Example sentences of "cut back the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Then cut back the pipe tails to the old radiator position , and cap off the pipe ends .
2 Sara cut back the scream .
3 For example , gully erosion can be treated by mechanical means ( e.g. a masonry drop structure with apron ) , cutting back the gully head to stable ground and planting it to grass and/or trees , and following a variety of agronomic measures above the gully to reverse practices which brought about sheet and then gully erosion in the first place .
4 Despite much talk of cutting back the state , the central government 's annual output of new rules and changes to the old ones has risen by 8% since 1985 .
5 Above S * it is worth cutting back the tree since the marginal cost ( and hence the compensation ) exceeds the marginal benefit .
6 As concern over state expenditure mounted , governments have looked for ways of cutting back the volume of support for the railways .
7 I passed an old man cutting back the undergrowth with a rusty scythe .
8 Despite cutting back the undergrowth to keep routes open , footpads and other outlaws haunted most lonely stretches of road .
9 Cutting back the undergrowth encourages the seedlings to grow .
10 To repair concrete steps , remove loose material using a cold chisel , cutting back the concrete to leave as square on edge as possible .
11 Cutting back the cheek lines ( above ) is best down with the head tilted on its side
12 If the law says that you must be compensated for any damage suffered , your neighbour will either have to pay up or cut back the tree .
13 Well if the Conservatives got in would you cut back the money allocated to recreation and would you cut back on the recreation services ?
14 Two Interim reports were published in January 1931 which further developed the principles , but economic retrenchment cut back the work .
15 Eddie had cut away most of his thin nondescript hair , cropping it close to the skull , and she had also cut back the hair on his forehead , giving him a pronounced widow 's peak .
16 Titch had cut back the motor and was scanning the shoreline .
17 Yes , we could , if you wish actually cut back the complaint examiner time further because there is a clear , very clear , front runner , who Chris and I both believe is appointable , so if it was a question of getting somebody in more quickly , there is the option of not having the second interview , as long as you 're prepared to , you know , to forego that , to get somebody in quickly , but that , I mean that decision can be made at the time .
18 For the last year , charity shops have had to cut back the number of toys they sell drastically because of new legislation .
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