Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] [noun sg] of the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or tearing down part of the prison ? |
| 2 | Similarly in Britain , a party can win several thousand votes in each constituency yet not come out top of the poll in any ; in consequence , it amasses a large popular vote but no seats in Parliament . |
| 3 | British Rail could win back part of the record damages paid to a widow after her husband died from an asbestos-related disease . |
| 4 | The Burtons let off part of the house and lived in the rest . |
| 5 | Some sixty-five million years ago this seemingly endless sedate marine activity was abruptly halted when earth movements lifted up part of the sea-bed to form the continental land mass . |
| 6 | According to Soviet sources , however , the US side had softened its previous position that Najibullah would have to be removed from power before elections could be held , and was now considering a compromise under which he would remain President but would give up control of the military , the security police and the media to non-partisan bodies . |
| 7 | Though he 's handed down management of the firm to his daughter Margaret , Cyril still spends each morning making sandwiches at the back of the shop … then it 's off to the bakery in nearby Wanborough in the afternoon . |
| 8 | This field is situated at the edge of the Zechstein salt basin and thin beds of halite extend over part of the structure . |
| 9 | The United States officially handed over control of the relief operation in Somalia to the United Nations . |
| 10 | On Dec. 6 Ershad was forced to relinquish power and handed over control of the government to Chief Justice Shehabuddin Ahmed who had been nominated as Acting President by the main opposition alliances . |
| 11 | Sun and ICL say they are there to ‘ endorse ’ HyperSparc , though neither rules out use of the part in future system plans . |
| 12 | The disclosures come at a time when there are three known bids by senior civil servants to buy out part of the Crown Suppliers when it is privatised next year . |
| 13 | In the Euro-elections of June 1989 the Tories were wiped out north of the border . |
| 14 | The pessimists feared the Conservatives ' nine seats could even be wiped out north of the border . |
| 15 | We and our daily rhythms can respond to bright light and an appropriate use of this may become part of our armoury for speeding up adjustment of the body clock after a time-zone transition . |
| 16 | " I Charles Gillingham Hamilton M.A. of Stockport in the Borough of Stockport and County of Chester , Clerk , a Clergyman of the Church of England , in priest 's orders and a Graduate of the University of Dublin declare that I will discharge always to the best of my ability the duties of Headmaster of the Stockport Grammar and Free School , and that in case I shall he removed from my Office I will thereupon relinquish all claim to the Office and its future emoluments and I will deliver up possession of the School and my residence to the Trustees and that it shall be lawful for them in the same case without ejectment or other legal process to take possession of my residence and remove myself and my effects therefrom . " |
| 17 | The physical act of training breaks down part of the muscle exercised , and it is during the next 24–72 hours that the muscles recover and begin to grow . |
| 18 | Part delivery to the buyer does not prevent the remainder being stopped in transit unless the part delivery is made under such circumstances as to show an agreement to give up possession of the whole of the goods . |
| 19 | The air force general leading the mutineers refused to give up control of the base even as the seige of Makati ended . |
| 20 | The air force general leading the mutineers refused to give up control of the base even as the seige of Makati ended . |
| 21 | Inside the first , they came across Bob Merryfield , chief ghillie , sorting out part of the day 's bag . |
| 22 | His back window was starred where the bullet had entered so he knocked out part of the pane to give clear vision as he feared the car might be followed by other gunmen . |
| 23 | In 1816 – 18 the second Marquess of Bute had the courtyard cleared of vegetation and rubble , and in 1871 – 79 the third Marquess cleared out the moat and engaged the architect William Burges to carry out restoration of the masonry . |
| 24 | The vicar conducting the service , who 's also a family friend , read out part of the coroner 's judgement . |
| 25 | I could just make out part of the stonework , though most of it was under water . |
| 26 | Now the 37-year-old Liverpudlian is preparing for the sell out run of the stage play Alfie at Bolton 's Octagon Theatre . |
| 27 | All I do I got out sort of the sort of about eight thirty and then I , I 'd work to about half three and all I 'd wan na do is , we , we 'd fucking , we 'd set up the cable then we 'd all sit down and do nothing while the old erm , the M O D people had obviously it , and then they tell us to take it down and move it and we move it and set it up again , its like out of a , out of a seven hour day , we 'd only work about three or four , like here . |
| 28 | Military pressure on Mr Gorbachev to find a quick way of ending the war stems from a bigger worry : that , by letting America take over conduct of the war , the Soviet Union will see its influence suffer in the region , especially if American troops stay on once the fighting is over . |
| 29 | Erm if you recall in our managements ' erm in our discussions when I presented the last the last minutes of the er s the subcommittee which has purchased the ground , we agreed to erm co er co-work with two other two of the clubs sports clubs to establish a management committee , which we would then hope would take over management of the ground from the parish council . |
| 30 | He pulled off part of the officer 's jumper and pulled it tightly across the back of his neck . |