Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] with the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Therefore in the families with only one known affected subject , where samples can not be obtained from enough family members for linkage studies , or in the 20% or so that remain uninformative with the current probes , no predictive DNA tests are available . |
| 2 | But , in the summerhouse , she became dissatisfied with the slow growth of clay . |
| 3 | Across the road at Tullivers , Phyllida Prior and Jeremy soon became friendly with the older residents of Thrush Green . |
| 4 | The architect-designed classroom is proving popular with the four and five year olds who use it and it has provided more space for activities . |
| 5 | The fading light gave way in a matter of seconds to a moist , velvet blackness , as if a curtain had been drawn swiftly across the sky , and the shadows beyond the glow of the hurricane lamps immediately began to come alive with the shrill vibrations of the jungle night . |
| 6 | An even older Sivapithecus ( 17 million years old ) has been claimed for Kenya as being ancestral to the hominid chimpanzee-gorilla lineage a relationship which is confirmed by molecular studies — and the Asiatic orang-utan lineage ; whether this animal is to be considered congeneric with the later species of Sivapithecus is disputed , however . |
| 7 | Tans were becoming associated with the real Sharon territory which could lead to their demise as a coveted status symbol . |
| 8 | I grow bored with the sheer size of the glass and have to force myself to continue , he wrote . |
| 9 | From a position where individual advertising was considered inconsistent with the professional image of solicitors and where there were rules determining the size and style even of the name of the practice on its premises , The Law Society moved speedily to a virtually deregulated advertising regime . |
| 10 | After becoming involved with the Working Men 's College , established by Frederick Maurice [ q.v. ] in 1854 , Elizabeth Malleson was inspired to found a counterpart for women . |
| 11 | During the field trial , this exploration was carried out in a conventional manner , eg by gathering background information relevant to the client organisation , by becoming familiar with the physical layout of the offices involved , and by interviewing a representative sample of staff from both departments and from the central support unit . |
| 12 | As he drew level with the opposite alley mouth some more fell . |
| 13 | Patrick asked as they drew level with the old man . |
| 14 | Lost , that is , until the road drew level with the Condoriri summits . |
| 15 | As he drew level with the double gates , they swung open . |
| 16 | UNHAPPY rail passengers ' dreams are about to come true with the right sort of leaves on the line . |
| 17 | Ironically , Mr Jenkin added , more companies are becoming disillusioned with the Big Six ( although one , Arthur Andersen , comes out of the survey well ) , and would be willing to move to a middle tier firm . |
| 18 | Nearly half a year later , in the summer heat , he could still recall the feeling of the cold air on his skin , the way his ears became numb with the freezing cold , the way he kept bursting out laughing , holding up his arms to the cloudy dark orange sky . |
| 19 | It is worth remembering that in conditions of mist or moonlight , the whole south-polar region appears blank , and Beta Hydri is often the only star fairly close to the pole to remain visible with the naked eye . |
| 20 | Tony says he was into raves until 1990 , when he got bored with the same hectic beats and ‘ could see it was n't going to get any bigger because the government was n't backing it . |
| 21 | Psychoanalysis has made unfamiliar with the intimate connection between the father-complex and belief in God ; it has shown us that a personal God is psychologically nothing other than an exalted father , and it brings us evidence every day of how young people lose their religious beliefs as soon as their father 's authority breaks down . |
| 22 | They slept on Amy 's bed , drank indiscriminately from any saucer of milk or tea put down for them , were remarkably docile under Timmy 's boisterous caresses and , happily , seemed content with the cheapest kind of tinned cat food . |
| 23 | Since he can not conceive of a situation where the financial accounts would be determined by the budgetary information , he suggests that users ' needs can be developed in financial accounting terms and then , if budgetary information is required , it should be made consistent with the financial accounts . |
| 24 | Certainly , this was the way he needed to present it for domestic consumption , for this new alliance and the concession of territory for military use by a foreign power scarcely seemed consistent with the many hours and column inches he had devoted to demonizing the western democracies and to denouncing the British " occupation " of Gibraltar . |
| 25 | ‘ I did n't feel comfortable with the lighter format , ’ Ewart said . |
| 26 | The truth is that Europe has grown comfortable with the now-familiar collection of projects in fields such as information technology ( ESPRIT ) , broad-band communications ( RACE ) and semiconductor technology ( JESSI ) . |
| 27 | With their infamous riding qualities , the units compared ill with the air-conditioned delights of Mark 3 and HST stock being introduced on other regions . |
| 28 | This is especially important in the case of a carer living alone with the elderly person . |
| 29 | When he did not speak , but just jerked his head as if a fly had buzzed near his ear and irritated him , when he did not greet her , not even by name , let alone with the caressing words she had so often uttered in her games of make-believe , Rosa began , murmuringly , ‘ I did n't know when to come down , I wanted to be sure no one was awake … . ’ |
| 30 | After the Suez crisis Britain had rebuilt its foreign policy around the US alliance but in 1960 the Americans seemed concerned with the rising power of the Six rather than Britain . |