Example sentences of "[adv prt] [noun sg] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | At 17 , she suddenly became very lethargic , put on weight and suffered ‘ swollen glands ’ ( enlargement of the lymph nodes , which are part of the immune system ) . |
| 2 | Statistics show that 12 per cent of this lumpy skin is formed in puberty , 16 per cent occurs when women put on weight and 27 per cent forms just before the menopause begins . |
| 3 | As our metabolic rate slows down , it is easier to put on weight and harder to lose it and those first painful steps of the morning crawl down the stairs and out for a run seem to take longer . |
| 4 | She is also concerned that Amy is not putting on weight and that Keith disregards her . |
| 5 | She is also concerned that Amy is not putting on weight and that Keith disregards her . |
| 6 | I did stop smoking for three months and then with everyone else around us , I mean I was putting on weight and then I went back to smoking . |
| 7 | If she were truthful , she had never properly imagined Bella as anything , except perhaps a spiteful , over-painted tart , drenched in a cheap scent , who was beginning to put on weight and let herself go . |
| 8 | So if you think about it a therapeutic group could certainly use suggestive therapy like hypnosis and my guess is that most successful groups like Alcoholics Anonymous or groups of people who wan na stop smoking or do slimming and things like that succeed for that reason , cos every member of the group reinforces every other member with a kind of group super ego and says look , you must n't smoke , you must n't drink , you must n't put on weight and it , it reinforces every individual 's erm super ego by means of identification with the shared value of the group and similarly reduces feelings of shame and guilt if the individual fails the group , cos next week when they come back they say oh dear , I 've put on five pounds , erm that they 're gon na feel bad about it because it offends against the ideal of the of the group if it 's Weight Watchers or something . |
| 9 | ‘ He is putting on weight and picking up his strength and can sit up on his own for a couple of seconds . |
| 10 | The action was brought in negligence and nuisance . |
| 11 | On the polar fringes warmer air brings in moisture and deposits it as hoar-frost , snow or rain . |
| 12 | It is of course penalty kicks at goal which slow down play and I would deal with them very drastically , as in these modern days they quite often determine the result of a match . |
| 13 | Determined to break down chauvinism and confront the prejudice and suspicion of the unknown , the organizations also diminished the economic barrier to foreign travel by establishing the novel concept of the now standard , fixed price ‘ all-in ’ holiday which presented a defined objective to be budgeted for over a year . |
| 14 | Such investments had a double purpose , for they could bring in income and provide a political bonus . |
| 15 | Major has already brought in change and more is in prospect . |
| 16 | Breaking down creed and colour , |
| 17 | We have covered around the edge of the punt with pipe insulation , which again cuts down noise and helps to preserve rod varnish . |
| 18 | Lining is a must except for sheers — and interlining recommended for insulating — both keeping in the heat and keeping out any cold air — cutting down noise and dirt absorption . |
| 19 | It helps to break down tension and get everything into proper perspective , ’ he explained later . |
| 20 | Does he agree that one of the best ways of breaking down violence and lessening the sectarian divide is to encourage enterprise and initiative ? |
| 21 | The evidence from European countries of attempts to implement these kinds of arrangements tends to support the view that while they help ease labour-management tensions they slow down decision-making and reduce management flexibility . |
| 22 | ‘ You 've got two alternatives , ’ the officer bellowed at them , 'either you stay up here and get gangrene — or you go down south and have your legs sliced off . ’ |
| 23 | With Waitrose down south and Sainsburys round the corner they have to . |
| 24 | Apparently this new method had been tried out down south and it seemed ideal for the temperamental Orkney climate because you harvested when it was green and then you put it in a pit and packed it with a tractor and then you left it until it turned black and rotted and then you cut it up in chunks and fed it to the cattle . |
| 25 | wedding down South and er took all the photographs |
| 26 | What was needed was something down home and businesslike . |
| 27 | He says yeah but then you come down home and like , they have to go visiting everybody . |
| 28 | They brought in management and er , I 've got , I 've got erm , I , I 'll show you a , a thing about it . |
| 29 | All hardcards come with a built in controller and software . |
| 30 | In contrast to most plants , they breathe in oxygen and give out carbon dioxide . |