Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] [pers pn] with [adj] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I used to worry about Darth Vader , ’ Prentice confessed , putting his arm round Rory 's waist and lifting his foot to massage it with one hand .
2 It is highly probable that by early in the next century it will require no more than ten per cent of the labour force to provide us with all our material needs — that is , all the food we eat , all the clothing we wear , all the textiles and furnishings in our houses , the houses themselves , the appliances , the automobiles , and so on .
3 While cladding can be fixed directly to existing masonry walls , it is good practice to cover them with waterproof building paper first to prevent any moisture that gets behind the cladding from penetrating the wall itself .
4 Council staff and independent advocates had interviewed all the rest , if possible with their relatives , in an attempt to match them with other accommodation .
5 Council staff and others had interviewed all the rest , if possible with their relatives , in an attempt to match them with other accommodation .
6 I decided to follow him to his bedroom to confront him with this unacceptable behaviour .
7 The shame of it is we have the capacity to provide them with that peace but we 've decided it is n't worth it . ’
8 They had warned Aristide in recent weeks to drop his plan to replace them with another motorized unit , which was Swiss trained and more loyal to him .
9 Early in a career it may not be the engineer 's responsibility to provide the answers to these questions , but inability to discuss them with those who have that responsibility will result in the engineering dimension being omitted from the discussion .
10 She may have a house to sell , or a tenancy to terminate , and she should be made aware of your willingness to help her with this , if she wishes , and with everything else connected with the move .
11 The detainer is liable for any damage caused to the livestock by failure to treat it with reasonable care and supply it with adequate food and water .
12 Chain , exasperated by the British failure to provide him with adequate research facilities , migrated to Rome , but was retained as a consultant by Beecham 's at a time when the firm was rapidly developing its research facilities .
13 He does not have a conscience , it is our job to provide him with that .
14 Often the polyps withdraw , and the polypary may shrink slightly as the animal expels water from inside the body to replace it with fresh water .
15 How dared he treat her as if it was his right to inspect her with that insolent expression on his face ?
16 On the other hand it would make sense for nature to endow us with greater sexuality at a time when we are most likely to become pregnant .
17 Rugs employing this scheme are becoming increasingly rare and , although it may still be found on some workshop items , the only group to use it with any regularity are the Abadeh weavers of south central Persia , India and Pakistan make a few rugs in this design .
18 Erm this is where we 've asked our tool room to supply them with any parts , save taking them off the the original .
19 I have no right to tax you with such indelicate questions . ’
20 Gloucestershire police said there was no evidence to connect them with recent bombings such as the attack on Royal Marine bandsmen at Deal , Kent .
21 Intimacy means allowing one person to see you with all your defences down , stripped of any masks .
22 Ask an adult to help you with this .
23 Is it possible for us to provide facilities , skills and help from the Atomic Energy Authority to help them with that difficult problem ?
24 The worker , at the time , is not able to interrupt the woman to help her with that problem but after she leaves the bureau the adviser feels extremely worried about it .
25 ‘ Then he carried the little girl to the nearest building and rushed inside a flat to shower her with cold water .
26 He told her : ‘ Whatever Howard Smith 's treatment of you — and I accept that it was evil and gross — you embarked on this conspiracy with your father to murder him with remarkable deliberation and involvement in the arrangements for his killing . ’
27 The society will consider carrying out a survey of solicitors ' charges for conveyancing to compare them with those of competitors here and with professions in other countries .
28 His crooked smile was very much in evidence and Matey could have told her that since her arrival Dr Neil had been happier than she had seen him for a long time — there had been fewer backslidings towards the ‘ nasty whisky ’ since McAllister had appeared in his life to provide him with such rich amusement .
29 The problem arises because there is nothing in our day-to-day life to provide us with sufficient exercise .
30 We have enclosed a Club Europe Drive brochure to provide you with full details .
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