Example sentences of "rest [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now I might have extra players so that there can be some moments of rest for the players in one of the very long symphonies ; but in Bruckner 's day it was often a matter of re-scoring a passage because you knew that the third horn was not a very good player and that is all you had . |
| 2 | ‘ Besides , I want you to come and read to Mrs Gotobed while I settle her , it puts her mind at rest for the night . |
| 3 | Despite the enormous praise for the concert there is no time for rest for the performers — rehearsals for the Eggars summer concert are already underway . |
| 4 | There is no rest for the eye in the comfort of nothing . |
| 5 | At last darkness arrived and with it respite for the Fleet and convoy , and welcomed rest for the aircrews . |
| 6 | No Rest for the Viewer |
| 7 | We treat just a couple , place some in the exercises and leave the rest for the reader to prove for himself or look up in , for example , [ 24 ] . |
| 8 | ‘ Unable to find any resting-place for the soles of their feet ’ ; ‘ roaming about the watery world , compasses in hand , and discovering no rest for them ’ ; references to ‘ The dove found no rest for the sole of her foot ’ , Gen. 6 : 4 . |
| 9 | Jessy works in the home and grows vegetables , selling what she can and keeping the rest for the family . |
| 10 | ‘ Kenny did stand out from the rest for the job , but it was an extremely hard decision , ’ said Gage . |
| 11 | Bed rest for the moment . |
| 12 | When at rest during the daytime , the animal looks as though it is wrapped in a camouflaged fur blanket that matches the bark of the branch to which it clings , head uppermost . |
| 13 | In order that Dustin could sleep late and rest during the day , Fox bought him out of Wednesday matinees of the play . |
| 14 | The nursing staff told her father that she had had no rest during the night and was in considerable pain . |
| 15 | He never slept much before combat ; that was why he had caught three hours ' rest during the afternoon . |
| 16 | All the way through school , my mum used to go away for a fortnight 's rest during the summer and I would go and stay in one of the various holiday homes for disabled children . |
| 17 | Their lot was to nuzzle their way across the sea bottom , sucking up mud and refuse through their simple circular mouths , filtering out the edible particles and expelling the rest through the slits on either side of their throats . |
| 18 | Because one week we had one from a long bit ago but I did n't see the rest through the week . |
| 19 | If you can , he says , take a rest after the shower and relax in a quiet room or area . |
| 20 | In the lounge Lord Beddington was taking a short rest after the exigencies of luncheon . |
| 21 | Madeleine came up to see me last Monday for a couple of days and arrived with a sore throat too , so she had a well deserved rest after the excesses of their very social Christmas and life and also encouraged me , the weather and the throats keeping us indoors , to do some MUCH needed turning out . |
| 22 | Hounslow , with no injury problems , have taken a deliberately low-key approach to their latest European venture , giving their squad , including Rob Thompson , Jon Potter and Paul Bolland , who have been on GB duty , a much-needed rest after the demands of the domestic season . |
| 23 | Too many players had taken a rest after the World Cup and there 's no substitute for playing if you want to stay match fit . |
| 24 | The national trails , including paths like the Pennine Way , the Pembrokeshire Coast Path and the West Highland Way , tend to be the best known routes and deserve a rest after the summer of pounding they had . |
| 25 | It will not examine the interface between videos conducted under the memorandum and the rest of the child protection process . |
| 26 | The rest of the tent is then laid and pegged out . |
| 27 | The rest of the dwelling was treated with as much respect as before , but the new room was — as far as the cat was concerned - still part of the ‘ outside ’ and was treated accordingly . |
| 28 | Just as the key factor or phrase may be changed so the rest of the wording of the question could alter , but the basic form of the problem remains the same . |
| 29 | Not half as much as I am of you ! thought Henry , as he ran his eyes down the rest of the manuscript ( she must have written it before going to sleep ) . |
| 30 | The rubricator , usually a specialist in the work , put in his capitals when the rest of the manuscript or printed book had been completed . |