Example sentences of "[vb past] it with [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not all approached it with such seriousness . |
| 2 | ‘ I approached it with some trepidation but the satisfaction of passing was immense , ’ he said . |
| 3 | I come from a fanatically rugby-conscious Welsh miner 's family ; five of my six brothers played it with some distinction . |
| 4 | He opened the camera , took out the film and handed it with another smile to the man with the spoonbill nose . |
| 5 | Ruth enquired politely , with her head in the basin as Gloria washed her hair , then rinsed it with another jug full of water . |
| 6 | He returned it with this comment : ‘ I have never been to a Wesleyan school nor been at the bottom of my form ! ' |
| 7 | This revelation represented a fundamental flaw in the BRAC programme , since BRAC 's plan of introducing appropriate technology to the people of Bangladesh required that the lobon-gur solution should have been available to all who needed it with little difficulty ( the first criterion given at the beginning of Chapter 4 ) . |
| 8 | Giles Aplin examined it with some interest before consigning it to a buttoned pocket without comment . |
| 9 | This case was so complex and difficult that it filled many books of written record and there was so much opposing evidence that it was difficult to get at the truth , but he at last clarified everything and settled it with such skill and wisdom that all commended his extreme cleverness . |
| 10 | The hole I drew was about nine metres out and I fished it with that length of pole and a short line . |
| 11 | He repeated it with some commentary in an issue of the Times Educational Supplement . |
| 12 | His skill at hunting living prey increased each day until he could stoop on a hare from half a mile away , judging its path and speeding his attack so that he hit it with such force that it was dead before his talons fully closed on it . |
| 13 | From a plain wooden table spread with literature she picked up a booklet and offered it to Melissa , who took it with some hesitation . |
| 14 | He read it with less pleasure … |
| 15 | They did it with such tenderness that I gained new strength from their friendship , suddenly seeing the value in continuing , if only to deepen that shared bond . |
| 16 | The new army had to hold the Western Front after the demoralization of the French , following General Nivelle 's failed offensive of 16 April-21 May 1917 and did it with such success , that Allied victory became a possibility in 1918 . |
| 17 | I did it with some stuff before |
| 18 | The only difference was that Francis did it with more charm . |
| 19 | And you discussed it with that body of er people at local conference . |
| 20 | However , he eventually sold it , and replaced it with another model . |
| 21 | yes tiny little place , and it was , it was n't totally satisfactory initially in that they erm , they left it with some sort of erm cock up , I could n't wind it up , there was something wrong with the crown click , or something of the sort , when I got it back , so I had to take it back again , but otherwise they seemed to be people who are well aware of watches in the best sense and eh , he said this is a an excellent movement and eh far better than the ones I normally see . |
| 22 | We tested it with another type which was the need : the new work needed a leader . |
| 23 | Rose said it with such empathy that all criticism was stopped . |
| 24 | And she said it with such pride and such display that Clara did not feel at all obliged to conceal the amazement and delight that she felt , as she might , if confronted with a more worldly modesty , have done : for Clelia 's manner declared , this is singular this is beautiful , this may legitimately amaze , you betray no innocence in admiring this . |
| 25 | And er put that on and tied them back and front and up on them tied them to the sides of the coble and and usually towed it with another rowing boat . |
| 26 | Indeed , each man refused it with some indignation ; Kissinger in particular thought it outrageous that such an old friend and ally as the Shah should not be allowed into the States . |