Example sentences of "[verb] a low [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He ran , neither weaving nor ducking , unarmed and apparently panicked , across the face of the meadow towards the treeline , leaping a low bush , hearing shots . |
| 2 | Finally , Oxford City Council are launching a low alcohol week today to encourage people to drink less ; alcohol-free tasting sessions at a local community centre coincide with a new balanced alcohol strategy campaign . |
| 3 | Both studies cast doubt on individuals ' awareness of tax changes and therefore suggest a low labour response . |
| 4 | Neighbourhood Energy Action is a national charity and has helped to promote over 450 Community Insulation Projects which provide a low cost draughtproofing service to pensioners and others on low incomes . |
| 5 | Firstly , if , as they have been , house sales are still sticking when you come to sell , you may have to accept a lower price than you had hoped to get ( although , of course , you may also be able to buy your new property more cheaply ) . |
| 6 | As Guildsoft puts it ‘ You ca n't ask your current users to accept a lower standard of service than users of other products that you 're trying to attract ! ’ |
| 7 | From the outset , Nigeria and Iran sought quota improvements and in the late 1980s there arose some aggrieved discussion of the UAE 's insistence on setting its own unilateral quota ( 1.5 million as against the 0.948 set by the Vienna conference in 1987 ) and vehement debate with both Iraq and Iran , neither of which was willing to accept a lower quota than the other 's . |
| 8 | Bankers close to the deal say that Morgan Stanley was forced reluctantly to accept a lower commission structure because Italy was being offered this by other banks competing for the business . |
| 9 | There is ample evidence that tied cottages have been used oppressively by farmers in the past in order , for example , to strangle incipient trade unionism in the countryside , bit except in a small minority of cases it is no longer used as an oppressive weapon of petty political domination : rather it is the carrot which will tempt the farm worker to accept a low wage . |
| 10 | Many d-i-y jobs around the home require you to stand on something so you can reach higher , for instance when changing a light bulb or painting a low ceiling . |
| 11 | A striking modern bronze horse occupied a low table . |
| 12 | Admittedly , one has to stoop down to smell a low shrub , but that is not such a problem for most of us as it is to struggle through to the middle of a bed . |
| 13 | Thus , the recession made carpet purchasing a lower priority matter for those who already had carpets and the attitude was to make them last longer . |
| 14 | Keeping a low blood cholesterol level is just one reason to follow these simple guidelines for a healthy diet : |
| 15 | This week in Georgia he has been keeping a low profile , wrapped up in his own game plan , which is how he best enjoys life , it seems . |
| 16 | Despite regular clashes between the leading figures in AT and VPE , Lalonde and Fernex , Lalonde is keeping a low profile . |
| 17 | Other locals were yesterday keeping a low profile , preserving the privacy requested by the couple . |
| 18 | Mrs Croll , Registrar in the Highland village for 24 years , was keeping a low profile . |
| 19 | The hostile Conservative press environment into which the nationalised organisations were born , and the unusually vituperative and irresponsible anti-nationalisation tone of Churchill 's parliamentary opposition , also strengthened their preferences for keeping a low profile politically . |
| 20 | Sun is believed to be keeping a low profile on the suit lest it catch flak for restricting the clone trade . |
| 21 | So keeping a low profile avoids getting embroiled in political controversy , which is the proper province of the elected Diet . |
| 22 | You might think that anyone connected with Polly Peck would be keeping a low profile these days . |
| 23 | Large conspicuous wooden figures , Dotty and Dolly , and beneath their knees skulked little Alix Doddridge , creeping quietly , smiling obsequiously , keeping a low profile , longing to be ordinary , longing with such passion to be unnoticed , to be accepted , to be one of the crowd , not Dotty 's Daughter , with all that that implied . |
| 24 | With police apparently keeping a low profile , the violence intensified during the night . |
| 25 | Tonight Jamie Robertson , the man at the centre of the row , is keeping a low profile . |
| 26 | There is provision for Member States to pay compensatory allowances at a higher rate under Article 15 where improvement or maintenance ‘ of the natural landscape ’ is important ( e.g. farmers keeping a lower stocking density for nature conservation reasons ) . |
| 27 | Can you see the the range of price , but also obviously pizzas and command a lower price than things on an a la carte menu . |
| 28 | " They have a first class officer who has leant over backwards to establish a low profile in dealing with immigrants . " |
| 29 | It rolled towards them and beyond it , grey and obscure on the horizon , rose a low island . |
| 30 | Where liability is admitted , or it is acknowledged that liability is likely to be established , then it may be sensible to try and agree an interim payment because it will probably be possible to secure a lower sum in interim damages than would be awarded by the Court if matters were so to proceed . |