Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv prt] with a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The next day , place the black fondant tiles all over the roof , in neat overlapping rows , securing them on with a little water or royal icing . |
| 2 | Out of his sack he fished a pair of sticky-rubber knee-pads and proceeded to strap them on with a complicated system of webbing . |
| 3 | She forced herself to eat some more dry biscuits and chocolate , washing them down with a small amount of water . |
| 4 | Well knock me down with a naked Klingon ! |
| 5 | He left Kathleen to strap the toes together with a gauze swab between them to maintain the alignment , and then sent them off with a few coproxamol for the pain . |
| 6 | These can be removed simply by wiping them off with a damp cloth . |
| 7 | ‘ The language of Newton ! ’ he cried , scribbling figures on the blackboard and immediately wiping them off with a damp rag as though he were doing vanishing tricks . |
| 8 | If the right hon. and learned Gentleman supports the TECs so much , why has he started them off with a significant cut in funding ? |
| 9 | If you 're a bit large on the hips , top them off with a loose T-shirt . |
| 10 | ‘ When I was at drama school , they paired me off with a lovely actor who was only five foot eight and we had to play husband and wife ! |
| 11 | ‘ We 'll have to feed you up with a good meal before you go , ’ said Sister Margaret . |
| 12 | A voice from the front of the column shouted , ‘ Piper , at Achnacarry and in England you wake us up with your bagpipes ; here in France we wake you up with a hot dinner at the last minute . ’ |
| 13 | They were to remember where they came from : ‘ Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and the Lord your God brought you out with a strong hand and an outstretched arm . ’ |
| 14 | Most sailing courses can provide buoyancy aids and waterproof clothing , while a pair of trainers and shorts will get you by with a borrowed lifejacket while crewing in the summer . |
| 15 | But their defence could do nothing as winger Sharpe burst down the left and opened them up with a devastating cross . |
| 16 | Generally what we do for the engineers that come in [ is ] , we put them up with a senior guy , to go on the system , and bring them up that way … . |
| 17 | This puts a healthy pressure on the insurer to provide good quality policies and back them up with a fast and fair administrative and claims service . |
| 18 | In the second half , Swindon were again on top whilst Maclaren fired them up with a free kick . |
| 19 | Maybe I 'd better wing out there right away and have them fix me up with a temporary . |
| 20 | Finally , my old friend Alistair Sampson set me up with a cheerful office over his shop in the Brompton Road , where I am gathering stock and beginning life again . |
| 21 | and cleaned me up with a large whitewash brush . |
| 22 | He padded them out with a torn sheet from sick bay to stop them making any noise . |
| 23 | In the Littlewoods Cup two goals by Derby 's McMinn disposed of West Bromwich Albion , and Manchester City 's misery continued when Coventry put them out with a 16th-minute goal from Regis after a Redmond error . |
| 24 | She drawls them out with a heavy English accent . |
| 25 | Taking the techno bones of the original and fleshing them out with a chugging hard funk bassline , they 've de-housed the sound to create a tune which complements the original yet is individual in its own right . |
| 26 | Taking the techno bones of the original and fleshing them out with a chugging hard funk bassline , they 've de-housed the sound to create a tune which complements the original yet is individual in its own right . |
| 27 | Lori dominated the table and Travis urged her on with a few well-chosen words . |
| 28 | Tying meant fastening him in with a feeding tray . |
| 29 | In these crates — ’ he beckoned her over with a cool , authoritative wave ‘ — is the very latest ‘ state of the art ’ satellite communication system imported from France . |
| 30 | Summoning her courage , she pushed past him into the gangway between the stalls , then leapt aside as a porter nearly ran her over with a loaded trolley . |