Example sentences of "with [verb] [adv prt] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Too often we are faced with clamouring up the slippery slopes to the law more than sliding down them .
2 The assembly , charged with drawing up a new constitution , could pave the way for political pluralism .
3 The National Assembly 's constitutional commission , charged with drawing up a full new ( large ) constitution , began work on Nov. 17 .
4 Again this is not a view which has been endorsed by all , but it does provide an explanation as to why the government 's proposed reforms are largely confined to measures concerned with speeding up the investigatory process and making existing policy more efficient .
5 ‘ This fixation with selling off every remaining part of our national life is a catastrophe unfolding before us . ’
6 ‘ But , ’ said Fael-Inis , ‘ for the moment we are concerned with the Conablaiche , and with turning back the First Herald .
7 I wrote for him the following poem ; it seems to me now rather jejune , but it was the spontaneous overflow from a heart both proud and anxious , and not greatly concerned with turning out a literary exemplar : Parachutists ( for L.G.C. )
8 I suppose I lost track of time too , ’ Belinda explained lamely , too consumed with riding out the worst of the tingling as feeling returned to her leg .
9 Many distributions show a peak in a particular age group mainly associated with taking on a large number of young people when the organisation was started or reorganised , this is not desirable because it leads to excessive competition for promotion at particular stages .
10 Putting science next to godliness goes hand in hand with rolling back the Copernican revolution and putting Man back at the centre of the universe , a reactionary project that makes the New Right look like tinkerers .
11 Alphonse Blaguet , a mediator appointed by President André Kolingba , was charged with setting up a preparatory committee , consulting with political parties and drawing up the agenda .
12 Pierre Encreve , a professor of linguistics , has been charged with setting up the new foundation , which will serve to fulfill Andre Chastel 's 1983 commitment to found an institute for the history of art and culture , on the lines of London 's Courtauld Institute .
13 Until we know who is going to stage the event , we can not get on with working out the qualifying format for 1995 .
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