Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun pl] with [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The bar was hot and the small , stuffed animals with beady eyes staring down at her seemed especially repulsive . |
| 2 | Last year the pharmaceutical sector in both the UK and America provided investors with significant profits following the strong price rises seen in the last quarter of 1991 . |
| 3 | They encountered taverns with painted signs hanging outside , and shops with their wares displayed in the windows . |
| 4 | ‘ Previously , for instance , where companies owned subsidiaries with different activities , they were actively encouraged not to consolidate them . ’ |
| 5 | He also compared multilists with inverted files , and showed that inverted files have an advantage when the indexes have to be altered frequently . |
| 6 | PARTICK Thistle , those much loved eccentrics of Scottish football , swapped roles with mighty Rangers at Ibrox yesterday . |
| 7 | Moreover , in acting as a teacher the librarian was offering structured and directed courses with declared objectives , and frequently with examined results . |
| 8 | He also played cards with other members of the crew as they sat in their canvas-backed chairs waiting for the cameras to roll . |
| 9 | In fact , any attempt by the press to act as a free oppositional/ adversarial press was itself likely to generate some form of criticism since it confronted governments with powerful adversaries , a situation which governments ( and Parliaments ) did not , and still do not , appear willing to tolerate . |
| 10 | During the 1950s pressure for road improvements mounted ; the British Roads Federation , which represented road construction interests , joined forces with professional lobbies , motor manufacturers and traders , while the TUC aligned with the employers ' associations for more spending . |
| 11 | Eventually they joined forces with other graduates sharing the same skewed sense of humour , Michael Palin , Terry Jones , Eric Idle and an American-born cartoonist and graphic artist , Terry Gilliam ; and on Sunday 5 October 1969 ( incongruously enough , in a scheduling slot which had always been rigorously reserved for programmes of a religious cast ) the very first episode of Monty Python 's Flying Circus was broadcast . |
| 12 | The Prince politely shook hands with six Peggottys , two Betsy Trotwoods , eight Mr Pecksniffs , seven Mr Fezziwigs , eight Mrs Fezziwigs , two Doras , a couple of Little Dorrits , two Miss Flites , a villainous gentleman who announced he was the convict Magwitch , and numerous other Lionisers too nervous to announce their identities . |
| 13 | ‘ Colonel , I was n't expecting you until tomorrow , ’ Rust said as he shook hands with both men . |
| 14 | Ogden 's craft was carried on by Christopher Caygill , who made brass-faced clocks with minute hands , and one of his apprentices , who married his master 's daughter , took over the business and made clocks with painted faces . |
| 15 | Soon after his election victory Walesa began discussions with several politicians on the formation of a new government . |
| 16 | Presumably , like Warwick before him , Gloucester developed connections with local families like the Stradlings of St Donat 's . |
| 17 | Presumably , like Warwick before him , Gloucester developed connections with local families like the Stradlings of St Donat 's . |
| 18 | Some people at the church door caught his eye and smiled and bowed respectfully but others looked away and exchanged glances with grinning friends . |
| 19 | The United States began consultations with friendly powers in October letting it be understood that a UN temporary commission would be proposed , charged with supervising elections and reporting back to the UN Security Council and General Assembly at Lake Success . |
| 20 | For one thing , intense , spiritualized friendships with other women were not unusual in that culture … |
| 21 | Hector the collector Collected bits of string , Collected dolls with broken heads , And rusty bells that would not ring . |
| 22 | Several organisations pointed out how , for certain large events , they made arrangements with local colleges which run such courses to offer work during term time that could be integrated into the teaching programme . |
| 23 | He identified the largest category of omitted types to be ( predictably ) proper names , but noted also a bias against technical vocabulary and derived forms with negative meanings . |
| 24 | In terms of visiting and recorded contacts with other agencies , the specialist team displayed a clearer pattern of activities than the other teams : while cases remained open they visited more , and did not ‘ monitor only ’ ; if closed and re-opened , cases came back for re-assessment in fewer numbers ; and in both categories the rate of contacts with other agencies was higher . |
| 25 | Thus the Civil Service , insurance companies and many large well- established companies with long-term products are associated with bureaucratic organisations and the role culture . |
| 26 | There were those who , almost despite themselves , equated refugees with second-class citizens . |
| 27 | The new government established relations with some countries under Axis control and actually sent an Ambassador to Japan . |
| 28 | It was also clear that some of the new occupants needed studios with specific qualities . |
| 29 | He narrowly avoided collisions with two cars as he drove onto the western bypass and forced the pursuing police car to take evasive action when he drove towards it on another road . |
| 30 | At Wembley , Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers rubbed noses with Cesky Terriers , Affenpinschers and Afghans were benched side-by-side . |