Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] with [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | But their efforts to collect the money from Germany met with little success ; and when French and Belgian troops occupied the Ruhr in 1923 in an attempt to force payment , the German economy collapsed amidst wild inflation ( CORE , pp. 6–7 ) . |
2 | For his part Humphrys maintained with some justice that any binding provision would not be compatible with Iraq 's future independent status . |
3 | The presence of tattoo shops , ‘ topless ’ discothèques which offered dancing and music almost twenty-four hours a day were a reminder that Copenhagen was an active and important port , yet the overall effect was charming and romantic as flowers spilled out of window-boxes and the cafés and restaurants vied with each other to attract custom by the quality of their food and their individual décor . |
4 | However , many of the new stations began to feature a strongly marked nationalism as the assertive spirits of rival nations jostled with each other and advanced their claims for continental dominance with increasing stridency . |
5 | ‘ A great deal , ’ Hari spoke with more confidence than she felt , indeed , she was trembling inside and she could only hope her nervousness did n't show . |
6 | Mrs Laughton resigned with much regret , saying as she went that Orkney Islands Council did n't appear to know what the role of the Reporter to the Children 's Panel should be , and determined to make her concerns public . |
7 | Only Lee Ellison and goalkeeper Mark Prudhoe emerged with any credit . |
8 | The village brook overflowed with such force that cars were washed away , and homes were under feet of water . |
9 | Richard shrugged with some diffidence . |
10 | Therese said with some ferocity , ‘ They think of themselves . ’ |
11 | In the afternoon a 74-year-old woman was killed when her car collided with another vehicle on Ballydougan Road , Downpatrick . |
12 | ‘ I 'm going to have to travel up to London every day of the week , ’ Meredith said with some regret . |
13 | My own soliloquy , my own trial came with that offer . |
14 | Cities vied with each other to build more beautiful towers . |
15 | … They have inherited … both the ‘ African personality ’ that President Nkrumah sought with such labour , and the sophistication of the ‘ Black Europeans ’ . ’ |
16 | Although it had been conceived originally as a means of reducing illegal practices during the process of distillation , the ‘ Coffey still ’ had obvious commercial advantages , but his efforts to introduce it in Ireland met with little success , and it was in Scotland that it first became popular in the 1840s . |
17 | Nigel Barnes agreed with this point . |
18 | Inhabitants of the worst-hit tower blocks fled with such haste that their washing is still hanging out . |
19 | The commodities boom had increased many less developed countries ' ( LDC ) export earnings , and imports rose with some lag . |
20 | Ian Botham 's 4,000 Test run came with this boundary off Marshall at Lord 's in 1984 . |
21 | Numerous factions squabbled with each other and among themselves . |
22 | The companies vied with each other to find new settings for the basic story-lines and messages that they had to put over . |
23 | It emphasized that many people considered that direct contact between boards and course teams was ‘ one of the most valued aspects of the Council 's operation ’ , and the Council concurred with this view as long as boards worked within the policies laid down by the committees . |
24 | ‘ Oh , God , ’ Ruth breathed with such distress that Fernando tightened his grip around her , folding her so hard into his tense body that she clung to him hotly . |
25 | Abrams himself , North remarked with some heat , did not need to ask ; he knew ; but at a certain point , knowledge became uncomfortable . |
26 | Boxing almost fortnightly demanded minimum training and Lynch thrived with this pattern of exercise . |
27 | Because he 'd wound so much of it around his hand , the bundle went with some weight and accuracy and then tumbled , unravelling like a falling spider , on the other side . |
28 | Oxford Crown Court heard how Reynolds collided with another car and mounted the kerb at St Mary 's Road in Oxford , after driving at speeds of around 45 to 50 mph . |
29 | Ramses reappeared with another boy of about 15 . |
30 | Social life for Malinowski was like capitalism for Keynes : ‘ a going concern ’ , in which individuals interacted with each other in pursuit of mutually rewarding transactions . |