Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv prt] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were in a windowless hole of a dressing room , backstage of the El Paradiso — another charity , bring on the bloody drag ! |
| 2 | They bring on the young ponies and in return he teaches them . |
| 3 | Bring on the big 0s . |
| 4 | Track down the following books through the index . |
| 5 | I feel somewhat like a Saint Bernard as I track down the American conductor John Nelson by telephone across the Alps . |
| 6 | On this model of organic relationships , the lower animals are merely immature versions of humankind : they develop along the same scale but mature at an earlier point in the process . |
| 7 | When the brew is at your preferred strength , just push down the plunger to halt the brewing process and strain the leaves . |
| 8 | Leaving the deep hearth for whatever reason , hunger , duty , sexual imperatives , you trot along the lightless , complicated corridors of the buried labyrinth , their ambient odour a composite of you and all your kin . |
| 9 | Mow , mow down the tender grass Ebalgume ! |
| 10 | Having set the backlight , bring in the key light , so called because it provides the photographic modelling and sets the general level of exposure . |
| 11 | ‘ The small orders bring in the big ones . ’ |
| 12 | Say , you have a problem with a youth , they could do you out this plan that would sound very good on paper — bring in the social workers , bring in the DHSS and juvenile liaison . |
| 13 | Get rid of the pensioners : bring in the fit young props reared on body-fat callipers , VO2 max and three Weetabix for breakfast . |
| 14 | The end was nigh for the old tradesman prop : bring in the bulky back-row forward . |
| 15 | If applying two coats , lightly rub down the first coat when it is dry to form a good key for the second coat . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Nevertheless , the decision was enough to make Labour 's ‘ sister party ’ bring down the last Labour Government and the working class throughout the UK is still paying for the SDLP 's pettiness . |
| 18 | It was instinct — the natural reaction of a predatory male — that made Ibn Fayoud smile back and press down the automatic window beside him . |
| 19 | For instance , when you return your renewal slip why not enclose at least one or two application forms from new members or better still get your class organised and send in the whole lot together ! |
| 20 | For example , JG ( J. Gray ) heard the inspector of the relief with which he was working say over the personal radio , ‘ Look , I 've got a bunch of coons in sight ’ . |
| 21 | Make a second list of other pieces you think you would like when you can afford them , say over the next five years or so . |
| 22 | They fly over the high peaks of the Himalayas and exist in surprising numbers on the permanent ice caps of the Poles . |
| 23 | But both companies ' increase in money sales merely matched the six-fold increase in the retail prices index over the 20 years . |
| 24 | Thus , whilst Wallis and Gusfield disagree over the likely causes of resentment , both appear to be identifying ‘ status groups ’ as central to moral campaigns . |
| 25 | Skinner 's notes to the final disc in the Christchurch recordings of the Byrd masses skate over the exact reasons for this change of pitch and , although I would agree that the brighter sound of trebles has the greater immediate impact than men 's voices alone , it could be argued that if this Mass was ever used , it would most likely have been performed by solo voices or a small and musically skinned ensemble gathered to celebrate a recusant Roman service , probably without the participation of boys . |
| 26 | All she wanted was to turn the clock back and shrug off the ghastly realisation that her marriage was not what she 'd thought it was . |
| 27 | Or , in Sainsbury-ad speak : Take one chunk of human and peel off the outer layers . |
| 28 | Peel off the tough outer skin of the silk squash , or top and tail the courgettes . |
| 29 | ‘ Send off the personal quotation request or phone direct on 0483 754 500 ’ |
| 30 | send off the completed form and affidavit , your marriage certificate and either the court fee or a completed form claiming exemption from the court fee ( this form comes with the application ) . |