Example sentences of "[adv] the carbon [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Luckily the carbon dioxide stopped the bleeding , 1,400 coins smothered the blaze and the three youths were detained by five yards of sticking plaster and a lead poultice . |
| 2 | These later die and so the carbon dioxide eventually finds its way to the sea floor as sediment . |
| 3 | There have always been fires on Earth , from volcanoes and lightning ; and when a plant is burnt it gives out only the carbon dioxide that it itself has taken up in life , so the net effect of burning biomass , at least on atmospheric CO 2 , is probably zero . |
| 4 | Now the carbon dioxide formed can react with more carbon to form car more carbon monoxide . |
| 5 | Its estimates are based on studies of climate conditions 65,000 years ago , when the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere was similar to that predicted for the year 2000 . |