Example sentences of "he [verb] it with [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ultimate synthesis of a design was never revealed in a flash ; rather he approached it with infinite precautions , stalking it , as it were , now from one point of view , now from another , and always in fear lest a premature definition might deprive it of something of its total complexity . |
| 2 | He studied it with growing distaste . |
| 3 | He endowed it with vast lands and rights , including tithes of silver and other rights of tribute from the Slavs . |
| 4 | His supple skin had no lines to speak of ; he preserved it with various expensive creams and face masks . |
| 5 | The box having been placed upon the table , he ordered it with great eagerness to be opened . |
| 6 | We 're going to survive by being violent' — he expressed it with passionate intensity . |
| 7 | He remembers it with considerable affection . |
| 8 | He watched it with intense concentration for a few moments , then left the room . |
| 9 | The Buller of Buchan had more appeal , and he summarised it with glittering accuracy : ‘ It has the appearance of a vast well bordered with a wall . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Court proceedings could be long and drawn out , and how do you prove when a player went in for a tackle he did it with intent to harm his opponent ? |
| 11 | He had come to it relatively late in his short life , having dulled the joys of promiscuity , music and organization early on , and like everything else he took an interest in , he did it with terrifying brilliance . |
| 12 | He managed to turn Llewelyn 's imposing new title , compounded of the old sacred name for a reassurance to the Welsh , and the added flourish for English ears that had scarcely heard of Aberffraw , into a satirical comment , but he did it with great delicacy . |
| 13 | He , he mixed it with hot milk ? |
| 14 | Persuading others to accept the hard financial facts of life is not usually a very popular job , but he does it with great tact and skill , and under his guidance I do believe that our deficit is under control , and that it will be reduced . |
| 15 | He said it with absolute certainty . |
| 16 | He said it with extraordinary force , his face reddening below the dark skin and the eyes gone black again with anger . |
| 17 | Helen and Edward now met frequently on the Common , and she visited her father 's grave with him as he tended it with wild flowers . |