Example sentences of "[adj] grow [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some are difficult to grow under cultivation because of their natural habitat 's different climatic , soil or aspect requirements , but some grow like the weeds they often are in their native land . |
| 2 | After a violent struggle this grew to a membership of around a hundred within three years . |
| 3 | This grew with the coming to power of de Gaulle and the personal understanding he was able to reach with Adenauer . |
| 4 | This grew with the realization that deep chemical weathering would be the norm in many tropical areas and that many temperate areas included tor-like residuals which were a remnant from times when climatic conditions were warmer and wetter . |
| 5 | Some grew to a length of two metres and were armed with immense pincers with which they seized smaller creatures . |
| 6 | This is a very attractive , delicate-looking plant , but fairly easy to grow in the aquarium . |
| 7 | However , it is quite easy to grow in the plant community tank . |
| 8 | It is usual to grow on the cuttings for a year so that the stock stems become somewhat thicker than a pencil but rather less so than your little finger . |
| 9 | From the centre of the plant flower buds develop , and these grow to the water surface and blossom . |
| 10 | These grow in a rosette borne on a thick , cylindrical , horizontal rootstock . |
| 11 | But tree warden Christine Darter felt nothing was likely to grow on the banks because they were heavily shaded by overhanging trees . |
| 12 | A child who is continually told it has low status is likely to grow into a low-status adult . |
| 13 | A cross-bred puppy with large feet is likely to grow into a big dog . |
| 14 | Irina 's brother was a member of the Navy Board , and he must have taken pleasure in sowing any seed which was likely to grow into a further barrier between father and son . |
| 15 | They are , he adds , in a prime site , and its importance is likely to grow with the development of the nearby King 's Cross Channel Tunnel terminal . |
| 16 | Credit business to both the personal and corporate sector ( but especially the former ) are likely to grow in the future , providing substantial opportunities for Finance Houses ( see Chapter 13 ) . |
| 17 | Certainly , there is precious little evidence that a ‘ new left coalition ’ ( whatever that might be ) is likely to grow from a freshly tilled PR seedbed . |
| 18 | One of these grows to a length of about 60 centimetres . |
| 19 | Isolated colonies of algae and bryozoans became established on the upper parts of the submarine slope in the Z1 Carbonate , and these grew above the level of the surrounding carbonate muds to form patch reefs . |
| 20 | If the payout ratio is constant , then earnings , dividends and the share price all grow at the same rate g , so g in ( 6.28 ) is also equal to the rate of capital gains . |
| 21 | so he went back and he says er , oh he says er he says oh dear like , he says well carry on he says I 'll have to take the door off , so he says can you give a hand to hold it , cos he had to cut er this er like and all grown at the bottom of the door you know with |
| 22 | The Yacht Division expects Tri-Lux II to grow into a product with sales worth $2–3 million a year . |
| 23 | They were all grafted on and they 're all growing on the same tree . |
| 24 | The earth was soft and crumbling , with a scattering of the weeds that are found in cultivated fields — fumitory , charlock , pimpernel and mayweed , all growing in the green gloom under the bean leaves . |
| 25 | Many grew to an impressive size . |
| 26 | In the same way , as the enormous empire of Alexander the Great grew in the wake of conquests made during his short reign ( 336–323 BC ) , many mints were set up , all using the same designs . |
| 27 | Similarly , any carrot is going to do you some good , but those grown without the aid of pesticides could be said to do you even more good — the extra glow imparted by this thought naturally infuses a carrot salad . |
| 28 | The vines surround the village on all sides , but those grown on the highest slopes , on either side of the D10 to the west of Ambonnay , are by far the most successful ; on the plain , either side of the D9 , the vineyards are noticeably inferior . |
| 29 | It 's odd to see how much smaller the trees clinging to the cliff face which are exposed to the salty winds off the sea are compared to those growing in the more sheltered woodland later in the walk . |
| 30 | That had held me back from being able to grow into a woman really . |