Example sentences of "with [noun sg] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was fired with enthusiasm now to visit the border counties and soak up their atmosphere — the twisting Wye Valley , the Malvern Hills ' first harbingers of the rugged Welsh mountains beyond , unspoilt Shropshire 's towering Ludlow fortress . |
| 2 | Exit offended alter-ego with money enough to go to the pictures . |
| 3 | Only occasionally did villagers become impatient , thinking he was only pretending not to understand — they believed he was an ancestor in a white skin who was obsessed with privacy simply to maintain his secret . |
| 4 | And few are there with courage enough to try . |
| 5 | Spray roses in pots with water daily to keep humidity up ; watch out for greenfly and other pests . |
| 6 | Dry them gently , with newspaper inside to take up excess moisture , and never subject them to direct heat . |
| 7 | We had to put the vehicle into second gear most of the way as we proceeded slowly but with great steadiness and sureness up the steep incline , the hill Arsenio and Osvaldo had walked to their lessons as boys , up which Martinho had run to Fr Molloy the day they burnt the FAKINTIL files while Danu lay concealed in smoke below , the hill Rosa claimed with scorn never to have walked in her life , except she was strongly there , too , in spirit . |
| 8 | I learned to use humour against violence ; when my back was against the wall and the bullies were bearing down , some inner voice would lash out with wit enough to take the wind from the sails of my antagonists . |
| 9 | No one remained with strength enough to fetch a crowbar and lever open the flimsy chapel door — except perhaps the Mason , who was too bent on escaping the touch of the contaminated crowd . |
| 10 | This loss of insight — part of the intrinsic schizophrenic defect state — causes such loss of judgment that the sufferers , given the choice of non-compliance , will refuse to comply with treatment simply to assert their freedom . |
| 11 | Not always knowing what to expect makes some of the physical and emotional changes associated with pregnancy harder to deal with — things like feeling more vulnerable , being easily upset , and crying a lot , are easier to take if you know this is a normal , if disturbing , aspect of pregnancy . |
| 12 | With regard now to transport , Abercrombie built on the work contained in the County of London Plan . |
| 13 | Within seconds Isabel had a twig alight , its crumbling leaves quickly shrivelling in tiny flames , but with fire enough to light the candle . |
| 14 | ‘ I have spoken to most captains and a lot of players and the general feeling is that we have played against sides in the past with Test players and we wanted to be able to fight fire with fire so to speak . |