Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 If Forgive us our … had been followed by sins ( as it is in some modern versions of the Lord 's Prayer ) , inappropriate contextual information could slow down word identification if used too early .
2 The articulatory loop should also be seldom used since it would slow down processing of a message whose speed is beyond the control of the interpreter .
3 If synonyms occur frequently , it can slow down access speeds considerably , and therefore the advantage of random access is lost .
4 The stock market is still nervous of them because of fears that the cost of restructuring will slow down recovery .
5 Any bias will slow down movement in one or more directions and produce a tell-tale lurch of the shoulders as the body-weight is shifted .
6 The higher interest rates and credit squeeze control used by the Conservatives did , however , slow down growth in the economy overall .
7 So if we can hurt them or certainly gang together if you like , cos unity is strength , and between the three workforces they 'll certainly slow down production and hopefully force things .
8 In turn , these two characteristics permit hierarchy to meet four of any organization 's fundamental needs : to add real value to work as it moves through the organization , to identify and nail down accountability at each stage of the value-adding process , to place people with the necessary competence at each organizational layer , and to build a general consensus and acceptance of the managerial structure that achieves these ends .
9 Yeah but if he 's gon na come Saturday I mean we can hang on painting we ?
10 Fighting the terrorists : Technology that can track down letter bombs .
11 If you have always shared a daily newspaper , now 's the time to have one each , to read and discuss over breakfast .
12 However , how many times have you seen your ball deviate off course at the last moment due to someone not repairing their pitch mark ?
13 A previous rights issue in 1991 raised some £25 million and helped the company buy up development land at bargain prices .
14 not to let them get out of the pov that 's what I 'm saying , it suits them because they can buy up property much cheaper than if that two hundred pounds a week that 's being spent on bed and breakfast , that , they were spent on helping them with the problems as they are at the moment .
15 This flat had to be sold by the council , and the ADC states that by allowing tenants to purchase such dwellings , the Government will ensure that over time younger households will buy up accommodation formerly occupied by older people ;
16 As the carriages were successively condemned , the ‘ receiver ’ , who ran the railway , would buy up job lots and you never knew if you would be travelling in something from the Brecon & Merthyr , the London & South Western , or the Cockermouth Keswick & Penrith .
17 Yeah , I think there 's is n't there in there really ? plain white bag I 'm going to hopefully put out in there to protect that , those groups I do n't know why that suddenly can fall up side down , but it 's alright .
18 This fact sheet actually says yes here , but eh , if you say no , then er it will free up disk space .
19 For the record , too , the Press spokesman said the president only had the haircut because he was assured that doing so would not tie up traffic at the airport .
20 Special consideration of alternative strategies , such as nutritional or surgical intervention , is warranted for children who are already stunted at the time of diagnosis and therefore need extra catch up growth .
21 There are only certain ways , it seems , you can drum up support .
22 When she gon na pack up work ?
23 There are three polarisation states for deuterium nuclei , so only a third of the atoms in unpolarised deuterium will line up perpendicular to the magnetic fields .
24 A report from US National Park Service scientists has argued that the proposed use of underground water systems by the city of Las Vegas may dry up water supplies in a large area of the National Park system .
25 Heat from the projector will dry up ink in the pens more quickly than with preparation on the film beforehand .
26 WRONG a sagging bed or a hard bed can aggravate back pain .
27 Mr Redwood said : ‘ I will not listen if all the Opposition can do is bellow out megaphone caricature .
28 Jonathan , do you know back slash ?
29 One system uses a peristaltic pump which , although very accurate , can not withstand back pressure .
30 Foster fully supports the International Agreement signed in Montreal to eventually phase out society 's dependence on these products which have important uses in refrigeration , air-conditining and foam-blowing .
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