Example sentences of "[noun prp] was [verb] with [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Spencer was staring with obvious delight at the young girl standing before him . |
| 2 | Like many patriotic Indians of his generation , Pillai was faced with two choices : whether to join the Congress party or one of the Imperial Services — the Indian Army or the Indian Civil Service ( ICS ) . |
| 3 | At the XII Party Congress in the same year , Ceauşescu was compared with great men and monarchs of the world 's past . |
| 4 | For the first five days she was not mentioned , and Edward was treated with polite caution . |
| 5 | Helen stood over her bleeding bite-size chunks of meat in a state of agitation ; annoyance with Edward was fused with some nameless , indefinable anxiety . |
| 6 | One o'clock in Piazza dei Partigiani after a stressful morning at work was very different from eleven o'clock the night before after making love , but Ellen was bubbling with such enthusiasm that he had n't the heart to voice his reservations . |
| 7 | Gomez de la Serna remembers that Picasso 's studio in the Bateau Lavoir was filled with African and Oceanic ‘ idols ’ . |
| 8 | The United States-led coalition 's military victory over Iraq in late February was greeted with qualified satisfaction by the Israeli government . |
| 9 | Sheikh Yasseen was charged with 15 offences , including involvement in the murder of two Israeli soldiers in May 1989 . |
| 10 | The latest figures for 1990–91 show that the NHS was left with bad debts of £764,000 , which a department spokesman admitted was mainly due to people leaving the country without paying for their treatment . |
| 11 | Because it was rather special , Valour was regarded with particular pride , and was always immaculate . |
| 12 | Rebuck , whom Gould describes as a ‘ very formidable woman with a heart of gold ’ , walked by the library at Sussex where Gould was sitting with another friend . |
| 13 | Lorcan Wyer who has since gone on to become one of the most stylish jockeys in England was associated with most of the Scott winners in those days . |
| 14 | In 1945 , the Bank of England was nationalised with some Conservative support because of the way it had handled the depression . |
| 15 | Mantoux 's verdict — " in less than thirty years the whole face of England was furrowed with navigable waterways . |
| 16 | The next week Nigel was regaled with similar tales . |
| 17 | As he galloped away , Anabelle was filled with such joy that she just could n't help singing … |
| 18 | Presidential elections were held on March 19 , 1989 , when Cristiani was elected with 53.8 per cent of the vote [ see p. 36520 ] . |
| 19 | ‘ But of the people , ’ Fergus was to say with unconscious arrogance . |
| 20 | It was then Ruth was filled with such an anger that she had to crush tight her fists to stop herself from flying up the steps to beat at Fernando 's chest . |
| 21 | The steam trial on 5 December was blessed with fine weather , although a little dull . |
| 22 | In addition , although Haig was reinforced with eight divisions , he was placed under Nivelle 's overall command ; matters did not auger well for harmonious Anglo-French cooperation . |
| 23 | Both were successful in their task , Phyllisia no longer has to go back to the West Indies and Celie was reunited with all her family . |
| 24 | GULF War hero Flight Lieutenant Stephen McNally was buried with full military honours yesterday after a special Mass in his home town . |
| 25 | Baby Donald was yelling with all the force of his lungs . |
| 26 | The winner of five of his six races as a novice last season and probably an unlucky loser of the other , where he made mistakes at two consecutive hurdles , Morley Street was ridden with considerable discretion by Jimmy Frost , who brought him on the scene with a double handful between the last two flights , jumping to the front at the last , which he hit quite hard . |
| 27 | Giving evidence for the police , Detective Constable Mark Williams said following the raid on the building society , Gardiner was charged with armed robbery . |
| 28 | Fred was filled with simple gratitude . |
| 29 | It is riot unlikely that Robert was connected with this family . |
| 30 | According to former Tangier refugees like Pubi Rosenbaum , who lived until recent years in New York , and George Wertheimer of Madrid , Samuel was entrusted with considerable sums of money and jewellery from his orthodox brethren in Vienna and Hungary which he left in various strategic places for safekeeping . |