Example sentences of "with a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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1 | The fighting spread from the two helpless ships to the third rammed behind them , now cramped fast with a grappling-iron and rocking with incomers from the two dying vessels ahead . |
2 | People become vulnerable : they feel very thin-skinned ; over-sensitive and self-pitying ; moody and unpredictable , with a cheerfulness that is transparent and brittle ; they may become tearful , perhaps breaking down over an item of television news or for no apparent reason at all . |
3 | The girl mounted her cycle and imparted this gloomy information with a cheerfulness that stated her wish to see Jenna disappear altogether . |
4 | Then you follow me and hit me with a driver and drop away quickly because I 'm going to hit it so fast he wo n't know where the ball is until it 's down the fairway . ’ |
5 | Yet , with a driver or 3-wood , everything is in your favour . |
6 | It opened with a siren and a man trying to follow as much of the government 's advice as he could in the time available . |
7 | Cover the traps with a sack or something similar so that should the ferret emerge and be caught she is protected from the elements . |
8 | You used to go up with a with a sack or something and gather the chickweed er out of the tattie and neep . |
9 | Why should a female want to pair up with a male that already has several females when there are bachelors around ? |
10 | It can last for less than a day or up to three days , varying with individuals , breed , age , degree of contact with a male and geographical location . |
11 | If , day after day , the mind is habituated to the compassionate idea of love for all people , then at last , it seems to fill with a substance that makes all the moments of life sweet . |
12 | Lowell Nicolaus and a team from North Dakota State University injected hens ' eggs with a substance that causes illness and vomiting . |
13 | My suggestion to Angus , while we were dishwashing after the battle , that maybe his food could have been injected somehow with a substance that even now could be working away to the detriment of everyone 's health was received by him with frosty amusement . |
14 | Later when he wanted to release him he had only to go through the same motion but this time having his hand covered with a substance that would neutralize the smell . |
15 | He was released with a warning but what had he been up to ? ( 1 point ) . |
16 | JOHN SMITH , the shadow Chancellor , yesterday set the overriding tone for this week 's Labour Party conference with a warning that he would impose tough spending controls if Labour won the next election . |
17 | Nicholas Ridley , Secretary of State for Trade and Industry , will open the attack on Neil Kinnock , the Labour leader today with a warning that the party could revert to its left-wing image , if it were elected . |
18 | Mr Sorrell was replaced by David Newlands , but he resigned from the company this spring , shortly before Saatchi shocked the stock market with a warning that group profits would be substantially below those in 1988 . |
19 | THE Conservatives sought last night to force the election debate back on to Mr Kinnock 's fitness to govern and the economy , with a warning that Labour would plunge Britain from recession into a full-blown slump . |
20 | MR KINNOCK put the future of health care back at the centre of the electoral stage last night with a warning that the NHS was in mortal danger if Labour did not win power . |
21 | The Reagan administration ruled that two films , produced by the Canadian National Film Board that portrayed the effects of acid rain on the country 's lakes and forests should begin with a warning that they are the opinion of a foreign agency and do not please the US government . |
22 | There was the point that the scientific community had not yet had time to confirm the phenomenon but this was dealt with summarily with a warning that would , in the following months , become a knee-jerk response of Utah fusion aficionados . |
23 | When you enter the setup routine you are faced with a warning that ‘ improper use may cause problems ’ — and it will — but mistakes can be rectified later . |
24 | On June 10 , 1990 , the right-wing Confederation for an Independent Poland ( KPN ) ended a two-day annual conference with a warning that Poland was on the verge of a major social explosion as a result of economic reform . |
25 | The manufacturers sold chemicals to the second defendants with a warning that they should be tested before use . |
26 | The Free Miners of the Forest of Dean were brought in to the general election campaign today , with a warning that their livelihoods could be ruined by imports of cheap foreign coal . |
27 | The executive Commission welcomed Mr Clinton 's commitment to agreeing a GATT world trade deal , but coupled this with a warning that any recourse to protectionism to spark economic recovery could lead to disaster . |
28 | Hopes and anticipation you will have , but it is necessary to temper the feelings with a warning lest the expectation evaporate in a cloud of disappointment . |
29 | He responded with a warning and a promise ; a warning he 'll defend Russia 's interests , a promise of dialogue with Gorbachov . |
30 | When a child or young person is received into care a placement with a carer or carers has to be made . |