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

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1 More importantly , both groups wittily peel back the scabs of modern pop until they form into mottled bruises .
2 But there are substantial legal problems as major financial institutions literally pick up the pieces and look to their future .
3 Opulent decors and images only point up the jadedness , and the tale of a deracinated interloper ( Beatrice Dalle ) caught up in family plotting at the chateau turns into a risible cross between Edgar Allan Poe and Homes And Gardens .
4 His eyes still dart around the room looking for a weapon .
5 Most have spent all their sentient life as paid-up devotees , and the glib phrases soon roll off the tongue .
6 Some parents just switch off the alarm after the initial wetting , fail to change the bed , and leave the child so that there is no real opportunity for the child to learn .
7 Scramblers probably make up the majority of Munro-baggers , since to do them all you ca n't avoid scrambling , and will also be obliged to dangle once on the Inaccessible Pinnacle on Skye .
8 Winemakers often argue over the question whether Cabernet Sauvignon is universally liked because it is the best red grape variety in the world , or because it is the main ingredient in claret the world 's most widely available red wine .
9 External filters usually hang on the side of the tank — or more commonly these days sit underneath it .
10 As the positive part of conventionalism shrinks in practical importance in court , because there are so few occasions for judges to rely on law as conventionalism construes this , so this particular defense of the negative part becomes weaker , for the exceptions steadily eat up the rule .
11 Some fruit-eating birds can swallow fruit and only five minutes later squirt out the remains .
12 Even unravelling the cause can be so time consuming that many managers merely give up the struggle .
13 State administrative agencies thus feed off the results of interest-group pressure , and interest groups find in the administration multiple points of access through which they can influence the formulation of government policy .
14 Technical problems usually revolve around the degree to which we can isolate or manipulate a single target system in a consistent and reliable way ( Bures , Buresova , and Huston 1976 ) .
15 However , two problems still hang over the game .
16 Old priorities gradually move down the list while new ones surge forward .
17 Ditches and lanes frequently divide up the platforms , so that a rough plan can be seen of the former crofts lying along the lanes .
18 As this happens , muscles at the back of the nasal passages partially close off the throat so that the air mainly shoots out through the nose , although some escapes from the mouth .
19 What is more , the proprietors of seaside cafés and catering establishments actually take up the recipe and produce their own versions of it .
20 Had n't you better sit in your chair for ten minutes before clear up the lunch .
21 Get titles right as well and if you are using initials for long names always spell out the name at least once .
22 Feminist cognitive theories also pass over the aspects of subjectivity , particularly female subjectivity , which mainstream cognitivism declares irrational , and outside its boundaries .
23 By observing how a list is managed I found out that although lists are kept chronologically , patients seldom come off the list in that order .
24 It should also be noted that the discussions here revolve around the question of access for a comparatively restricted , specialist research community .
25 Even then you may consider relying on outside designers to create the masters while your operators simply fill in the gaps .
26 Malt , roast and flakes together make up the Guinness grist .
27 Many of these wells still exist around the village , and with old houses being demolished and the areas being cleared , ancient wells are being discovered .
28 Armed forces increasingly take on the role of internal policemen — as they often have in several countries .
29 These cell divisions simply divide up the egg to give a population of smaller cells that form the early embryo and are thus different from the cell division associated with cell growth and multiplication .
30 You could check at this time that there is actually a male present , as two females sometimes act out the spawning procedure , producing infertile eggs ; I have not seen this where males were available , so do not be too hasty to split up a pair , especially if you are not yet confident about sexing your Angels .
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