Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] it [adv] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
Previous page Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 31 | Its declared aim was to preserve a family name by attaching it perpetually to an estate that passed undivided to a single heir . |
| 32 | But social risk can be reduced by spreading it thinly across a large number of people . |
| 33 | In a broadcast on Radio Russia on March 15 he complained that the real purpose of the referendum was to " gain support for the present leadership " , adding : " The aim is to preserve the imperial , unitary state of the union , to preserve the system by renewing it just on the surface . " |
| 34 | Keep the tip of the branch upright by tying it securely to a firmly positioned cane . |
| 35 | We have been impressed by the evidence we have received that this gave an inadequate account of the English language by treating it virtually as a branch of Latin , and constructing a rigid prescriptive code rather than a dynamic description of language in use . |
| 36 | When the food was cooked , or the teapot filled , it could be kept hot by standing it further along the hob , and frequently the top of the little stove was filled with a variety of utensils each giving off a rich aroma , for Mrs Curdle was a great cook . |
| 37 | Remove any existing weather bar by prising it away with an old chisel |
| 38 | In Saussure 's theory we identify and attach meaning to an individual word in a sequence by placing it mentally against the background of other words , not present in the sequence , which are both similar and different to it . |
| 39 | Join the lining to the blind at hemline by placing it centrally over the blind fabric with right sides facing and bottom raw edges level . |
| 40 | This technique involves spreading out the pastel dust with a tissue as an exceptionally thin film into which delicate variations can then be introduced , either by dabbing on more dust , perhaps of different colours , or by lifting it away with a putty eraser . |
| 41 | By mounting the diodes on diamond blocks , the heat generated at the base of the diode can be conducted away far more rapidly than by mounting it directly on a copper heat sink . |
| 42 | It can only be dried out by diffusing it slowly through the tube walls . |