Example sentences of "and [verb] [adv prt] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 When we get up , the weight of our bodies compresses these discs and squeezes out the extra fluid .
2 A computer chip checks voltage levels within the battery , and slows down the recharging process if this increases too rapidly , thereby , according to Innovations , avoiding the danger of explosive gases building up .
3 The new law increases fines for shopworkers found guilty of selling cigarettes to children to £2,500 and tightens up the previous legislation in a number of other ways .
4 The big moment came : she opened her hand and laid down the burdened flower by Maman 's plate .
5 They file into the office and sit round the long oak table , slightly in awe of Vic , serious men in chain-store suits , with pens and pencils sticking out of their breast pockets .
6 The eternal westerly swell rolled lazily across our wake and wiped out the last trace of our intrusion .
7 Although there was a break in the snowfall , the wind still blew fiercely from the north , moaning round the house and whipping up the fallen snow so that it skimmed across the fields like fine powder , piling up in deep drifts where its progress was interrupted by hedgerows .
8 Then I returned to the tinker camp and sought out the same woman .
9 When cheques are cashed a transfer is automatically made from the deposit account to meet the payment and make up the current account to £20 .
10 One occasion was when my daughter , who I had suspected was a better reader than she had ever let on , casually picked up The Wind in the Willows while I was unpacking after a house-move , and read out the first page with great expression and hardly any mistakes .
11 So Summerchild locks up his office and goes down the narrow staircase .
12 The kick is performed by starting from a natural stance and bringing up the right leg , bent and to the side .
13 This placed obstacles in the way of their meeting with any regularity , causing Davis resentment and bringing out the ugly side of his nature .
14 Heseltine faced the tactical dilemma that were he to campaign openly and be seen to be instrumental in splitting the party and bringing down the Prime Minister , he would be criticised as divisive and disloyal .
15 He was responding to Monday 's claim in the Belfast Irish News that at least three dozen officers were members of a secret ‘ inner circle ’ which had the objects of ‘ removing ’ republican suspects and bringing down the Anglo-Irish agreement .
16 An elderly Indian woman in a sari is closing up and bringing down the grated gate .
17 LAURA STONE , of the Liverpool Notre Dame Association , who sent us this report , commented : ‘ Let us remember all lay and religious people who are away from their own countries and families , working for those less fortunate than ourselves and bringing in the Good News from afar . ’
18 I am ushered reverently into a cabin and pick up the quaint hand set , which has an additional round earpiece for clamping over the spare ear , so that I see myself reflected in the glass like a radio operator or a session singer .
19 The tuna fish swim beneath schools of dolphins , fishermen do not discriminate and scoop up the whole lot in their nets .
20 FINLAND 'S government yesterday announced an emergency economic austerity package to stem an outflow of investment capital from the country that is threatening to force a major devaluation and bring down the centre-right administration .
21 So will lower mortgage rates and house prices be enough to attract the first-time buyer back into the market and bring about the long-awaited recovery in house prices ?
22 It is an Aboriginal understanding that the fauna and flora of the landscape has an ‘ increase centre ’ — an area of high electro-magnetic energy , where the performance of correct rituals will release the life essence or Kurunba stored there and bring about the desired increase .
23 So , with ‘ fly away Peter ’ you lift up your left hand and , as your fingers go out of sight behind your ears , you put away your index finger and bring out the second finger .
24 Add a dash of spice to your cooking and bring out the full flavour .
25 Most mammals use their sense of smell to find food , and all rely on smell to supplement their taste buds and bring out the full flavour of food , as anyone with a heavy cold will know .
26 She claims her alleged victim was confused and made up the whole story .
27 She claims her alleged victim was confused and made up the whole story .
28 If I was n't an actor I 'd be covered in tattoos and pierced up the fucking ying-yang .
29 Taken by surprise and fear of the other the boy lost his balance and tumbled down the grassy bank towards the stranger but to the boy 's incredulous gaze the figure melted into thin air .
30 She balled her fists and fought down the growing desolation inside her .
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