Example sentences of "[vb infin] with a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Elite theorists argue more generally than pluralists that where elites can not act with a considerable degree of autonomy in deeply divided societies , centrifugal tendencies are much more likely than centripetal ones ( Nordlinger , 1972 ) . |
| 2 | State agencies do act with a considerable degree of autonomy , and take limited account of their interaction with other branches of the government . |
| 3 | Mergers between existing companies under the Act are possible between companies of the same type ( partnership with a limited partnership , Kft with Kft , ) , and a Kft may merge with a joint-stock company . |
| 4 | They saw Gwion fall with a smashed skull , a Ralarth ‘ Ware hurled down to the street below ; and then the enemy Myrcans confronted Isay and Riven . |
| 5 | But although the cane continued to rise and fall with a terrible regularity , and they continued to hear the awful blows landing , no sound came from their brother . |
| 6 | Surely no more appropriately-named horse could win with a General Election only five days away from the race itself . |
| 7 | Declarer is marked with at least ace-king to five — or more likely six — in diamonds , and so if you cover the jack with the queen declarer will win with a top honour and West 's discard will make your ten the subject of a marked finesse on the second round . |
| 8 | Before hearing the poll results , Mr Major and Mr Kinnock voiced their confidence that they would win with an overall majority . |
| 9 | The females can literally smell success , and will only mate with a victorious male . |
| 10 | For example , an exponential ramp may be required for optimum acceleration , but its implementation is expensive and so the designer may compromise with a linear ramp , which is available at very low cost . |
| 11 | South 's hand did not look right for a rebid in no-trumps so , rather than explore with an ambiguous bid in the opponent 's suit , he decided to stress the quality of his own suit with Three Hearts . |
| 12 | Another thing — why did another machine with an electric motor make slight loops , occasionally on the right of the machine only ? |
| 13 | Now they could dance with a clear conscience . |
| 14 | Is not utilitarianism , for example , a form of morality , and does it not differ from the kind of morality that one might associate with a religious form of life ? |
| 15 | He is not a man of esoteric tastes : his seem to accord with those one would associate with a long-distance lorry driver : lots of straight girlie magazines , only the more common perversions , e.g. , mild S & m . |
| 16 | e.g : Spider notes Yet another method of making notes involves you in a " brain storming " exercise in which you allow your memory to recall any information you can associate with a particular topic or question . |
| 17 | It would be odd if they did , since feminists , like philosophers , do not speak with a single voice . |
| 18 | And later the dove will speak with a human voice because of course the woman will stop twittering and learn to talk intelligibly . |
| 19 | She had heard rhyming slang , she knew what four by twos meant , and she 'd once been asked if she could speak with a Jewish accent . |
| 20 | Can you speak with a Jewish accent ? |
| 21 | Unburden yourself , tell me all that has passed — and later we will speak with a clear mind of matters close to our hearts . ’ |
| 22 | I would hiss back that the former would cover either situation , whereupon he would advance with a broad smile . |
| 23 | This said , the gig did finish with a mass stage invasion , another example of the band gathering an intensely fanatical following . |
| 24 | Tony explains for the wide-eyed accomplice that the green colour shows the presence of copper in the flame , and because the colour does n't appear with an undipped spill , the substance must be in the liquid . |
| 25 | Alice 's Restaurant ( 1969 ) had an obvious appeal for those who could identify with a communal haven for hippies , and Little Big Man would continue to reveal his preoccupation with the outsider by seeing the Cheyenne as ‘ ethnic ’ hippies who contrasted favourably with white civilisation . |
| 26 | I doubled up , retching and heaving , feeling my guts contract like a balling fist inside me ; involuntary , alive , like a woman must feel with a kicking child . |
| 27 | Nothing must clash with a commercial break or run into the news . |
| 28 | Our military personnel structure combines the high standards and severe sanctions against personal failure you would expect with a more-than-generous salary . |
| 29 | Judging from American experience , general disclosure of APRs in line with Consumer Credit Act regulations will indeed make many more people aware of the sort of APR that they can expect with a particular type of credit . |
| 30 | I 'd just as soon make do with a packed lunch . |