Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv prt] a [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The idea is that you bring along a fully licensed copy of a rival business application , buy a Microsoft Office Trade-In pack , which includes a mouse mat , voucher and pre-paid envelope , post the voucher with proof of ownership and Microsoft sends you Office 3.0 , which has a recommended price of £575 . |
| 2 | Just rub in a little every night and morning and make child 's play out of keeping your skin looking young . |
| 3 | Cook over a very low heat , stirring constantly . |
| 4 | Nature has been banished , technology and its concomitant values reign over a harshly masculine world . |
| 5 | I mean I think the first is that the kind of evidence one picks up , none of it on its own can be considered , I think , to be totally objective or totally valid , but what it does is it builds up a part of a picture and gradually different sorts of evidence build up a rather more complicated , rather more perhaps accurate picture of a situation , and it 's really the cross-checking of different kinds of evidence that in the end gives the thing some kind of validity . |
| 6 | Ponds of the southern and central tundra warm quickly once their ice has melted , and build up a moderately rich flora and fauna . |
| 7 | They presumably become familiar with all the small local anomalies and so build up a much more detailed magnetic map of the area they live in . |
| 8 | Before installing on a roof , peel back a little of the protective masking and remove the temporary tape . |
| 9 | And I , I sort of dole out a little here and a little there . |
| 10 | Transform the floor : quarry tile it , or lay new ceramic tiles , Mexican tiles or bricks ; put down a well varnished wood block floor ; or lay sheet vinyl , linoleum or vinyl tiles . |
| 11 | Grow in fertile soil , and if need be , mix in a little really well-rotted garden compost , sometime before planting , together with a scattering of a general organic fertilizer . |
| 12 | The royal icing used for run-outs or flooding needs to be very slightly runnier in consistency than usual , so mix in a little unbeaten egg white or water , a drop at a time , until you achieve a cream-like consistency . |
| 13 | And I put in a little more of the surroundings . |
| 14 | When the ball is below my feet , I bend over a little more . |
| 15 | They let off a little despondent these mums and toddlers thinking oh the best bit of the day , and they forget , it was n't . |
| 16 | This is the enthusiasts chance to wheel out their vintage and veteran motorbikes … and show off a little . |
| 17 | They have done a little bit of redecorating , such as in the hallway where they put up a pretty floral paper with a wide matching border at dado level , and hung an original time recorder clock , made in Leeds and bought from an antique shop in Leigh-on-Sea . |
| 18 | The 1987 election returned Tim Devlin to the Commons with a 35pc share of the vote but Labour and the Liberal Democrats put up a very strong showing with 33.7pc and 31.3pc respectively . |
| 19 | I put up an entirely illegal barbed wire fence . |
| 20 | Break up a little of the white or plain dark chocolate for decorating and melt over a pan of simmering water ( see step 1 ) . |
| 21 | When other sunsigner 's get up and go has got up and gone you 're still going strong , so take pity on a pooped pal or po-fagged partner and ease up a little Tuesday . |
| 22 | Having decided on this , map out a very careful schedule of subject studies for every day ( or equivalent periods at weekends ) during the term . |
| 23 | I actually put out a quite a thick document that I think could be classed as a a |
| 24 | ‘ Back off a little ? ’ |
| 25 | Drop down a little and you 'll find a hotplate with four burners sealed to prevent spillage seeping underneath and removable supports for easy cleaning . |
| 26 | But even when he managed a very convincing Frankie Howerd imitation — eyebrows raised , cheeks sucked in , mouth open in a little ‘ oh ’ of mock surprise , Mr Kinnock seemed not to notice . |
| 27 | Stretching frequencies vary over a fairly narrow range in a set of related compounds . |
| 28 | ‘ The meals are very different from what you would get at home , but once they are brought to the boil they give off a most delicious smell . ’ |
| 29 | The pluses are that Mr Fry 's antiques-packed rooms give off a suitably mouldering , claustrophobic air , Staunton is very good as an over-protective mother who keeps haring off to ring the babysitter , all concerned do seem to know each other very well and it 's all very pleasant , untaxing and time passes jauntily enough . |
| 30 | I read up a little about the place . ’ |