Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [det] a high [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's no better inspiration for shrugging off slothfulness than Glen Shiel , which rewards with such a high score of tops and something worthwhile to brag about to those who spent Saturday and Sunday vacuuming the car with a cordless hoover . |
| 2 | Try to keep the fried foods to a minimum , though unlike Western-style frying , it 's done at such a high temperature and so quickly that little fat actually penetrates the food . |
| 3 | MPs described the payment as ‘ monstrous ’ , ‘ farcical ’ and ‘ disgraceful ’ , but the appointment showed an official acceptance of headhunting as the only practical solution to recruiting at such a high level , and an acknowledgement that top-quality executive talent was worth paying for . |
| 4 | Thanks also to Lynn Inglis and her team for the many newsletters they produced to such a high standard . |
| 5 | With the introduction of more complex automated machinery , the difficulties posed by such a high level of demarcation became worse , and management attempted to negotiate an arrangement whereby maintenance crafts would be grouped into two broad areas — mechanical and electrical — with the understanding that demarcation within each group would be minimised . |
| 6 | Signs in use for many referents reflect one or two of these properties , and thus we should not be surprised that comparisons of sign lists result in such a high degree of similarity , as the appearance , movement , and use of an object can be expected to be similar across different cultures . |
| 7 | But wage negotiations are very rarely conducted at such a high level of aggregation : wage bargaining is a fragmented , decentralized process . |
| 8 | ( Of course , not all of us can , or need to , sew at such a high speed , John ! ) |
| 9 | The big question is whether it 's export offensive can be maintained at such a high level . |
| 10 | He may well , though , have had a magnetic side to his personality , to be able to rise to such a high position in opposition circles . |