Example sentences of "[noun sg] cut [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is near enough for his bulk to cut out the reflection of the sky and so his own reflection does not reproduce his colours but allows us to see into the water . |
| 2 | TRANSPORT links in Livingston are to come under scrutiny in a bid to cut down the number of cars on the roads . |
| 3 | You could even get an off-line-reader to cut down the phone bills to hardly anything . |
| 4 | In Earls Court in 1966 , before the days of good acoustic panels , we draped silk parachutes from the roof in an attempt to cut down the echo ; nowadays technology helps ! |
| 5 | Use the axe to cut out the feeling of obligation . |
| 6 | We need your help to cut short the troubles that will follow . ’ |
| 7 | Madame cut short the protest . |
| 8 | For a subtle effect with lighting in the evenings , install low-voltage lights in your alcove , and use perforated hardboard to cut out the arch shape . |
| 9 | It turned out that Cedric was getting rather a lot of meat and I drew up a little chart cutting down the protein and adding extra carbohydrates . |
| 10 | This is because the carbon monoxide content of cigarette smoke cuts down the amount of oxygen in the blood and accordingly the heart has to work harder yet it is getting less oxygen . |
| 11 | A most unforeseen occurrence cut short the Revd Dr William Dodd 's participation in this crusade when , a few years after he wrote his Account , he was charged with the capital offence of forgery . |
| 12 | In any case , the darkness and the Balaclava cut down the risk of recognition . |
| 13 | Two Interim reports were published in January 1931 which further developed the principles , but economic retrenchment cut back the work . |
| 14 | When the wood is dry , use chisel and mallet to cut away the rotten , crumbling material until sound wood is encountered . |
| 15 | Most importantly for Lear , lithography cut out the need for , and the expense of , the middlemen or professional draughtsmen , who all too often destroyed the artistry of a drawing by their clinical interpretation . |
| 16 | I passed an old man cutting back the undergrowth with a rusty scythe . |
| 17 | Well I 've seen er the it 's receiving er message and suddenly the message cutting out the sea going right over the aerial . |
| 18 | I usually park in Newgate Street , but when feeling unwell have occasionally parked on this road to cut down the walking . |
| 19 | Photographs can be taken and scanned to produce pictures , but a video camera cuts out the photographic process and allows real-life images to be included in documents at no cost other than the initial outlay . |
| 20 | The Looe historian , Bond , related that a townsman who climbed a ladder to cut up the whalemeat fell into the corpse and narrowly escaped death by suffocation . |
| 21 | It 's the only way to cut down the traffic . |
| 22 | The ability to cut down the distance signals travel by reducing the size of the computer is limited by the amount of heat the components generate ; a computer that is too small will get too hot . |
| 23 | Not all alternatives are looked at , rather those most familiar to decision-makers or deviating least from existing practice are examined first , in order to cut down the information and transition costs associated with more radical changes . |
| 24 | Whether a guillotine has been imposed or not , the Speaker has the power to select and group amendments in order to cut down the number and to confine debate to the salient points , but even with this power of Speaker 's selection , a guillotine may mean that blocks of amendments are never reached . |
| 25 | Instead of hunting all over the sky , the pilots concentrated on one scatter of targets and spiralled down through them , turning tightly in order to cut down the risk of collision . |
| 26 | Walking scenes at full length required stop-motion , and for this an exact replica , 2 feet ( 29cm ) tall , was constructed — twice the normal size of small-scale models because of the detail required in order to cut together the full-size and small-scale model shots . |
| 27 | It 's the only good thing to come from this threat to cut down the forest . |
| 28 | This was not a time to cut back the resources of the department which deals with the most acute form of social need , but a time to expand , provide more personnel , more finance , and more expertise . |