Example sentences of "for [pers pn] with [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , what if I purchased two lots which added up to less than fifty pounds , could I pay for them with a personal cheque , assuming , of course , that I had a valid cheque card ? ’ |
| 2 | Duncan trotted back with him and , sure enough , Mother dinosaur was waiting for them with a big smile on her face . |
| 3 | Yesterday it all came good for them with a thrilling five shot ( 78-73 ) victory over Old Bleach in the final at Jordanstown , a result that finally takes away the sour taste following their defeat by Bangor in last year 's final . |
| 4 | ‘ Mr Tunney , ’ he gasped — mistaking me for someone else ? as he reached for me with a flailing hand . |
| 5 | ( What kind of a rest is it meant to be for me with a querulous adolescent ? |
| 6 | Joe made room for me with the same amount of good grace he might have afforded an enemy invading his castle and we sat for a few minutes without speaking , inspecting the view . |
| 7 | Anyway , I 'm only being friendly with Dr Rafaelo so that he 'll arrange a meeting for me with the handsome Miguelito . |
| 8 | I am so intrigued I forget about Crilly , who is ready for me with an unwrinkled surface of silver , the smack neatly concentrated into a lump . |
| 9 | One day her mother came looking for him with a great heavy umbrella in her hand . |
| 10 | She felt herself to be of right there , to have a place upon its departure platforms , and the London train drew in for her with a particular significance . |
| 11 | Her father was in the anteroom , waiting for her with a dour face and uneasy eyes , but so closely attended by page and chamberlain that barely a word beyond her submissive greeting and his mumbled acknowledgement , phrased as a blessing but uttered like a malediction , was able to pass between them . |
| 12 | Together they had laboured in the fields until fortune smiled on Elizabeth ; while she was still in her teens , her family were befriended by a wealthy benefactor who had her educated and , in 1744 , arranged a marriage for her with the 13th Earl of Glencairn . |
| 13 | So far I 'd managed to avoid giving him the exact address , but now he asked for it with a determined note in his voice — " Just in case I 'm down that way " and I was forced to invent one , praying that he 'd never check up on it . |
| 14 | Now it 's shrinking and the dye is coming out — look at the water , it 's bright red — you see , you ignore good instructions in your wilfulness and laziness and pride and you pay for it with a ruined skirt . |
| 15 | It was too tempting a target , and the Zeppelin aimed for it with the last of its deadly cargo , but this time , they overshot the mark . |