Example sentences of "strike up [art] [noun] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | At Indica he had met Miles and had struck up a friendship with the ever-cordial Jim Haynes , and the early contributors pushed the new magazine beyond an Australian mafia , he emphasizes . |
| 2 | The policeman on duty was a different one but he seemed to have already struck up a friendship with Fenella . |
| 3 | There are also rumours that DEC has struck up a deal with Auspex , although DEC UK would n't comment . |
| 4 | Ontario , Canada-based , ATI Technologies Inc has struck up a deal with Metro Link Inc to run ATI 's Ultra graphics accelerator board and Metro 's Metro-X X11.5 server together to give Intel Corp 80386 and 80486 systems X-Windows functionality . |
| 5 | Although unconfirmed at the time , rumours that DEC had struck up a deal with Auspex Systems Inc , the Santa Clara , California network server company that already counts IBM among its customers , have turned out to be correct ( UX No 384 ) . |
| 6 | Sheridan had struck up an acquaintanceship with the actor-murderer Giles , a slightly bizarre eventuality which might have odd consequences . |
| 7 | In what must rank as one of the most ingenious ruses in the history of Hampden Babylon , Patsy Gallacher struck up a relationship with the hotel chambermaid and borrowed her clothes for the night . |
| 8 | AN ATHLETICS coach who struck up a friendship with a teacher from a remote Russian region 19 years ago has been appointed its cultural and economic envoy to the West . |
| 9 | When he first struck up a friendship with Joanna , he could never have suspected it would one day put him firmly in the frame in a potential murder investigation . |
| 10 | She used to visit local farms , struck up a friendship with my Aunt Hannah and was introduced to Father . |
| 11 | Lady Dorothy soon struck up a friendship with Sir William Hooker [ q.v. ] at Kew , with whom she exchanged plants and letters ; and the relationship continued with his son and successor , Sir Joseph Hooker [ q.v . ] . |
| 12 | Auspex Systems Inc , the Santa Clara , California network server company that struck up a deal with IBM recently ( UX No 369 ) , is said to be looking to expand its operations internationally , before going public , possibly by the end of the year . |
| 13 | I still went to the US though , and caddied for Andy North , but I got plenty of chance to talk to Sandy that year ( 1980 ) and struck up an acquaintance with him . |
| 14 | Durkin struck up an acquaintance with him — told him he was a traveller in ladies ’ underwear . |
| 15 | Then he struck up an acquaintance with Cassowary , and began to puff out his chest and give a beak-full of cheek to everyone he met ; even to wise old Owl himself ! |
| 16 | However in many ways , Caulfield is the complete opposite of Lucy Snowe ; where she is quiet and retiring , and hides her feelings , Holden speaks his ; for example , he will strike up a conversation with anyone he meets — at one point in the book , Holden asks his taxi-driver if he knows where the ducks in Central Park go when their lake freezes ! |
| 17 | If he does it 'll be interesting to see whether or not he might be the player to come in and take Gary 's place and see whether he can strike up a partnership with . |
| 18 | You must tell them on the phone after telling them the price and what it 's all about you say , Right when I come round tomorr er whenever to er strike up the deal with you I want the contract signed I need a thirty five percent of the first year 's payment as a deposit cheque . |
| 19 | Vivienne — with Bernie backing her up as Malcolm was in the States , having extended his visit after striking up a rapport with The New York Dolls at the time — talked me into doing it . |
| 20 | Appropriate sociability means saying the right things to strike up a rapport with your client , helping them to relax , feel comfortable and get to know you before cutting the business . |
| 21 | Insp Cammish said : ‘ We went through the usual practice of trying to strike up a rapport with the person and gain a genuine sort of confidence . ’ |