Example sentences of "it be [vb pp] with [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In recent years Conservative administrations have faced greater opposition from the House of Lords than have Labour Governments , partly because there is probably a greater fear of a Labour Government curtailing still further the powers of the Lords should it be faced with opposition from that quarter . |
| 2 | ( 3 ) Can it be said with certainty that the court will , under section 2(2) , exempt the third party from liability to make a contribution ? |
| 3 | Claudia , waking with a head that felt as if it were filled with lead , almost fell out of bed as her alarm rang . |
| 4 | This was an outstanding achievement , since we began the dinner ( with Avocado aux Crevettes de Blackpool ) unsettlingly divided : the organisers ( Central Office again ) had expanded the Top Table so ridiculously , in an attempt to flatter those who care about such things , that all of us who were n't on it were consumed with envy . |
| 5 | Some think it looks a bit '70s but I disagree ; if it were sandwiched with mahogany , maybe , but for me the maple just adds a nice touch of detail . |
| 6 | She does n't use the top one it 's jammed with paint and I loosened the saddle on the other when I was pretending to have a piss . |
| 7 | It 's covered with dust and the road 's dry underneath , although we 've had a lot of rain . ’ |
| 8 | It 's covered with blood ! " |
| 9 | It 's done with love , this measuring . |
| 10 | I hate to be the party-pooper , again , but rabble-rousing sexist nonsense is not to be forgiven , even if it 's done with Blade 's A1 golden retriever smile . |
| 11 | Critics seem to have it the other way round , so there 's a lot of stuff talked about me using different styles , but there does n't seem to be much said about whether it works , or whether it 's done with taste , or whether the end result is worth having . |
| 12 | They say it 's paved with gold . |
| 13 | It 's filled with supersafe play equipment that 's paradise for the bravest of young adventurers ( 12 years and under ) and it stays open every weekend through the winter . |
| 14 | You 've got to remember — there 's a brain in your head , is n't there — or maybe there is n't , it 's filled with filth like all these dustbins . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ It 's linked with business , with the fluctuations of the stock exchange , ’ explains Paul Smith , who has 20 years ' experience of designing for men . |
| 16 | ‘ Ye-s , but not that particular shade , and not when it 's teamed with yellow . ’ |
| 17 | But Mont Blanc as we know it is defined with hindsight . |
| 18 | I make no apology for reminding the House of the quotation from Sir Winston Churchill upon which I drew last year : ’ It is said with truth that this involves some sacrifice or merger of national sovereignty . |
| 19 | While it may be frowned on by purists , it is a practical way round the problem of cutting on dialogue , and if it is done with sensitivity it is not too obtrusive . |
| 20 | One of the factors is that it is a simple format , involving everyone and it is done with gusto and enthusiasm . |
| 21 | Here it is drunk with soda before dinner and straight after . |
| 22 | The result is that British primary legislation , as drafted at present , is presented in , as it were , a ‘ naked ’ state when it is compared with Community legal texts . |
| 23 | Like produces like : the blackthorn in spring simulates the depths of winter — a blackthorn hedge in full bloom does , in fact , look as if it is covered with snow or a thick hoar-frost — therefore according to the old principle cold weather is an inevitable and logical consequence . |
| 24 | Omelettes ( you can not go too far wrong with an omelette , unless it is made with cheese , so no cheese , please ) |
| 25 | It is littered with rubbish . |
| 26 | Heard in the opera , it is tinged with love and sadness : |
| 27 | It is received with fear ; for it threatens that comforting security and certainty which hitherto have shaped our actions . |
| 28 | Populism , however , is rarely the worse for sceptical assessment : particularly when it is equated with justice . |
| 29 | For these reasons , however valuable Bourdieu 's work may be in identifying the patterns and relationships or the society or mass consumption , it is limited with respect to the present project . |
| 30 | Maiden 's structure as a book is different , it is peppered with diary entries of the race and pictures . |