Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] [pron] with [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their shells provide them with valuable protection but like all armoured species they are at certain disadvantages — they are nearly always less mobile , less flexible , and suffer the consequences . |
| 2 | The qualitative methods provide them with feminist validity , while the quantitative methods ensure the reliability which psychology values . |
| 3 | Forest Goblins decorate themselves with colourful feathers , often sticking the quills directly into their skin as Goblins feel little pain . |
| 4 | Despite the principle of ‘ unity of command ’ , the recommendations submitted by the political officer on fitness and promotion through the Directorate 's confidential channels provide him with real prerogatives over the ‘ real ’ officers who surround him . |
| 5 | However , whilst the image of the ‘ head and tail ’ coin is pertinent to our understanding of the rituals , the rabbis ' words provide us with little more than an appreciation of how Jewish society ( or a part thereof ) at the time perceived and explained the religious state of affairs . |
| 6 | As the snake closes in for the kill , its mouth sensors guide it with deadly accuracy . |
| 7 | Most modern text-writers state it with some slight , hesitant reservation ( and this is thought to be the correct view ) . |
| 8 | Eyes have it with new sight cure |
| 9 | The apes provide us with much information concerning possible roots of sociable behaviour in man . |
| 10 | Other drawing packages provide you with easy to use drawing tools but only IntelliDraw tries to understand the nature of what you might be drawing . |
| 11 | Pinball barons chance it with Japanese MPs |
| 12 | Despite great efforts to ‘ bottle up ’ sources of funds within regional boundaries , some banks find themselves with excess liquidity which they are not allowed to use for expanding credits to local enterprises , and this has led to some inter-regional flows of bank funds ( and to the uncontrolled expansion of bank lending to firms such as Agrokomerc ) . |
| 13 | But it remains true that the cabinet , its members and senior officials concern themselves with broader issues and leave the trivia to underlings . |
| 14 | Dozens of shops in Oxfordshire are being contacted , but officers say anyone with one of these mixers should have it thoroughly checked before using it again . |
| 15 | Trading standards officers urge anyone with this type of mixer to stop using it immediately . |
| 16 | Their seniors bestow it with increasing effectiveness as their seniority increases . |
| 17 | His single , minded pursuit of operational perfection had to be witnessed to be appreciated , He was the only Commander in the field that was able to change the entire concept of strategic bombing ; moreover he was the only Group commander with any worthwhile operational background , my personal researches accredit him with more than a full bomber tour of operations , and that includes his escape from Sweden . |
| 18 | Barber argues that the knowledge and skills of professionals provide them with considerable power and it is therefore essential for the well-being of society that this power be used for the benefit of all . |
| 19 | Naturalists shower us with intriguing accounts , both anecdotal and experimental , and their range tends to put in perspective the sense , if any , in which we might wish to claim that some were consciously purposive and others not . |
| 20 | At a time when professional astronomers keep the sky under closer scrutiny than ever before , Alcock 's world-beating achievements rank him with great observers of the past , such as the famous French comet hunter Charles Messier . |
| 21 | The Damsels view her with malignant Eyes : |
| 22 | In letters to Edward Carpenter written in December 1893 and January 1894 , Robert Blatchford said : ‘ Perhaps I 'm a prejudiced old Tory ; but the whole subject is ‘ 'nasty' ’ to me … if Socialists identify themselves with any sweeping changes in sexual relations the Industrial Change will be seriously retarded . |
| 23 | The oceans provide us with much more than pleasure for the diver and beautiful photographs for the photographer ; they also give us invaluable knowledge . |
| 24 | Inasmuch as the parables provide us with some indication of how Jesus saw the world , it must be said that women would appear . |
| 25 | No wonder brewers find themselves with unprofitable outlets in such areas , whatever pub concept they apply to them . |
| 26 | Some sting , some bite , some throw poisonous hairs at you and others squirt you with blinding sprays . |
| 27 | Earlier computing concerned itself with the operations of the firm ; modern systems concern themselves with decision-support as well . |
| 28 | Thus our next problems are to understand what principles govern the establishment and modification of the interconnections between unimaginable numbers of nerve cells , how these interconnections endow us with higher mental functions , and the cellular mechanisms that bring about these remarkable processes . |
| 29 | The huge conglomerates that assemble on such occasions provide us with some of the greatest spectacles in the animal world . |