Example sentences of "with [pron] [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | More often , the Provisionals intimidated the owners of bombed buildings into sharing with them part of the compensation . |
| 2 | Both + and / are extending devices , and compounds formed with them file before the simple number . |
| 3 | If the application is not dismissed , the court must fix a hearing , at least seven days ' notice of which must be given to the debtor ( or his solicitor if the application was made by his solicitor ) and the creditor and the person named in the demand , if any , with whom communication regarding the demand can be made . |
| 4 | This was the first time I met , and it seems that he was satisfied with my performance in the interview , for I was offered the post , much to my surprise and delight . |
| 5 | In the morning she took me to the station , with my luggage including the cot , put me on the train , and said ‘ Goodbye . ’ |
| 6 | I 'm in a band , and when I get back from England I 'm going into the studio to do an album of music with my comedy over the top of it . |
| 7 | Did n't get u , dismount I just sat on the saddle like with my foot on the floor wandering what they was up to . |
| 8 | I groped around with my foot for the table-leg and pressed down hard until the spasm gradually subsided . |
| 9 | Hassle with my daughter at the minute |
| 10 | I went to walk on Sunday evening with my daughter round the estate , and I came back and could n't get a , a breath when I came in panicked and it was a f it was a horrible feeling . |
| 11 | ‘ I wanted to ask him to be more reasonable with my uncle over the fields . ’ |
| 12 | Started with my pen in the middle . |
| 13 | I continue with my survey of the world I inhabit . |
| 14 | Now had it actually been infidelity — me having watched said movie from the back row of the local Ritzy with my bit on the side at my side — then I would have deserved whatever was coming to me . |
| 15 | And , that again , might be me but many of you when you 've heard me say it in a service I 've ended up with my asking at the end of a sermon asking the congregation to smile . |
| 16 | I used to try and act in straight plays but I was so bad they made me act with my back to the audience . |
| 17 | I was standing with my back to the aviary , my jacket almost touching the wire mesh , still puzzled . |
| 18 | I got on the train and settled myself in a corner compartment with my back to the engine , feeling pissed and happy as the carriages rolled out of Victoria towards Clapham Junction and the South Coast . |
| 19 | I managed to get a spot with my back to the wall . |
| 20 | To the right was the outline of the dovecot where , as a child , standing in the doorway with my back to the sunlight , I fought my shadow with a wooden sword . |
| 21 | I was sitting with my back to the door . |
| 22 | I stood with my back to the partition wall , watching . |
| 23 | With my back to the self-service counter I followed Portia Forbes 's progress along it through Tom 's eyes . |
| 24 | Turning , with my back to the hillside for a minute , I watch the red dragon of tail-lights slithering tightly down the valley . |
| 25 | I want to be out on a limb with my back to the water so that I can see what the rest of the world is doing . |
| 26 | I sat halfway down the table with my back to the sink , arranging fish bones in meaningful patterns on the plate while Father and Mrs Clamp exchanged very formal , almost ritualised pleasantries . |
| 27 | I incurred the wrath of the old bill as well , by sitting on the top of my seat with my back to the wall . |
| 28 | I crawled over the grass and sat with my back against the farmhouse and stared at the blood pouring down the front of my battledress . |
| 29 | I never could sleep in the middle of the day , so as usual I took a sketch pad and sat sketching and making notes with my back against the wall of my house . |
| 30 | With my back against the stout trunk of an oak tree I crouched still , hoping that my green anorak was blending nicely with the surround , and trying to ignore the gnats which promptly and itchily invaded my scalp . |