Example sentences of "it [adv prt] with a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 We stick it on with a hot glue gun .
2 It is easier to bring off if you have an assistant to hold the camcorder , otherwise , you have to set it up on a tripod or some other suitable support and switch it on with a remote control or time-delay .
3 Quality manufacturers will offer sacks with a ‘ fixed back length ’ in several different sizes , so be sure your pack fits correctly and try it on with a realistic load before buying .
4 Great Aunt S was simply pouring her tea into the saucer , whereupon she drank it down with a loud slurp .
5 Away he goes Lawrence again to the right-handed and that 's short on the back foot plays it down with a dead bat , ball bounces little more than a yard or two .
6 He poured himself another , swilled it down with a grim smile and cradled the empty wineglass in his hands .
7 And I had to clean them and I had to get a bucket of water and sluice it down with a hard broom and .
8 Only you can answer this and you might need to talk it over with a close friend if you want to get to the heart of your feelings on the matter .
9 Er and then you wash it over with a hot solution of three parts clarified sheep 's tallow four parts clarified sheep 's tallow , five parts rosin .
10 You sit there in the head man 's office , you wave your hands about , your voice goes up and down , you raise your eyebrows and round it off with a quizzical smile and a subtle twist of the head .
11 E he just pushed it off with a long thing like that and and on they went and did it .
12 The analysis of the model is now complete , although we might round it off with a baptismal ceremony .
13 Following it up with a barbaric dose of guitar pop like ‘ Kennedy ’ would have seen off any new-found ‘ fans ’ and old faithfuls would have welcomed back their indie darlings at the drop of a balalaika .
14 And follow it up with a new question .
15 She brushed past Penry , eluding the hand he put out to detain her as she ran outside to the car , deaf to his entreaties as she jumped in the car and started it up with a violent rev of the engine .
16 But unlike many well-meaning friends , he followed it up with a practical alternative : ‘ Tell God every detail of your needs in earnest and thankful prayer , and the peace of God , which transcends human understanding , will keep constant guard over your hearts and minds as they rest in Christ Jesus . ’
17 The other three departments keep most information in hard copy but back it up with a small use of online services .
18 " Take a quart of Creme and a pint of rhenish wine and the juice of 4 lemons sweeten it to your taste and put in some leamon peele then whip it up with a small rod and put it with a spoone into syllabub glasses . "
19 You could have warmed it up with a hot water bottle or a heat pad do n't leave it there with the baby in it , but you can certainly warm the bed first , you can warm the baby 's clothes , keep them in the airing cupboard , or lots of houses around here have Agas do n't they ?
20 The microwave chimed and she hauled a still half-frozen block of chilli out on a big plate ; she started breaking it up with a large wooden spoon .
21 ‘ Your work is still creating interest , and the women of the Fabian Society are talking of following it up with a scientific examination of the social and economic condition of the women in the poorer parts of London , carrying on where Booth in his great survey of poverty left off . ’
22 I noticed that she was very modest in front of me , going through mild contortions putting on her undies beneath her dressing-gown , and once when it fell off , revealing her shabbily but quite decently clad in a mauve rayon slip , she snatched it up with a quick " Sorry dear " .
23 Apply it over the boards with a roller , wait a few seconds , then wipe it up with a clean cloth .
24 Shelley cleaned the wound very thoroughly and bound it up with a clean dressing .
25 This is done by asking an " open question " whose significance is not immediately apparent , and following it up with a supplementary .
26 But Magilton wrapped it up with a fierce free-kick .
27 They mentioned that you and Anna walked a hundred miles and that you were following it up with a heavy date .
28 Before Gabriel acted for the first time , she spent hours brushing his hair and fluffing it out with a hazel twig into a frizzy golden cloud , quite indifferent to his squeaks and ouches .
29 Erm I 've not done this before and I wanted to try it out with a small group like yourselves to see how we go on with it .
30 It can be very upsetting to have good shots spoiled in this way ; once the noise is on the tape there 's not much you can do about it except dub it out with a substitute background sound ( see page 80 ) .
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