Example sentences of "done it with [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He had done it with consummate aplomb .
2 It 's ridiculous , she thought angrily ; he can bring tears to my eyes just by making me remember the simple things , like the way he reached out and unlocked the seatbelt for me — he 'd done it with one fluid gesture , no fumbling with it — how he had flung his jacket on to the back seat with the same faultless grace , how he 'd sauntered round the back of the car with a bemused smile when he 'd winkled it into a tight spot .
3 Somehow a favourite dress or toy of Paige 's would be damaged , but she had done it with such guile that her parents could never be sure it was intentional .
4 Have you noticed I 've done it with Loving Care ?
5 I 'd have done it with minimalist technology ; say , beans swelling in water and lifting a diaphragm and bare wire to a contact for the time-fuse .
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