton Blewitt . |
| 24 | But then , as the new , more streamlined , machine slips into the twentieth century , moving smoothly and with a new confidence — and by now virtually everybody is along for the ride — it crashes catastrophically . |
| 25 | A simple piece of apparatus ( fig.8 ) is required to work the bevel accurately and with a good finish . |
| 26 | Each one of us returned home worn out and with a heavy heart : we felt that the Emperor was lost to us . |
| 27 | It is no good searching an information source ( printed or computer-held ) efficiently and with a sound understanding of its construction if that source does not provide access to the information or documents that are being sought . |
| 28 | Lawrence from Felt is back and with a new title . |
| 29 | Cursing the Post Office and the weather in equal proportions , ‘ Buck ’ Buchanan slowly brought the aircraft around and with a considerable tailwind we headed back to Moose Jaw only to find the airport building deserted except for the night watchman huddled by his coal-oil heater with the mail-bags beside him . |
| 30 | She felt a rare prickle of envious hostility and in that mood , defiantly and with a lunatic rashness , accepted an invitation to dance with one of the Louts , whose approach was loutish enough : a jerk of the head and a mumbled , ‘ Wan na dance , chick ? ’ |