Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] the [noun] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you live at any distance from medical help , or are not within easy reach of a telephone , it might be wise to add some ‘ activated charcoal ’ to the medicine cupboard , as it can slow down the absorption of poison . |
| 2 | The merger with the CBSI should slow down the fall in membership and thus the subscription base , though the eventual impact on reserves is hard to forecast . |
| 3 | John Houghton , director of the Meteorological Office and chair of the IPCC 's Working Group I , said that Thatcher 's programme , if repeated worldwide , would not stop the rise in temperatures , but would slow down the rate of increase . |
| 4 | Although the structure and powers of the new committee have yet to be decided , conservationists argue that the additional bureaucracy will slow down the process of designation , cost a lot of money , reduce the power of SNH and may result in designated sites losing their status . |
| 5 | A new drug which could slow down the onset of Aids in people infected with the HIV virus is undergoing trials in America . |
| 6 | It 's not a miracle cure , but it 's hoped American trials prove it can slow down the onset of Aids . |
| 7 | I can not emphasize enough the amount of care needed in this process , so if you are in any doubt about the outcome , do not attempt it . |
| 8 | We may consider rather the analogy of carpets being brought periodically into a shop for display and rolled out one by one on a pile . |
| 9 | You can track down the words of songwriters from books of librettos , record sleeves , or by playing their records or cassettes if you have a lot of time to spare . |
| 10 | Did he know exactly the kind of dilemma she found herself in ? |
| 11 | We shall never know exactly the sequence of events in St Pierre on that morning , but we can build up a fairly accurate picture from the physical evidence of the ruins , and the reports of eyewitnesses . |
| 12 | What a pity she did not discover that all she needed in the first place to remove the ‘ writer 's cramp ’ was to rest her right elbow on the table when writing instead of letting it hang over the edge without support ! |
| 13 | There is as noted above a real risk that the process will aggravate further the degree of imbalance that presently exists . |
| 14 | We must consider clearly the balance between health care provision in the national health service and health care provision in private nursing homes . |
| 15 | KEVIN Keegan has lodged a substantial bid for an unnamed player but wo n't tie up the deal in time for Saturday 's home game with Brighton . |
| 16 | This is good traditional practice but the teacher should consider carefully the type of question to be asked . |
| 17 | You can just count up the number of rooms that you 're planning to do , ca n't you ? |
| 18 | Later on in the day I wander up to Low Force with no boat and no-one except my girlfriend and the fish trying to swim and jump up the fall for company . |
| 19 | Doctors do not always act out the role of doctor , which confers the right to open a consultation , to ask personal questions about health , to instruct us to do things , and to close the interaction fairly summarily . |
| 20 | In the present chapter we shall consider mainly the relations between producers and institutions , and only in that context the question of direct formations . |
| 21 | One of the conditions of the original purchase from Wedgwood was that it could buy back the house for £1 if we had not completed the restoration within five years . |
| 22 | It 's not unknown to eventually track back the source of rumour and confusion to events at ‘ Grange Hill ’ . |
| 23 | If partnerships find the case proven they should consider how the tensions towards fragmentation might be reduced and how they might come to be a better understanding of the responsibilities and common commitments which are essential in any decentralised organisation . |
| 24 | It will also consider how the pay of schoolteachers might be more closely related to their performance , in line with the principles of the citizens charter . |
| 25 | I do n't know where the work of people like Dr. Briant is leading us . |
| 26 | I also had to let people know where the line of acceptability is drawn . |
| 27 | British Rail should consider again the arguments for electrification of the midland main line . |
| 28 | What does darkness mean to you , and what powers can you call upon to see and know when the light of day has gone ? |
| 29 | The first is to just describe briefly the sort of range of offences committed by people who happen |
| 30 | By all means let them help you think through the objectives of appraisal and offer forms , cards and folders for documentation purposes . |