Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] [art] [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 | Turning to the volume 's introductory pages , I read some encouraging words that at once led me to hope that I might yet track down a few potential search areas that had not already received too much attention . |
| 10 | I have never seen anyone fall down a disused mine shaft . |
| 11 | A die could survive over a long period of time . |
| 12 | If an applicant 's programme quality is deemed ‘ exceptionally high ’ , it may even win over a higher bidder . |
| 13 | The centre of the string should hang over a clean saucer . |
| 14 | ‘ 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 . |
| 15 | She only hoped there was a bed , and that she would n't fall over a low pallet . |
| 16 | No-one can predict with any degree of certainty how interest rates will rise and fall over a 5 year period . |
| 17 | Most people know the main animal sources of protein and can reel off a basic list : meat , fish , eggs , and dairy products such as milk , yogurt , and cheese . |
| 18 | Really , the Earth is flat because people would fall off a round Earth . |
| 19 | I could buy up the whole block . |
| 20 | Perhaps you could lighten up a little bit . ’ |
| 21 | We will lighten up the dreary Brighton sky and dim the fluorescent pier . ’ |
| 22 | The rating process can tie up a considerable amount of management time , and the company , of course , pays a fee to the rating agency . |
| 23 | Then I went below and got a handkerchief and helped Hands tie up the great bleeding wound in his leg . |
| 24 | It is sometimes very difficult indeed not to be very cross , and there have been some occasions when I have had to go and chop up a few logs in order to abate my own aggression before replying . |
| 25 | A few drops of tangy lemon oil in the bath will freshen up a hot and clammy patient . |
| 26 | As predicted , we did catch up the cold front , refiled IFR and had to climb even further . |
| 27 | And you can line up a special treat to celebrate when the battle is won — using the money that has been saved on a holiday or to buy yourself something special . |
| 28 | Why do n't you count up the French words in italics and see how many you can learn by heart . |
| 29 | We could hang up a few politicians too. , ‘ There 's that farmer who used a plough with horses . |
| 30 | Software house Softwright Systems is fiercely optimistic : in April , staff helped buy out a 54 per cent stake . |