Example sentences of "[adv prt] [det] of the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it did break down some of the unbearable tension that had been building . |
| 2 | As the first few overdubs are brought in much of the original idea can disappear . |
| 3 | Now though the present owners are re-building the house and plan to pull down all of the existing part . |
| 4 | She turned to see Sendei gulping down more of the pink drink . |
| 5 | The value of A 2 will tell us whether or not the size of the polymer coil , which is dissolved in a particular solvent , will be perturbed or expanded over that of the unperturbed state , but the extent of this expansion is best estimated by calculating the expansion factor α . |
| 6 | The solution was to take over some of the unconverted part of the attic . |
| 7 | L'Auberge expanded , necessitating the employment of Arnold , a young chef who took over most of the day-to-day running of the kitchen , and Olive , a restaurant manageress who , like almost all the waitresses , lived locally and had been trained on the job by George . |
| 8 | Frequent Bolovian references ( drawings , some rhymes , and much Bolovian dogma ) show that in the period 1927–30 Eliot found this a valuable way of letting off some of the emotional steam generated by his conversion ; serious discussions of theology are juxtaposed in this correspondence with ridiculous accounts of Bolovian religious practice , one letter dated according to the day of St Cecilia , another according to that of St Gumbolumbo . |
| 9 | To lose weight the intake of calories from the diet must be less than required — so that the shortfall is made up by burning off some of the excess weight , which is mainly , fatty tissue deposits . |
| 10 | Besides those I have mentioned others present included Mr and Mrs Panagiotis Lemos , she was one of the hardworking joint Chairmen of the evening with Baronne Jacques de Mandat-Grancey ; Lady Russell , who was the honorary Present ; her daughter Lady Boothby , who showed off some of the lovely jewellery that was auctioned ; Mrs Anastasios Nomikos , who was Vice President , the Countess of Lichfield , . |
| 11 | These exercise their antimicrobial powers against a wide variety of different bacteria and when given for , say , a sore throat , will also kill off many of the normal commensal organisms in the intestine ( which is why a lot of people develop diarrhoea when taking antibiotics ) , and will also destroy the normal bacterial flora in the vagina . |
| 12 | This will go towards paying off most of the senior debt , said Tinley , which currently stands at $67m . |
| 13 | Checking of word structure may be achieved by looking up each of the possible character combinations in a list of words . |
| 14 | But America has always wanted Israel to give up some of the occupied territory , and has grown keener since the start of a desperate revolt by the occupied people . |
| 15 | The idea is to mop up some of the surplus spending power that is causing inflation . |
| 16 | Walpole , who had kept his hands almost clean , began the task of rebuilding , a task that was possible only with the cooperation of the Bank of England and the East India Company in taking up some of the over-issued stock . |
| 17 | THOSE Millwall fans who did n't manage to rip up a piece of turf during the chaotic farewell scenes at The Den the other week will be glad to know they 'll have the chance to pick up some of the sacred turf next week in a special auction . |
| 18 | There are fears that the raiders might break up some of the unmistakable jewellery rather than risk trying to sell it . |
| 19 | Peter Vandome and his colleagues ( 1973 ) neatly sum up some of the pernicious side effects of competitive assessment at college level : |
| 20 | While the middle single coil on the EG-2 is of regular design , the single coils on the EG-1 are designed especially to keep the noise down , and presumably also to emulate Gibson 's P-90 in picking up more of the vibrating string , thanks to some added width . |
| 21 | In fact it may be a good idea to introduce a large catfish , for example , and one of the suckermouth catfish , like Hypostomus to clean up any of the uneaten food that finds its way to the bottom of the tank . |
| 22 | Moreover , the car is hideously noisy with the hood up , and it has the effect of filtering out some of the nice engine sounds and replacing them with rattles from the differential , whines from the gearbox and banging from the suspension . |
| 23 | Indoors , though , ordinary window glass generally filters out some of the UV content of sunlight , and the author has never experienced any difficulties of daylight interfering with end results . |
| 24 | The former Wimbledon striker said : ‘ We 've got to start digging in and dish out some of the rough stuff . |
| 25 | A MAN who carried out some of the early development work on the gaseous diffusion and centrifuge technology at Capenhurst has retired after 37 years at the plant . |
| 26 | For holly ribbon , thinly roll out some of the burgundy icing and cut out small holly leaf shapes . |
| 27 | I dug out some of the wet land and a local man put down a crushed stone track in four days , so we can now drive from the main road almost to the front door . |
| 28 | This could make one gram of tritium in half a day and as a byproduct give back some of the electrical power — one megawatt — from the fusion processes involved . |
| 29 | But with the interest bill now well over £600m a year , it is surely now getting to the stage where there is some doubt whether revenue will be sufficient to cover running costs and pay back some of the monumental debt . |
| 30 | For the filling , coarsely grate the cheeses , add the flour and baking powder , then gradually stir in the mint and beaten eggs until you have a stiffish paste ( keep back some of the beaten egg if the mixture becomes too runny ) . |