Example sentences of "[vb past] with [det] [subord] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She asked with more than a hint of sarcasm in her voice . |
| 2 | If it started with more than a certain critical speed , however , it would never stop rising and fall back but would continue to move away . |
| 3 | Administrators also reacted with less than a becoming degree of sympathy to the problems of neighbouring agricultural peoples whose population was outstripping their resources in land . |
| 4 | ‘ You might enjoy that kind of thing , ’ he said with more than a touch of irritation , ‘ but I have other matters to see to , more important than shifting a few papers about . ’ |
| 5 | The rise of the ‘ casual ’ — the smartly-dressed stand supporter with a penchant for calling cards , scrap books and well-organised mega-violence spiced with more than a hint of racist overtones — seems a perfect symbol for the times . |