Example sentences of "be [verb] with [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The flying winger has already been linked with First Division and Scottish clubs , following a string of excellent performances for the Boro . |
2 | No direct comparison can be made with last year 's figures , as chairman Hugo Biermann reversed his company into a quoted shell company called Pathfinder Plc , and then changed its name to Maddox — because it was based in Maddox Street in London . |
3 | Erm I mean looking at the , er the only solution , I feel erm another poor factor of this committee is probably er erm unnecessary and if I look at appendix four which lists the possibles , if I can find , erm it is n't actually necessary to have rules all like this , er next years erm , next years priority will be dealt with next year . |
4 | So what would be the worst possible picture we could be faced with next year ? |
5 | But they had been issued with first class tickets . |
6 | Photographs are also of great benefit when a repudiation of liability is being discussed with third party solicitors . |
7 | THERE was a time when nepotism and fleecing the public purse were associated with Third World countries , while our government and civil service were held up as models of rectitude . |
8 | Thus , whereas in a face-to-face meeting I can say I 'm Joe Bloggs , on the telephone I must say This is Joe Bloggs or Joe Bloggs is speaking with third person verb agreement ( but see Schegloff , 1979a ) ; in contrast in Tamil we would have to say on the telephone the equivalent of Joe Bloggs am speaking , with first person verb agreement . |
9 | To the left , wooded slopes indicate the beginnings of the country , although the street itself is lined with 19th century suburban villas . |
10 | A pool , still empty , was filled with last year 's yellowing leaves from a nearby orange tree . |
11 | This time stroke play was used with first place going to Eddie , second to Andy White and third to Ian McCulloch . |
12 | " To buy the policeman I was fighting with last night a drink . " |