Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] with a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it stops you having to hit them with a brick . |
| 2 | You used to have to rub all your clothes and on this rub board or get a little brush and and scrub the s collar and your cuffs and then in the salt water and get all them in and then you used to have to ponch them with a ponch or a dolly peg , what used to go round like that you see . |
| 3 | No well we used to kill them with a stick but of course they used to lay the rabbits out at that time to see how many they caught cos that was a little bit of perks for the farm labourers they used to buy a rabbit for sixpence , then they go up to ninepence for a rabbit . |
| 4 | Pupils should be well prepared , and it is advisable to issue them with a guidance sheet that can be shown to the staff . |
| 5 | to provide me with a reference . |
| 6 | to provide me with the reference , would you be kind enough to provide me with a reference and send it via oh my God ! |
| 7 | I had worked out a peace formula that I thought might be acceptable , but when I showed it to Wilson he scoffed at it as being altogether too legalistic and proceeded to provide me with a formula of his own . |
| 8 | As we have seen , the operational balances are used for clearing purposes between the banks and to provide them with a source of liquidity . |
| 9 | The other 140 had to rely in varying degrees on transferred votes to provide them with a quota or something approaching it . |
| 10 | Three-quarters of all Germans now believe that the government has a duty to provide them with a job and a house . |
| 11 | Since my dramatic arrival on the fishkeeping scene , I have been constantly troubled by reporters hiding in my filter , dustbins , and under the coal in my bath , all seeking to catch me with a fishkeeping grouper . |
| 12 | To provide everyone with a voucher that can be used instead of money to purchase a minimum amount of that particular service . |
| 13 | Judith Masterman , whose daughter Alison works in the orphanage , said : ‘ We are not aiming to provide everyone with a mattress but whatever we can get helps . |
| 14 | You want the papers you 've yet to find someone with a painting and |
| 15 | Silva , 25 , was delighted to find himself with a gallery of waiters and farm-workers from Jersey 's 3,000-strong Portuguese community . |
| 16 | I am going to entrust you with a secret . |
| 17 | The manufacturer will be able to provide you with a plan , an estimate and details of building and electrical work required . |
| 18 | Most will usually be able to provide you with a contact name and address , but if this is no help , then you can contact the personnel officer at the district health authority 's address . |
| 19 | Certainly when you arrive at the school they are committed by their contract to provide you with a desk office and and telephone facilities for two to three week or the duration of the assignment . |
| 20 | I , too , felt our meeting in Henry 's office was useful and I look forward to trying to provide you with a resource which you will find relevant . |
| 21 | In the majority of the better systems your filter has been carefully designed to provide you with a means of cleaning the aquarium ( or pond ) water mechanically , chemically and biologically . |
| 22 | I think your subconscious decided to provide you with a sort of extract from the main story . |
| 23 | Further to your response to our advertisement in [ publication of date ] /telephone conversation with [ person ] of this office , I can advise you that a confidential Information memorandum has been prepared covering the business of [ Name Limited ] and that our client has agreed to provide you with a copy in exchange for asigned undertaking of confidentiality . |
| 24 | It can not be stressed too strongly that a great deal of the blame for unsatisfactory deeds must lie in the failure of the Scottish legal profession to provide itself with a service for new styles . |
| 25 | The only problem was that every time he let the dog off the lead it tried to provide itself with a sheep supper , so consequently he had to keep it on the lead and feed it on tins of beans , sausages , bacon and egg , which had so exhausted his stock of food that now he was living on porridge and giving the dog the rest of his sausages . |
| 26 | The fact that he had never asked the man if he 'd been able to fix the problem , Folly suddenly realised , was proof enough that the supposedly leaky tap was just an excuse to provide her with a chaperon . |
| 27 | Armed with a loaded airgun , two smoke bombs and a knife , he held up a building society to provide her with a nest-egg . |
| 28 | The Octobrist party , whose leaders attempted to provide him with a base of support within the Duma , found themselves coming under increasing criticism , and the party fell apart . |
| 29 | In 1980 , the owner approached a local architect , John Wharton , to provide him with a design that could be easily executed by direct labour and it was immediately apparent that exploitation of the high volume of the main east-west wing of the building would be the best way of obtaining the maximum accommodation . |
| 30 | The fact that such an occupation was un-likely to provide him with a living did nothing to deter him . |