Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun sg] [vb base] [adv prt] the " in BNC.

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1 At the end of the bridleway continue along the path which leads to Heron Pike ( 1.5 miles ) , Greatrigg Mann ( 1.5 miles ) , and eventually Fairfield ( 1 mile ) .
2 Further to the question from my right hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham , Sparkbrook ( Mr. Hattersley ) , and given the obvious confusion among Ministers about the implications of their electoral promises for the future level of value added tax , can the Leader of the House conjure up the actual figure for value added tax when his Government came to office in June 1979 , and the level now as they go out of office ?
3 Patrick Field saw two rasping shots from the edge of the box go over the bar .
4 Antennas around the top of the ship pick up the radar signals and a computer works out details such as their frequency , the type of modulation and the intervals between pulses .
5 A few letters and edited sections of four interviews with the artist make up the rest of the volume which has some interesting illustrations reproducing photographs of the artist and friends .
6 All the leaves that fall into the pond congregate around the loosened wire for me to collect up in a simple once daily netting session .
7 The criterion is the number of years before the pre-tax cash receipts from the project pay back the capital invested .
8 When the onboard tuner is activated in this way the guitar signal is instantly muted , avoiding the need for the player to bend down to the tuner switch on the unit , or re-patch the guitar lead .
9 Encapsulated in their nose-to-tail cars , stranded drivers read papers , picked their noses and talked to themselves , resigned to the rush-hour wait along the Chiswick High Road .
10 Kolchinsky lowered him carefully to the floor then flicked on the intercom switch on the desk .
11 To find each new point on the graph move up the " day " line until you are level with the correct number of kg for that day .
12 They can go on the hippy trail up the coast — that 's something I have missed out on .
13 Not only that , but continuous 124 mph winds surging around the planet whip up the ochre soil high into the atmosphere , turning the sky pink , virtually obscuring the already wan sunlight .
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