Example sentences of "water [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our breath is moist and our sweat evaporates ; one person ‘ produces ’ a quarter of a litre of water during eight hours of sleep , and as much a litre and a half during an active day . |
| 2 | The transfer of near-boiling water through bitumen-coated pipes can have disastrous results . |
| 3 | In the Diary included in The Woodland Life Edward notes under 7 January 1896 : ‘ Year opens mild , with the happy songs of blackbird and thrush thick in the woods ; green shoots rising everywhere ; all life is quick and glad ; the fallow deer idle in the tempered sun under the oaks at Richmond , or sip the water through budding buttercups and weeds . |
| 4 | The temperature of each square is regulated by pumping heated or cooled water through thin tubes in a frame positioned just above the soil . |
| 5 | Removal of water through artesian wells is held to be the reason why the tower began going off at an angle soon after building work began in 1174 . |
| 6 | BURGER chain McDonald 's is in hot water for encouraging children to read more by offering free meals . |
| 7 | Remove the skin from abut 100g/4oz roe and soak in cold water for two hours . |
| 8 | Blanch these in boiling water for two minutes and drain well . |
| 9 | Stand in the hot water for two minutes , then step into the cold water and ‘ walk ’ on the stones . |
| 10 | In the north-east of England , a joint proposal by International Technology Europe and Northumbrian Water for two plants designed to burn sewage sludge and organic chemicals is currently being held up by a lengthy public enquiry , with local people in strong opposition . |
| 11 | This view seems a little extreme and in Asfar v. Blundell ( 1896 C.A. ) it was held that dates , which were under water for two days and became impregnated with sewage , had perished — i.e. in a commercial sense . |
| 12 | The team found that the supply of fresh water for all purposes in Baghdad had fallen to between 5 and 20 litres per person per day compared with 500 litres before the war , and that diarrhoeal diseases among children had quadrupled . |
| 13 | Dogs were deprived of food but not water for 18 hours before surgery and experiments . |
| 14 | Someone who used bad language , for example , or refused to work , pretended sickness , or climbed over a fence instead of using the official entrance ( or , what is more likely , exit ) was deemed DISORDERLY ; he could be put on bread and water for forty-eight hours and other privileges were stopped . |
| 15 | Above : It 's important to use test kits to check your water for early signs of pollution — and this nitrate test kit can usefully be used to test tap water before it 's added to the tank . |
| 16 | Cook together in boiling , salted water for 10 minutes . |
| 17 | Cook the onion , garlic and tomatoes in the water for 10 minutes . |
| 18 | Cook the onion and garlic in a little water for 10 minutes . |
| 19 | Gently simmer the courgettes , mushrooms , onion and herbs in water for 10 minutes . |
| 20 | Meanwhile , cook the pasta in a separate pan of boiling , salted water for 10 minutes or until al dente . |
| 21 | 1 Simmer the lime juice with the sugar and 250ml/8fl oz water for 10 minutes . |
| 22 | Soak puffy ankles in a bowl of cold , salty water for 10 minutes every evening . |
| 23 | As the potatoes cook , soak the dried mushrooms in the hand- hot water for 10 minutes until they swell and soften . |
| 24 | Try to imagine working in waist-high muddy water for 10 hours every day to earn a living . |
| 25 | To unmould the terrine , dip the tin into a bowl of hot water for 10 seconds , remove , and press the edges of the jelly away from the tin . |
| 26 | I found it difficult to get cuttings to root in earlier years , but I discovered that by starting them in water for 10 days , then potting up , I lost very few . |
| 27 | Poach the salmon in the white wine and water for 5 minutes . |
| 28 | Steam in a vegetable steamer over boiling water for 5 minutes . |
| 29 | Poach the chopped onion and garlic in the 150 ml wine/ water for 5 minutes . |
| 30 | Soak the bread in cold water for 5 minutes ; squeeze dry . |