Example sentences of "they [vb past] with [art] [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | All of them lived with a nervous expectation that it could happen to them . |
| 2 | Here they met with a better reception and Leverburgh was renamed in his honour , but they were not continued after his death in 1925 . |
| 3 | These lectures have never been published and have received little critical attention since the time of their delivery ( when they met with a mixed reception mainly due to Turner 's chaotic approach to delivering a lecture ) . |
| 4 | Some of them came to our house on some pretext or other , but they met with a chilly reception from my mother , who could look severe and forbidding when she wanted to . |
| 5 | Thus , missioners knew from daily experience the fundamental importance to deaf and dumb people of fingerspelling and signing , and they agreed with the deaf community that the language of signs and gestures was their own natural language which they should be allowed to learn as children and to practise as adults . |
| 6 | They agreed with the Electrical Contractors ' Association at an early stage that they would operate on ‘ fair and unsubsidised ’ commercial lines . |
| 7 | They agreed with the Inland Revenue that the return of the fund on death fell within the definition of reasonable interest which the legislation required and so introduced this new concept . |
| 8 | But it was his eyes that compelled her gaze ; between generous lashes they glowed with an amber back-light . |
| 9 | Queensland 's short , mild winter was slipping easily into a vibrant spring , and tropical plants and shrubs were beginning to fill the gardens they passed with a colourful bounty of flowers . |
| 10 | The TOP 's had one facility they shared with the MID 's and DEEP 's . |
| 11 | They fought with the long gate into Dobbs ' field and Tom checked that she was sheltered . |
| 12 | His eyes , dark and set deep beneath a firm , unfurrowed brow , were sleek and watchful ; one 's first impression that they twinkled with a friendly mirth soon vanished . |
| 13 | They also have a washing and toilet area indoors ; a far cry from the filthy old outside block they used with no hot water in deepest winter . |
| 14 | The room , reached this time from the veranda , was just as lovely as she had remembered , and after folding some clothes neatly in drawers and hanging the rest on satin-padded hangers in the wardrobe she fussed for quite some time with the scanty collection of knick-knacks she had brought , trying to arrange them so that they harmonised with the tranquil simplicity of the décor . |
| 15 | That was indeed an honour after all THEY played with the great man himself . |
| 16 | The raiding force were then assembled at Falmouth , and on the afternoon of 26 March , a Thursday , they sailed with the khaki uniforms of the soldiers out of sight below decks . |
| 17 | ‘ The same thing happened to Arsenal last season after Benfica knocked them out , of the European Cup , but they came with a late run and it 's up to us to do the same . |
| 18 | They came with a good suit on and they would go to work with a suit double breasted and then and they would work there and make a lot of money and when the next thing they would do they would hit into town and get all rigged out and then that was them from top to bottom from their hat right to their feet and then they were hitting the road then . |
| 19 | It was er you know they came with a big traction engine and the thrashing mill and then they they got up early in the morning and there was the man that looked after the thrashing mill and fork from the carts onto the onto the mill . |
| 20 | They ate with a shared teaspoon out of the tin and she looked at the sardines and condensed milk now exposed between John Donne and Rosa Luxemburg . |
| 21 | In each location they negotiated with the social services department an agreement that any continuing clients would be supported by the social services department , either with community services or with a place in institutional care . |
| 22 | Before he got half way , they dropped with an almighty crash on to the stone floor . |
| 23 | This attitude was by no means confined to educated sceptics ; it was probably even more marked among the urban proletariat , who had largely abandoned churchgoing and were alienated from the established Church , which they identified with a repressive economic and social system . |
| 24 | Lorton won nearly two pounds from the fruit machine so they celebrated with a third pint . |
| 25 | The Indians were buried with as much wealth as possible , and so they strove with the utmost diligence throughout their lives to acquire and amass all the gold they could , which they took from their own land and were buried with it … |
| 26 | The sunken cheeks which emphasized his cheekbones , the thin tight-lipped mouth were the same but they merged with the Latin appearance — further highlighted by the cut of his lightweight suit . |
| 27 | A boathook reached out and latched on to the ship 's side , and a small , dark-haired crewgirl pulled them in until they touched with a gentle bump . |
| 28 | They began with a creamy vegetable soup . |
| 29 | The resulting courses were spread over eighteen three-quarter-hour or twelve one-hour periods ; they began with an introductory review of the college library , its purpose , stock , arrangement and services , including standard reference books , and then proceeded through the detailed study of a specialist literature , in a field closely integrated with the students ' own subject courses . |
| 30 | They returned with a huge roll of green baize which was then gently placed on top of the groaning air conditioner . |