Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] with a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Suits me , ’ agreed Lefevre with a grin . |
| 2 | ‘ Which one ? ’ countered Nessie with a smile . |
| 3 | ‘ Book ? ’ asked Jan with a frown . |
| 4 | If ever I was tempted by the seductive stasis of an eidetic image , I punctured its reflecting skin with a dart and tore it away to reveal the structure of habit below . |
| 5 | It is suitable for those wishing to combine a serious business oriented course with a holiday in London . |
| 6 | Would not a policy of clobbering savers with an investment surcharge reduce savings and so reduce the pool of available investment capital for manufacturing industry ? |
| 7 | Terry arrived late on Friday night so on Saturday he went to see Sarah with an invitation to tea from his mother . |
| 8 | Five months on , seeing Lisa with a plastic eye and seeing how she is , she gets so upset , I would like to have the law changed . |
| 9 | Five months on , seeing Lisa with a plastic eye and seeing how she is , she gets so upset , I 'd really like to have the law changed covering guns . |
| 10 | ‘ These two coughed up , have they , Sid ? ’ asked Noolan with a laugh . |
| 11 | They saw Jekub roll backwards , change gear with a roar , and attack the truck again . |
| 12 | There are two types of Le Roitelet Brie : 52% fat which develops a full , pronounced flavour when ripened ; and 60% fat which is a fully matured Brie with a lighter , buttery taste . |
| 13 | To avoid any fire risk , you can treat fabric with a flame retardant spray . |
| 14 | Introductory notes give tips on tension swatches , measurements and knitting methods with a list of suggestions on how to use the designs to create individual and personalised garments . |
| 15 | I 'll tell you , if ever I get into the Owsla , I 'll treat outskirters with a bit of decency . " |
| 16 | It is these laws which have been used to humiliate tired and defenceless visitors , to deport workers without even a hearing , to lock innocent people in prison and brand them criminals , and to provide employers with a work-force made powerless through legislation . |
| 17 | Theresa was excited by the news and told Maureen that she had sent Eileen two tablets of scented soap and a box of dusting powder with a swansdown puff . |
| 18 | If a step or landing projects out from the earth bank , you 'll need to backfill with excavated material , and provide support with a wall |
| 19 | It was important to reduce the CNAA 's workload , establish an ‘ alternative means for maintaining standards ’ , and provide institutions with a basis ‘ from which independence might be achieved ’ . |
| 20 | The department has contacts with a number of opinion-sampling and marketing organizations . |
| 21 | One innovation was a weekly commentary on current events intended to provide listeners with a background to the news of the day . |
| 22 | She paused for a moment , choked with emotion and dabbed her brimming eyes with a tissue . |
| 23 | The answers and commentary given below are intended to provide Tutors with an insight into the way in which these questions and the approach underlying the design of the review questions and problems for discussion have been successfully used by the authors and others with a number of different groups of students . |
| 24 | Alex Paterson and Thrash are said to have approached Hawkwind with a view to updating the song , which was a Top Five hit in 1972 . |
| 25 | These invitations provide schools with an opportunity to spell out clearly to parents the values that they hold dearly and provide an accurate picture of their schools as centres of learning and excellence . |
| 26 | Middlesbrough 's Beechwood and Easterside Social Club have also stepped in to help by staging a gala night , and the local Robin Hood Hotel will boost funds with a snooker tournament . |
| 27 | I think there 's no doubt at all that erm from a Conservative point of view I actually believe that schools , under their heads , know best , and I am quite happy to trust schools with a budget of money which will enable them to buy in the specific needs that their school requires . |
| 28 | Other examples of continuity , in the north west include the Redmanes of Levens , who also held land in Yorkshire and were feed by both Warwick and Gloucester from Middleham , and probably the Dogets of Grayrigg who fought for Warwick in 1469 and subsequently provided Richard with a chaplain . |
| 29 | Other examples of continuity , in the north west include the Redmanes of Levens , who also held land in Yorkshire and were feed by both Warwick and Gloucester from Middleham , and probably the Dogets of Grayrigg who fought for Warwick in 1469 and subsequently provided Richard with a chaplain . |
| 30 | In 1978 , Elliott approached Branson with a view to tying up a New York version of Time Out with Virgin 's American office . |