Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] [v-ing] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We believe that at least partial answers to these questions will emerge later in this book — we shall certainly return to them — but a few brief comments are worth setting down before closing the present chapter . |
| 2 | The circumstances in which a break with the past and the need for a fresh start come about vary from country to country , but in almost every case in modern times countries have a Constitution for the very simple and elementary reason that they wanted , for some reason , to begin again and so they put down in writing the main outline , at least , of their proposed system of government . |
| 3 | Keen to integrate the building into everyday life , he has made a diagonal route through it to encourage its use as a short-cut , and has redesigned the square outside , down to recreating the original pattern of Roman paving . |
| 4 | But we almost got down to saying the other day that probably need to have an action plan or a structure for the pre-meeting as well . |
| 5 | Creating a country-style look in your home is not just down to selecting the appropriate paint colours and fabrics . |
| 6 | McGeechan puts that down to identifying the likely lads early and raising their sights to higher planes . |
| 7 | Too many women have been brain-washed for centuries in to accepting the old saying : 'A son 's a son till he gets him a wife , but a daughter 's a daughter all her life . ’ |
| 8 | Hardy was a hot favourite before the fight and did not let a sell-out crowd down by producing the expected victory . |
| 9 | Notification of an address change can be down by returning the original Certificate of Registration with a note of any change to the Aircraft Registration Section — and there is no charge for an amended certificate . |
| 10 | Plucky ‘ Wendy 's a plucky kid , and we could n't let her down by giving the wrong vibes . |
| 11 | The engineer gets in by unbolting the top plate . |
| 12 | we 're gon na have to go through the exercise you 've been through of identifying the right ponds . |
| 13 | Proposals on these key determinants range from targets to improve overall literacy , employment , and housing through to describing the unequal health impact of the physical environment on different social groups . |
| 14 | She told me off for doing the wrong colour there . |
| 15 | The trio are said to have run off after punching the glass-framed painting , House and the Vessel by Canadian artist Elaine Kowalsky , who is exhibiting her work in Liverpool for the first time , at a private viewing at the Merkmal Gallery , Faulkner Street , Toxteth . |
| 16 | If every drop of water was drained off after closing the main stop cock , three could be no dreaded flood . |
| 17 | CHAIN sets ON ERROR OFF before chaining the specified program . |
| 18 | Luke broke off without completing the shocked question , the appalled look in his eyes gradually giving way to contrition as he stared at her . |
| 19 | It is possible to make one person better off without making the other person worse off . |
| 20 | The coloured transparent stones could all be shown off by using the old technique of rubbing and polishing . |
| 21 | A pisteur outdid them on his day off by skiing the top section of the mountain nonstop all day and notching up at least 130,000 vertical . |
| 22 | A large number of the buyers ' pigs died from an infection , E. Coli , triggered off by eating the mouldy pig nuts . |
| 23 | So with me it started off by taking the top strings off and playing bass . |
| 24 | The Government must get on with addressing the long-term solutions . |
| 25 | Waving to him , Mungo got on with sanding the unfinished side of the gate . |
| 26 | I 'd like you , Sergeant , to get on with organising the usual routine . |
| 27 | He wanted men to go on with living the good life . |
| 28 | Elsa and Vernon can get on with checking the endocrine levels this morning , and that will leave young Isaacs to monitor today 's stuff . |
| 29 | Because he 's European , he 's bald and the opposite of everything Kirk was and he 's always so messed up about making the right decision … ’ |
| 30 | I came to cheer myself up after finding the cold store broken into . |