Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] the paper " in BNC.
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| 1 | Susan laid down the paper she had been reading , and with one gloved hand made a little peep-hole on the steamy window of the railway carriage . |
| 2 | Remove from oven , after 5 minutes turn out on a rack to cool ; peel off the paper . |
| 3 | Turn the cooked sponge on to this and carefully peel off the paper . |
| 4 | Once cooled , peel off the paper carefully and fix the ‘ glass ’ windscreen on to the boat , securing on with royal icing . |
| 5 | ‘ What have we here ? ’ their father asked , leaning down and picking up the paper bag . |
| 6 | The grammar school boy did n't have Neville 's sophistication , Greer 's polemic talents , or Widgery 's politics , but he had a grasp of the new generation picking up the paper , and , as he was conclusively to demonstrate in the 1970s , he had a great talent for making money , a loyalty to his friends — and talent for paying bills , eventually . |
| 7 | Measure for measure , the paper is more expensive than if you were to buy full sheets and cut up the paper yourself , but pochettes are good when you want to try different weights or colours without paying for full sheets . |
| 8 | Smoothing out the paper , she crouched down . |
| 9 | Smoothing out the paper he stood staring at it , reading it over and over again , all the while drumming his fingers agitatedly on the grams phone top . |
| 10 | With a trembling hand I turned over the paper which was face down . |
| 11 | At this stage the author uses the light box to see through the paper , and by turning over the paper it is possible to drawn in with pencil on the reverse , a rough copper track layout which will link up the components in accordance with the circuit diagram . |
| 12 | Ward opened up the paper to reveal two tiny clay figures interlocked , the woman with her head bent over the man 's huge phallic erection . |
| 13 | He screwed up the paper and threw it on the kitchen table . |
| 14 | Open up the paper . |
| 15 | The police were called , after which Bradley started to tear up the paper bags which were on the counter . |
| 16 | After a minute or so , when she felt stronger , she opened out the paper and stared down at the message printed there . |
| 17 | She ripped out the paper and put in a fresh sheet . |
| 18 | After arriving at the quantity of paper needed ( allowing for wastage ) I would descend to the cellar , bring up the paper , and cut it to size on our huge hand-powered guillotine whilst the two others would be hand-setting the copy handed them by me on a clip , for their guidance . |
| 19 | I pick up the paper and think about my father 's Social Security card sitting on my desk at home . |
| 20 | And pick up the paper and read the ‘ Obits ’ |
| 21 | 3 Draw up the paper or foil around the fillets , then fold and crimp edges to seal . |
| 22 | ’ Tam folded back the paper and pointed to the banner headline . |
| 23 | The management had a choice of throwing out the canteen manager or bringing out the paper . |
| 24 | I do n't paint from dark to light or light to dark in any special sequence , but as my eyes flit over the paper I add bits of colour here and there . |
| 25 | Philip pulled off the paper . |
| 26 | Excited , Della pulled off the paper . |
| 27 | Roll up the paper , bit or curare on the pencil point . |
| 28 | The Art Newspaper is delighted to be one of this year 's winners and will use the award to build up the paper 's archive . |
| 29 | It may also be a good option if you purchase materials as a group ; you can then share out the paper , cut to size as required . |
| 30 | I tend to paint very quickly , so the paint is always rather damp as I flit round the paper , putting a colour here and one there , and at first it all looks a bit of a jumble . |