Example sentences of "[noun prp] was [verb] with [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suddenly Shiona was trembling with outrage , but her tone was as cool as tempered steel as she told him , ‘ The only ambition I have regarding Kirsty is to be appointed as her legal guardian ! ’ |
| 2 | Suddenly Shiona was trembling with anger . |
| 3 | Erik Pedersen , Brann. regular starter in our first team — previously played in IFK Gothenburg and was swapped with Joachim Bjorcklund this season ( Bjorcklund and team-mate Karlson was linked with Leeds last season , Bjorcklund stayed and Karslon went to Blackburn ) . |
| 4 | For many years , Mr Hersey was associated with Yale University as a lecturer , adviser and professor . |
| 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT comic Roseanne Barr was seething with rage yesterday after being snubbed by judges at a top TV ceremony . |
| 6 | Mr Lozano was charged with manslaughter when he shot and killed a black motorcyclist in the rundown neighbourhood of Overtown . |
| 7 | But Dustin was racked with doubts about himself and the part . |
| 8 | By any standard the industry was not extensive : Berkshire was bracketed with Herefordshire at the bottom of a list of clothiers fined at Blackwell Hall in 1561 — 2 for marketing substandard cloth , with just one offender , a Reading man ; unless Berkshire workmanship in general was above average , production was clearly small in volume . |
| 9 | After one outbreak of fighting , the main road running through the village of Rewasan was littered with bricks and stones . |
| 10 | Oxford Crown Court 's been hearing how a British Airways stewardess from Thame was threatened with death when she tried to end an affair with her boyfriend . |
| 11 | At the foot of the stairs , David was listening with interest to what her father was saying , a smile on his lips . |
| 12 | Lisbon was crawling with spies , and information changed hands for vast amounts of money . |
| 13 | Colin Calderwood was closeted with officals from Spurs … preparing to make a move to London for 750 thousand pounds |
| 14 | Immediately beside him Kegan was fussing with sheets of paper , arranging and rearranging them into neat aligned squares . |
| 15 | Meanwhile Steven was sitting with Alison , politely giving his congratulations . |
| 16 | Willi frequently turned up for the sessions where Therese was working with Luiza , Freddi and Alfred . |
| 17 | ABOVE This drawing by Doreen Roberts was made with Neocolor crayons using some of the techniques described , but not using turps |
| 18 | As soon as Helen had gone Edward was overwhelmed with self-contempt . |
| 19 | Wu Tsai was flirting with Tsu Ma , leaning towards him , her words and gestures unmistakable in their message , but Fei Yen could sense how detached the T'ang was from her games . |
| 20 | The Bladerunner Rink in Milton Keynes was bubbling with excitement as the Kings faced the Wildcats in the first leg of this semi-final battle … and what a start … |
| 21 | Poor old Beatrice began by wanting to show how self-denying and supportive Ellen Ash was and she messed around looking up every recipe for gooseberry jam and every jaunt to Broadstairs for twenty-five years , can you believe it , and woke up to find that no one wanted self-denial and dedication any more , they wanted proof that Ellen was raging with rebellion and pain and untapped talent . |
| 22 | ‘ I can see you 'd want to be there if Dana was discovered with Garry , ’ she laughed . |
| 23 | In spite of this Blackwell was threatened with arrest at least once in the 1660s . |
| 24 | As de Lattre presented his case , his plan to construct 1200 bunkers of the Siegfried Line-type ( one wonders why its French counterpart was not mentioned instead ) was to provide against future Chinese attacks but , on the assumption that the Chinese might be deterred , French success seemed to be simply a matter of US munitions and confidence and , although it might have been misleading as a performance indicator , at the end of his visit to the Pentagon de Lattre was rewarded with Defense Secretary Lovett 's assertion that General de Lattre was regarded as a comrade in arms and that the US would do everything they could for him that was within their capabilities . |
| 25 | Ronni was jumping with fury . |
| 26 | Ronni was dying with happiness . |
| 27 | Even the damp little airstrip at Santa Elena was glorified with hindsight . |
| 28 | Galileo Galilei was charged with heresy by the papal Inquisition |
| 29 | In fact , it was written , by myself , in 1975 when the NHS was torn with strife as Mrs Barbara Castle , Labour 's Social Services Secretary , determined to get rid of private ‘ pay beds ’ from the NHS . |
| 30 | At that time anyone who did not belong to the Church of England was regarded with contempt and prevented from holding many official positions . |