Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The beams are reflected at M 1 ( M 2 ) , return , recombine coherently at M again , and are detected by a photosensitive device . |
| 2 | Susie , 41 , has suffered from multiple sclerosis for 20 years and knows from first-hand experience the difficulty in finding facilities geared up for those who actually gain most from regular exercise . |
| 3 | Taking notes is one of the best ways to stay alert and gain most from lectures , but how many notes and what sort ? |
| 4 | Ribose ring puckers are not well defined at this resolution , and were not specifically restrained during refinement , but deviate little from their original C2'- endo conformation in the initial model . |
| 5 | It is not just that the academic protocols of putative objectivity , cross referencing and theoretical vocabulary sit uneasily beside political polemic which reads so differently from the equally strict conventions of focused brevity in the local government or consultant 's report , although these issues of style are themselves not minor . |
| 6 | The National Curriculum sections of the ERA , essentially centralising and directive in character , sit uneasily with a variety of other arrangements which undermine the Local Education Authority as intermediary between centre ( DES ) and periphery ( school ) : ‘ opting out ’ , City Technology Colleges ( CTCs ) , open enrolment , local management of schools ( LMS ) . |
| 7 | But the traditions and conventions of scepticism and proper doubt sit uneasily with the current politics of commitment and conviction , whether of the left or the right . |
| 8 | Such arguments sit uneasily within a tradition of British poverty research where data are constructed in ways which prevent ‘ race ’ ( let alone racism ) being a focus of analysis . |
| 9 | The businessmen brought in to run the Councils have been frustrated by the tight operating and financial practices imposed by the Department of Employment Such practices sit uneasily alongside the entrepreneurial freedom that business leaders are used to ( see Guardian , 23 March 1990 ) . |
| 10 | The first known students of language in the Western tradition , the scholars of Greece and Rome , were aware of these different approaches too , and divided grammar from rhetoric , the former being concerned with the rules of language as an isolated object , the latter with how to do things with words , to achieve effects , and communicate successfully with people in particular contexts . |
| 11 | smirk right on the |
| 12 | Communicate effectively with colleagues , both up and down the chain of responsibility , to help ensure that risk management activities are sufficiently comprehensive and understood . |
| 13 | ‘ We are just building this up at the moment , ’ Gerwyn explains , ‘ so we sell locally to shops . |
| 14 | Most of the time we communicate verbally to each other , and we expect our horses to do the same . |
| 15 | Liquid mixtures which deviate widely from ideal behaviour can not be separated by fractional distillation . |
| 16 | Well nobody can see if you sit right in front of it , can they ? |
| 17 | The persona of ‘ the Watcher ’ , which dominates his best writing , was already being formed : his way forward lay somewhere between social openness and egotistical restlessness . |
| 18 | The division between open and closed villages was not always as clear-cut as this may imply — many villages lay somewhere between the two — and it was less extensive in the upland areas where less labour was employed and more workers ‘ lived in ’ on the farms . |
| 19 | My companions hurried on , desperate to get their hands on the seven hundred thousand pounds in gold which lay somewhere under the tree 's shadows . |
| 20 | Kubitsky was bringing his rifle to bear on a target which lay somewhere in the direction of the grove of trees on the river bank to Rostov 's rear , but before he could open fire three more arrows took him in the chest and he fell over backwards without a sound . |
| 21 | It was startling to discover that a race which was identifiably mutant had laws for the suppression of mutations , and he guessed that the origin of cause and principle alike lay somewhere in the lost time of the isolation of Tarvaras from the Empire . |
| 22 | I mean eventually of course if somebody is dissatisfied , and they do n't believe that they 're getting er what they want , then they may well end up speaking to me , or writing to me , but er it 's the first place to start is with the individual service . |
| 23 | We go downstairs and sit side-by-side on the sofa . |
| 24 | Bring slowly to the boil , whisking constantly , and cook for two minutes . |
| 25 | 2 Transfer fruit and liquid to a large pan , add the peel and spices and bring slowly to the boil . |
| 26 | Add the sugar and bring slowly to the boil . |
| 27 | Put the ingredients in a saucepan and bring slowly to the boil . |
| 28 | Bring slowly to the boil and simmer for 5–6 hours topping up the saucepan with boiling water from time to time . |
| 29 | Bring slowly to the boil , stirring until thick . |
| 30 | Put the milk in a small pan and bring slowly to the boil , then pour over the egg mixture , stirring thoroughly with a wooden spoon . |