Example sentences of "a [noun] cut [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 In the attempt to win society 's approval by a cultured ministry that had both sweetness and light , would Nonconformity produce a ministry cut off from the faithful ?
2 Having laid the foundations , you simply cover them with a layer of sand about 50mm deep , and level this off , using a straight-edge cut out at the ends to just under the depth of the bricks , say about 90mm .
3 It was relatively easy to do in the first years of the regime , with a war- and hunger-cowed populace , a subsistence-level economy , and a country cut off from the outside world .
4 As soon as they were over the bridge , a driveway cut off to the left and their way was barred by huge wrought-iron gates .
5 The other finger-ring key on the right of the photograph has a slot cut out of the bit , with notches on the end .
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