Example sentences of "[prep] [indef pn] with a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most famous of the town 's shopping areas is The Lanes : an inviting labyrinth of seventeenth century red-brick streets full of antique shops , jewellers , perfumeries , fine china and stores for everyone with a passion for fashion . |
| 2 | The post would be appropriate for someone with a background in the private or public sectors . |
| 3 | If you are making the cake for someone with a pony or with a favourite horse character in a book , make the ponies in the stable in their appropriate colours , and pipe the names over the doors . |
| 4 | She did n't know how long it would take for someone with a gun to get into position to fire at her , so she took another deep breath , and threw herself away from the buoy , cutting under the surface as she headed for the opening . |
| 5 | Speaking as someone with a job I 've got to be very careful about giving advice to people who are in a much worse situation than myself , but from the research we did erm it is clear that it 's very important erm not just to sink in and dwell on your problems , not just to erm stay at home , not meeting other people , not engaging in activities . |
| 6 | He embraces failure and chaos with the zest of someone with a mission from Hell . |
| 7 | In the driving seat was a woman in her late thirties perhaps , white , but with the almost stern aquiline features of someone with a trace of Polynesian blood . |
| 8 | It is surprising how many people go through life breathing inadequately and , although in many instances this does not prove to be too great a problem , in the case of someone with a stammer it can increase their difficulties enormously . |
| 9 | Well the situation there is firstly there is little point in shouting and identifying ourselves if , firstly there 's nobody in the flat , or secondly er we 're giving advance warning that we are coming along the corridor to a possible location , er of somebody with a firearm . |
| 10 | If you are looking for a job there is no reason why you can not keep track of everything with a notepad and a pen . |
| 11 | I 've been longing for something with a bit of bite to it . ’ |
| 12 | Surely Tom one of the main criteria should be placing seats in the studio theatre for something with a bit more comfortable that way perhaps the punter 's will come back more often it 's easier to make a punter come back than it is getting in there in the first place . . |
| 13 | Gone for something with a bit of class . |
| 14 | Disc boxes and mouse mats are good stocking fillers , but what about something with a bit of class ? |
| 15 | SHAD erm working in London with erm a placement with someone with a disability working |
| 16 | You 're probably better off with something with a bit more texture to it then . |
| 17 | After this one it runs into one with a car er car transporter . |
| 18 | Perhaps it was as well that he had left home , gone into something with a bit of brainwork in it . |
| 19 | In fact , such was the response to our initial soundings that we now wish to broaden the discussions to include a much larger audience and would therefore be keen to hear from anyone with a view to express or , an interest in this area . |
| 20 | This is a must for everybody with a home computer , and the one at work if your boss is away . |
| 21 | Detectorists who are not members of your club may think the parks are open to everyone with a detector if they see you there . |
| 22 | It is also helpful to have the names of any handicapped people in the area so if you are a parent or an aunt or a friend , again give the name of the person to someone with a board at the back of the church — age does not matter ( our oldest handicapped SPRED friend is 70 ) . |
| 23 | I know an American whose child appears to anybody with a bit of common sense to be a perfect reincarnation of Attila the Hun . |
| 24 | That Fimbra has reached this impasse comes as no surprise to anyone with a knowledge of the chequered history of this organisation responsible for policing many of the black sheep of the financial world . |
| 25 | As far as the author 's experience is concerned , what counts from the viewpoint of criticism is only what is embodied in the text , and that is wholly accessible to anyone with a knowledge of the language and culture to which the text belongs . |
| 26 | Essential to anyone with a lawn , this is the single largest investment most gardeners make in equipment . |
| 27 | The headmaster of St Mary 's , Robert Common , an exiled Canadian , describes Nadia 's outlook on life as an inspiration to anyone with a handicap who would like to get involved in ‘ normal ’ activities . |
| 28 | I can write or speak to anyone with a say in how society or the Church spend money — our money , God 's money — and I can discuss these things with others . |
| 29 | Apart from the danger in such misconceptions , the terminology used by some colleagues when referring to anyone with a disability can be disturbing . |
| 30 | But for a while , the frontier of experimental physics will be open to anyone with a fax machine , an electronic mail-box and a reasonably good university laboratory . |