Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 The conditions of the fifties meant that it was natural " for praise to be heaped on to democratic politics since it seemed to be doing the job very nicely .
2 Pickers were diverted on to another plot after the theft was discovered .
3 Black boxes the size of video-cassettes were welded on to 3,000 cars and hundreds of loops were buried in the roads .
4 The youth of Port Talbot were broken in on great drama and fired , from the beginning , to reach for the sky .
5 He was cheered along by proud parents and his then girlfriend , Rosanne .
6 The overall goal of ‘ increasing social contacts ’ , just like ‘ having more money ’ , can be broken down into specific objectives and activities .
7 She said the oil had been broken down into small particles and was being absorbed by organisms at the bottom of the food chain .
8 The required action is broken down into small segments and a reward is given when the next segment of action is correctly performed — even if this is done by chance .
9 True , the STV may as we have just seen be broken down into unpredictable fractions if the senatorial rules are applied .
10 First , the problem is broken down into smaller targets or stages .
11 The whole electoral roll could be broken down into sub groups and the linking feature was the post code — all speakers stressed the importance of capturing this particular piece of information from customers and respondents to questionnaires .
12 Each priority will have to be broken down into manageable tasks and the methods for carrying them out and reviewing them identified .
13 The unit is then broken down into several outcomes or elements to which performance criteria are attached .
14 The structure may be subsequently broken down by microbial activity and the complexed cation precipitated .
15 Boxplots , showing median , interquartile range , and extreme values , are useful for quantitative outcome variables , especially when broken down by explanatory strata and displayed together .
16 Bach remedies are often given along with homoeopathic remedies and any other therapies such as acupuncture , magnetic field therapy , neural therapy and so on can be added in as indicated .
17 you could see it like , er but it could easily have been filled in with some wood and nobody would know it was there , yeah
18 Are we justified in regarding these examples as unequivocally wrong in all circumstances ?
19 a record of the activities undertaken along with any results and conclusions ;
20 Joanne had carried on with normal life as best she could , even going to discos at seven months pregnant , and all-night parties .
21 No doubt he himself would have difficulties : but he thought that the Conservatives , without entering into any general undertaking , would support his Government , which would not embark upon any extravagant legislation ; and in this way the King 's Government might be carried on for another Session or even longer .
22 Farming was carried on in open fields that had not changed basically since the thirteenth century , and beyond the arable fields and their meadows lay great tracts of common pasture , much of it covered with gorse and furze , rising in places to moorland and mountains .
23 Young enthusiasts drove across the border to join the freedom fighters who had appealed to the world to help , but the world in general looked on in anguished impotence as the rebels were extinguished .
24 New heating systems will be installed along with double glazing and a major brickwork programme .
25 Christianity especially has come in for great criticism as being the major religion in the history of Western civilization .
26 It will also outline the role and operation of the Social Work Services Inspectorate , which has come in for severe criticism since it was set up by the Scottish Office a year ago .
27 A spate of airline buyouts , which has touched every major US carrier during the last six months , has come in for growing criticism because of the heavy debt it loads on the companies .
28 The police have come in for heavy criticism but Rosenthal 's following observation about distortion in behavioural science may be cited as an apologia for some police shortcomings :
29 Channel 2 is essentially the same , but there 's no ‘ mid ’ control , no EQ preset button and the tone controls have been honed down to just bass and treble .
30 The ladies ' K4 500m was slotted in at this point and although Dallaway/Davey/Eastwood/Thorogood were 8th in their heat they went into a semi final which acted as a repêchage .
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