Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] with a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The National Curriculum sections of the ERA , essentially centralising and directive in character , sit uneasily with a variety of other arrangements which undermine the Local Education Authority as intermediary between centre ( DES ) and periphery ( school ) : ‘ opting out ’ , City Technology Colleges ( CTCs ) , open enrolment , local management of schools ( LMS ) . |
| 2 | And do you find that if you sit down with a guitar to write , with all the best intentions in the world , you end up … |
| 3 | Sit down with a pen and paper and make a list of the things you have wanted to do in the past few years . |
| 4 | Rather , sit down with a friend , and talk through what happened , and try to see how your behaviour may have contributed to their behaviour . |
| 5 | About 9.30 I sit down with a cup of coffee to read the paper . |
| 6 | Next remove all the old putty from both parts of the joint and give the metal surfaces a good rub down with a wire brush and , if necessary , abrasive paper before applying two coats of bitumastic paint . |
| 7 | Before starting the repair , remove all debris and loose rust and rub down with a wire brush and abrasive paper |
| 8 | To the size absolutely , to the size of the audience so if we say a one to one we 've got a certain level of conversational power if you say so with a group like this it has to be |
| 9 | Two letter of thanks were then read — the first from Edith Harlow thanking all the teachers for the lovely handbag , matching gloves and cheque which were presented to her at the Essex Rally together with a jewel box , cheque , flowers and an iced cake all given by Essex teachers and class members . |
| 10 | ‘ Carve through with a power axe , and quickly ! ’ he bellowed . |
| 11 | If you fancy trying it yourself around harvest time in September , then gather together a few pounds of the bluey-black sloe berries , prick them all over with a fork , smother them in about 6oz of sugar and top up with a litre of gin . |
| 12 | Yes because it 's not the like that underneath , if they did n't pull it apart they , they cut down , if they cut down with a knife they could cut into something could n't they ? |
| 13 | They , they did n't pull it apart they , they cut down if they cut down with a knife then they could cut into something could n't they ? |
| 14 | Put together with a faith vision of the contemporary social world as inherently secularist and radically subversive of Roman catholic values , the combination is significantly reactionary and ethnocentric . |
| 15 | Rosa cut in with a squeal , ‘ No , do n't mention it to anyone . |
| 16 | Place some of the royal icing on the top of the marzipan-covered cake and spread over with a palette knife , taking care to press out any air bubbles . |
| 17 | The curds are lifted onto muslin-covered racks and cut through with a knife before they are left to drain . |
| 18 | And indeed it 's a sign of the times that I speak not with a mitre metaphorically upon my head but perhaps the glengarry of the convenorship of the Central Council of ACTS and therefore I am in part your servant here . |
| 19 | At the end of the interview conclude decisively with a summary . |
| 20 | Most simply give themselves up , and , in the case of those who have done no more than poach the odd buck for a little bushmeat , are often let off with a caution . |
| 21 | Prop up with a cocktail stick from behind if necessary . |
| 22 | People will help themselves and save you a lot of work , as will buying paper plates for everyone to use and making the buffet a finger buffet with lots of little bits and pieces of food , and nothing that has to be served onto a plate with a spoon or cut up with a knife and fork . |
| 23 | Two men walk up with a patient between them . |
| 24 | Our audiences put up with a lot , but they will not accept total inadequacies for every performance . |
| 25 | At the top of its last leap the wide wings unfolded with a snap and spread out with a thump which shook the trees . |
| 26 | Tip on the concrete and level out with a rake until it is just about the level of the formwork |
| 27 | This will provoke a strong pull-back which can draw you towards the opponent Lash out with a back fist the instant this happens . |
| 28 | When they do not work effectively , the unmitigated anger may well seep out in constant irritation over relatively trivial things or , as it seems to other people , may suddenly and unexpectedly break out with a degree of force inappropriate to the circumstances . |
| 29 | as if you walk round with a shotgun armoured tank . |
| 30 | Savanna animals cool off with a kind of organic radiator by evaporating water from the moist linings of the nasal chambers . |