Example sentences of "with a [noun] of [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In an instant the coldness of her fury evaporated and her heart was flooded with a tide of raw emotions — excitement , confusion and a desperate yearning that tore at her insides and left her breathless , as though she had been knocked to the ground and run over by a steam train . |
| 2 | One middle-aged woman whose husband died suddenly of a heart attack reacted with a storm of sexual behaviour with a succession of younger men . |
| 3 | And ‘ Tarzan ’ Heseltine 's remarks were coupled with a warning of savage public spending cuts and a possible hike in interest rates . |
| 4 | The A.87 now crosses the loch on a long causeway with a warning of high winds , but even in calm weather the former road continuing up the valley to round the head of the loch , at the cost of two extra miles , is to be preferred . |
| 5 | After laying new parquet flooring , apply a coat of clear varnish with a wad of lint-free rag , such as a piece of old cotton sheet . |
| 6 | My ideal would be a system that allows players to play a high-grade cricket as demanded by a four-day format , with a modicum of one-day cricket and enough gaps in the fixture list to allow players to recover from the demands of persistent cricket , without having to play seven days a week . |
| 7 | The immediacy of the D-18 transfers wonderfully to strumming ; it 's big and it 's grand , but the brightness and the zinginess mean it 's best played with a modicum of right-arm restraint . |
| 8 | It does not immediately cure all known cancers — something that no one with a modicum of medical knowledge would have expected in the first place given the different causes and the versatility of cancer — nor is it without undesirable side effects . |
| 9 | Although it helps in making lovely perfumes if you are adventurous with a modicum of artistic flair anyone can concoct pleasant blends once they become confident enough to experiment . |
| 10 | At opposite extremes are the ‘ seamless web of learning ’ party who would appear to argue that integration is so noble in itself that it should be undertaken whether teachers can handle it or not , and the committed and dogmatic subject specialist with a bookful of behavioural objectives and forty pages of sequenced syllabus to back them up . |
| 11 | No longer a girl with a headful of hazy dreams , she was a woman now . |
| 12 | WITHOUT a doubt Jo Brand has stamped her own special mark on the British comedy scene with a style of stand-up humour that is delivered like the rattle of a Gattling gun and just as devastating . |
| 13 | If this did not occur , and without ‘ mind ’ playing its special role , our field of awareness would be flooded with a sea of indiscernible sensations , preventing us from following a sequence of events or performing any activity without having a multitude of distractions to contend with . |
| 14 | He sat back in his armchair with a look of supreme satisfaction . |
| 15 | Then , as she skewered him with a look of pure detestation , he reached out suddenly and caught her by the wrists . |
| 16 | She stopped speaking abruptly and stared at Clare with a look of fixed terror in her eyes . |
| 17 | The red-haired baby with the bright blue eyes heaves himself up to a standing position , staggers , then sits down abruptly with a look of mild surprise . |
| 18 | The sheep gazed through the bars at the departing train with a look of woolly innocence . |
| 19 | Guido had turned to glance at her with a look of mocking distaste . |
| 20 | Gurder moved closer and glanced over his shoulder at Angalo , who was lying back in the control seat with a look of dreamy contentment on his face . |
| 21 | He smiled back at her with a look of sad , Portuguese love in his expression . |
| 22 | She came along sedately in the middle of the night in complete confidence , the umbrella raised and perfect , with a look of absolute bliss on her face to show her mother what she had got for a present . |
| 23 | ‘ How far have you got ? ’ , asked Ralph with a look of deep suspicion . |
| 24 | Slater responded with a look of pretended chilliness . |
| 25 | ‘ Not a very lady-like performance , ’ the ample , beflowered lady pronounced , with a look of pinched disapproval in the direction of the girl in the prow . |
| 26 | He turned those eyes towards Van Cheele with a look of lazy watchfulness . |
| 27 | As Folly exited from the changing-rooms , the sound came from behind her , and she swung round to see Luke leaning against the wall , looking across at the scenes of relaxation in the Seraglio with a look of malicious amusement on his face . |
| 28 | Then he covered it up quickly with a look of studied indifference ( very unconvincing ) and mumbled some nonsense about you being in hospital for a few days for a check-up . |
| 29 | He swivelled to face her with a look of forced tolerance on his face . |
| 30 | Then , having given this information to which Alice felt she was not entitled , Muriel said , with a look of irritated guilt because of Alice 's critical face , that she would go and see . |