Example sentences of "with a [adj] [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With a tiny shudder he passed the hard knot of tension from him then looked up again , a faint smile at the corners of his mouth . |
| 2 | With a tiny sigh she crossed the room towards him and he drew her on to his lap , his arms tight about her . |
| 3 | With a tiny shrug she started working shampoo into his hair , but fear of the same thing happening again made her fingers a little more tentative than usual . |
| 4 | With a casual gesture he indicated the seat opposite . |
| 5 | With a trembling hand I turned over the paper which was face down . |
| 6 | With a trembling hand he set about dialling the telephone number . |
| 7 | ‘ Once Annie has come up with a tartan design it can be used on many products such as bags and logos , not just carpets and furnishings . |
| 8 | We do n't believe that with a professional firm you can get discounted fees . ’ |
| 9 | We do n't believe that with a professional firm you can get discounted fees |
| 10 | With a coquettish smile she disappeared , and soon returned with a tray bearing a bottle and several glasses . |
| 11 | Meg tried to get up to see , but with a gentle pressure he pushed her back down . |
| 12 | With a regretful sigh he removed his arm from its protective place around her shoulders and stepped back . |
| 13 | With a regretful sigh she closed the window again and made her way into the luxurious en suite bathroom and stripped off the shirt before turning on the shower . |
| 14 | The personnel manager felt that if she was working in a establishment with a lower turn-over she would be more democratic because there would be more time . |
| 15 | When ethyne is tested with a lighted paper it burns with a yellow sooty flame. : |
| 16 | The heat smouldering between their bodies had intensified , and with a light-headed sensation she felt him crush her convulsively against the lean hardness of his hips , and felt the powerful stirrings of male arousal , triggering a small explosion of response inside her . |
| 17 | Allen 's attitude is playfully anarchic ; with a childlike spirit she gleefully undermines the serious , ‘ male ’ pose of the sculptor by knitting socks for her concrete sculpture , or producing what even she describes as ‘ grotesque object ’ . |
| 18 | In the case of words which combine a fairly definite descriptive meaning with a valuational meaning it is rather a puzzle to say what correct linguistic usage bids one do , if one recognizes that something answers to the descriptive meaning , but does not have the attitude towards it which the word expresses in virtue of its ‘ value charge ’ , as one might put it . |
| 19 | I 've got to say that I did enjoy this outing ; although the day began with a freezing start it warmed up later and I had a pleasant time working amongst the iron and other junk that abounds on the riverside . |
| 20 | I see the form tutor one as being now we 've got hold of record of achievement as being part of the developmental process of a record of achievement , now our youngsters know what a personal statement is , form tutors are happier with a joint statement it 's taken us four years |
| 21 | Current Account With a Current Account you will have to pay certain charges when you use CheckOver for operating your account . |
| 22 | With a simple T-piece you may need clamps to adjust air flow to each appliance . |
| 23 | With a simple statement we have done away with the whole concept of deafness itself . |
| 24 | Then with a sardonic smile he replied : ‘ I think the first sign , the very first symptom of Waldsterben , was an attack of blindness in foresters . ’ |
| 25 | By poking about with a dissecting needle it was obvious that these little threads were very strong , exactly how strong it was difficult to say ( Plate 12 ) . |
| 26 | With a beady eye he watches the drama of the market place . |
| 27 | With a limited budget it has been difficult to acquire top quality works by artists on the museum 's list , however they have been fortunate in being able to purchase Robert Loder 's ( Honorary Curator of Prints , Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge ) collection of 363 prints , while other works were acquired from Marlborough Fine Art . |
| 28 | ‘ If Halifax come back with a decent offer we 'll consider it . |
| 29 | So you should be well with a decent bus you should get the course |
| 30 | With a hesitant smile she turned away from him , and sipped what was left of her champagne and gazed out of the window . |