Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has no calories of its own , but it does slow down the metabolic rate , making it harder to burn up the calories you do consume . |
| 2 | However , if weight loss is excessive , then muscle tissue rather than fat tissue is lost , and this in turn will slow down the metabolic rate , making it more difficult to lose weight thereafter . |
| 3 | Better sacks have bound seams which do at least slow down the leaking process . |
| 4 | Vitamin E : research shows that it interrupts the free radical chain of destruction and so can slow down the ageing process . |
| 5 | I suspect part of the reason behind the council buying the ground in 1983 ? was so they could knock down the old rugby league stadium . |
| 6 | Oot there fur hours tryin' tae strip doon the lavvy seat . |
| 7 | After a few months he could strip down the simpler engines , service and reassemble them . |
| 8 | But now the old paternalism began to reassert itself , determined that whatever shackles had been placed around the BBC should also tie down the commercial companies . |
| 9 | ‘ Hope that you 'll finally understand what I 've been trying to let you know over the past few days without frightening you away by putting it into words . |
| 10 | I could buy up the whole block . |
| 11 | We will lighten up the dreary Brighton sky and dim the fluorescent pier . ’ |
| 12 | Then I went below and got a handkerchief and helped Hands tie up the great bleeding wound in his leg . |
| 13 | As predicted , we did catch up the cold front , refiled IFR and had to climb even further . |
| 14 | Why do n't you count up the French words in italics and see how many you can learn by heart . |
| 15 | MEGGITT 'S £110m bid for United Scientific Holdings could cost a further £25m , if the Singapore Securities Industry Council rules that Meggitt must buy out the 35 per cent minority in AVS , USH 's Singapore subsidiary . |
| 16 | Recommendations were made that would eventually phase out the broad gauge . |
| 17 | In any case , the Dwarfs saw in the savage human tribes potential allies to help them fight the Orcs and , ultimately , to help them win back the lost Dwarf fortresses . |
| 18 | With the selection of some anti-O'Neill candidates in the 1970 Stormont elections and the Westminster elections of the same year , the conservatives sensed that they could win back the Unionist Party machine . |
| 19 | You have to watch your step at Llidiardau Mawr — uneven floors , low doorways and steep stairways can catch out the unwary ! |
| 20 | Let's snuff out the shod people and welcome the long shadows . |
| 21 | They deliberately looked for inconsistencies where they basically knew I 'd told them but two aspects of the truth , in the hope that I 'd blurt out the real truth about something else in my fright and confusion . |
| 22 | She knows the kinds of places she likes to work , sleep and eat in , and will instinctively seek out the right type of office , hotel , or restaurant . |
| 23 | Once this is accepted we can seek out the logical consistencies in contextual use which constitute ‘ structural principles ’ and which make sense of otherwise apparently baffling practices and beliefs . |
| 24 | As a community do we seek out the poor and oppressed , endeavouring to help them in their struggle for dignity or do we put them in our litanies of prayer but refuse to act ? |
| 25 | One of the major concerns is to ensure security ( as far as possible ) and quality of service , rather than simply seek out the highest interest rate or the lowest charges on offer . |
| 26 | The full moons and the eclipses will seek out the best and worst in your love life . |
| 27 | Those who relish the challenge of something different should seek out the striking Egyptian star ( Pentas lanceolata ) or its temperamental relative , flame of the woods ( Ixora coccinea ) . |
| 28 | Do n't be concerned with the feeling that nothing is " sinking in " but do try and seek out the main points . |
| 29 | Instead of having the children go through the small group work suggested above , the teacher remains in role as the Pied Piper and the children are asked to elect two or three representatives who will seek out the Pied Piper and try to bargain with him/her . |
| 30 | They will be able to send you some materials to give you a plan for getting started and to help you think through the two important questions : |