Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv prt] [adj] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ellen forgot herself so far as to sit down plump on the bed . |
| 2 | Dealing with people came naturally and was in many ways the most important part of the job , but there was more that could come only with experience , and Charles was there to pass on some of the things he had learned over thirty-three years , some of them the hard way . |
| 3 | It 's a good idea to write down all of the incidents concerning your boss which you believe to be unfair . |
| 4 | The other part of your homework I 've given you to do , is to write down all of the intervals that you can possibly have . |
| 5 | One of the simplest things to do is to work off some of the tension by walking to the interview if at all possible . |
| 6 | Still , as long as you 're not thinking about makin' me your fancy piece , I 'll do me best to stand up brave to the world . ’ |
| 7 | However , because some aspects of United Kingdom law were somewhat vague and ill-defined ( for example , the meaning of fair-dealing ) it was decided to tighten up some of the exceptions to copyright infringement , the necessary changes to the 1988 Act being made by the Copyright ( Computer Programs ) Regulations 1992 . |
| 8 | Firstly , it would be impossible to try out many of the gases and solvents ‘ blind ’ because they have a powerful smell — the patient would know what was being tested . |
| 9 | After the lecture was over , groups were formed to try out some of the techniques Luke had discussed . |
| 10 | The 32-strong Skills Audit Team , recruited to find out all about the skills and work experience of the people living in the eastern district of the town , met for the last time yesterday at the end of a ten-week project . |
| 11 | Well , yes , I want to find out some about the history of Kuwait . |
| 12 | We have to work out some of the things that happened to Julie — and what her thoughts and feelings were . |
| 13 | So if some of them are known , you can use the equations to work out some of the others . |
| 14 | And to work out any of the volt or |
| 15 | It was academic in any case , because the man reversed the automatic and used the butt to punch out one of the panes . |
| 16 | Not only may some modern novelists display at least some of their methods , but it would appear that even the hardest of natural scientists fail to spell out all of the procedures which they follow in their research , indeed that they are sometimes unable to do so ( Mulkay 1979 ) . |
| 17 | Despite frequent calls for the profligate spending on agriculture to be reined in , the CAP continues to absorb around two-thirds of the EEC budget . |
| 18 | Fortunately , in this series of articles we will use more conventional maps to set us on the treasure trail , because it is my belief that correctly interpreted , the Ordnance Survey maps of the British Isles already contain most of the information necessary to track down some of the treasures that time has so cunningly concealed ! |
| 19 | Talking at all above the screech of the wind was difficult and he had to make his explanation short : ‘ Mariana , the men running this coup set up roadblocks this morning to pick up any of the Government trying to get into Belpan City . |
| 20 | A lever was sent for , and Harry himself was required to open up one of the barrels filled some days before . |
| 21 | has revealed plans to open up more of the VHF radio band for broadcasting . |
| 22 | Right now the first job that we want you to do is to help us to sort out some of the things . |
| 23 | McLuhan was enormously popular and apparently influential only a few years ago , since when it has been commonplace to pick out many of the absurdities and contradictions of his thought . |
| 24 | It is expected to rule out many of the recommendations of the trade and industry select committee . |
| 25 | By using the relatively new and rather powerful transactions cost analytical approach , combined with conventional and radical approaches within organisation theory , and insights from the sociology of work , combined with the results from recent empirical work on the introduction of new technology , the intention is to set out some of the possibilities and choices about the use of new technology at work , indicating the different pay-offs to particular groups , and suggesting that the outcomes in specific cases will depend not just on the technology itself but on the strategy and power of the various interested parties . |
| 26 | ‘ If we have another couple of the big shires , they should be able to paddle down enough of the snow for the rest to follow on foot . ’ |
| 27 | Its offices will be among those to look over one of the site 's ornamental canals presently being worked on . |
| 28 | Just as I was put through to you I had the idea of reaching out to take one of these pencils and to tear off one of the canvass-returns as a notepad . |
| 29 | It is becoming a tradition in our family ( extended by friends ) to do a fairly long walk between Christmas and the New Year , to walk off some of the effects of the turkey and tone up the system for the usual see-the-New- Year-in celebrations . |
| 30 | Governments begin to slough off some of the wealth in taxes to ameliorate the conditions of the poor and provide public amenities for their citizens . |