Example sentences of "[noun sg] with a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This intermediate stage consists of what appears to be a free-running rhythm with a period that differs from 24 hours . |
| 2 | Experimenters , who approach an experiment with a belief that their hypothesis will be borne out by the experiment , tend to make mistakes of interpretation that favour their hypothesis and tend to overlook interpretations which are unfavourable to it . |
| 3 | Also , I believe I made it clear that I knew what I wanted from a partnership with a sponsor and was precise and convincing in my presentation . |
| 4 | ( 4 ) Where a recognised body which is an unlimited company is a partner in partnership with a solicitor or another recognised body it shall be stated on the stationery of the partnership , either as part of the body 's name or otherwise , that the recognised body is a body corporate except where this is so stated on a list of the names of all the partners maintained by the partnership at its principal place of business in pursuance of section 4(3) of the Business Names Act 1985 . |
| 5 | in partnership with a solicitor where the partnership practises in England and Wales ; |
| 6 | Accompaniments : grilled fish , chicken , lamb or veal with a cucumber and chive salad . |
| 7 | I stand well back as the engine accelerates to cutting speed with a roar and a grind and a clatter of the blades . |
| 8 | At the Bermuda meeting with Eisenhower in December 1953 he tried to woo the president with a promise that , if the communists broke the cease-fire in Korea , Britain would agree to the use of nuclear weapons against military targets . |
| 9 | Parallel fluting on the side of a cylinder is relatively simple when you have a lathe with a cross-slide and an indexing arrangement , like John 's . |
| 10 | Reserve scrum half Bill Freeman had opened Harrogate 's reply with a penalty and he went on to score another penalty and convert Pearson 's try . |
| 11 | Reserve scrum half Bill Freeman had opened Harrogate 's reply with a penalty and he went on to score another penalty and convert Pearson 's try . |
| 12 | It was the summer 1989 when I went down to the golf club with a friend and played around with him after that I borrowed his clubs quite regularly and practised eventually mum & Dad chipped in and I bought myself a set of clubs well to be exact I bought myself a bag of three iron and a putter during the next two years I had saved up and built up my set of clubs until I had a half set of irons and 2 woods during that time I had always left my clubs at the golf club to save me taking the clubs to the course every time I played . |
| 13 | A window-hole looked out on flooded pastureland below , a ruined stable , a kitchen garden that now contained a newly built bungalow , and a working farmyard with a tractor and cows . |
| 14 | New York makes for a glaring contrast , its sky-scraping towers and constantly changing moods stamping this whirlpool of a metropolis with an excitement and energy the world has rarely seen ; Washington DC acts as a statement of political dominance , retaining a cool air of refined detachment in its stately buildings and gracious avenues . |
| 15 | The funds made available through the Farm and Horticultural Development Scheme will be a sound national investment but does it make sense to embark on a programme with a possibility that perhaps after six years the land might be allocated to forestry ? |
| 16 | At one time I was a nihilistic punk with a mohican and a ring in my nose . |
| 17 | Now , we do n't think he 's going to press charges , but you must realise that if he did you would in fact be facing a charge of assault , and coming as this does on top of your other verbal and written warnings — all within , I 'm afraid to say , Steve , " Mr Smith sat back in his seat with a sigh and flicked through a few more of the papers on his desk , shaking his head at them , " a very short interval of time considering the length of your employment with us , and all regarding previous lapses in … " |
| 18 | They include the misguided , idealistic supporters of STOPP , who have eroded discipline in schools by describing a remedial stroke with a tawse or cane as a ‘ beating ’ or a ‘ thrashing ’ . |
| 19 | Rincewind , coiling himself like a spring , gave a standing jump and grasped a beam , swinging himself up into the relative safety of the roof with a strength that amazed him . |
| 20 | All rooms have ceiling fan and terrace with a sea or garden view . |
| 21 | England 's chances of winning the Cornhill Test series all but disappeared when Akram became almost unplayable after tea with a ball that was 70 overs old . |
| 22 | I was having tea with A company when we heard a lot of shouting and went to investigate . |
| 23 | We begin this chapter with a discussion and critique of his model of the changing nature of industrial confrontation from 1893 to 1985 . |
| 24 | The museum is an eighteenth-century house set in 40 acres of parkland with a river and waterfall . |
| 25 | ‘ I was sharing a cell with an Irishman and he reckoned he 'd heard from another man in there that there was a plan to kill MacQuillan . |
| 26 | For more than a week , a group of grey-suited former communists has played with the nation 's future with an irresponsibility and spite that would be risible were it not so dangerous . |
| 27 | A decision to let ICI 's bioscience businesses demerge would mark a sharp break with a tradition that has formed part of the company 's culture since it started : the tradition of the cartel . |
| 28 | They 're doing a , I 've got a piece of paper somewhere with it all written on , I 'll show you , they 're doing a piece of research with a company that does dictionaries and a university , to put together a load of modern usage . |
| 29 | Put him in the ring with an audience that you ca n't see , and he seems to be delivering butterfly-taps . |
| 30 | Even by the standards of Harry 's yard , Heraldic was no looker , a great , gangling colt with a head and neck that seemed to have been added to his body as an afterthought . |