Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [art] lower [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With the milled edge of the coin he chipped at the red-brown crust that had formed between the lower lip of the cap of the bolt and the metal sheet plate of the carriage flooring . |
| 2 | The syndrome of imperfections that make up " maternal depletion " coupled usually with lower educational level and larger family size evidently account for the lower survival chances of infants and young children whose mothers were beyond age 39 at the birth . |
| 3 | OMT contains immunoglobulin , mainly IgG , and can be collected by an absorbant pad placed between the lower gum and buccal mucosa ( Orasure , Epitope ) . |
| 4 | In this context the authors note that ‘ equalizing ’ income differentials ( higher income to compensate for the lower attractiveness of some jobs ) are normally swamped by ‘ accentuating ’ differentials ( such as status and recognition following high income ) . |
| 5 | It also revealed the paltry sums thrown at such communities by BC to compensate for the lower quality of life they are forced to endure . |
| 6 | As the proposed Directive establishes essential standards only , Member States are free to provide for a lower threshold to trigger the compulsory bid ( the UK rule is 30% ) . |
| 7 | Agree either that there continue to be no lower limit for the remuneration certificate jurisdiction or that the Solicitors ' Remuneration Order 1972 be amended to provide for a lower limit of £100 profit costs . |
| 8 | A ‘ Glagolitic ’ Seminary existed until 1820 in Priko , in the district of Poljica , which lies between the lower Cetina valley and the coast between Split and Omiš . |
| 9 | For example , a worker who is unaware that exposure to high levels of benzene , as happens in some chemical plants , might cause cancer will be willing to work for a lower wage than she would if this information were widely available . |
| 10 | However , if you are replaced by another employee , say of a lower grade and commanding less pay , there is unlikely to be a redundancy . |
| 11 | Addition of a little silicone lubricant ( vacuum grease , DOW Corning Corp. , Midland , MI ) to the phenol-chloroform extraction mixture resulted in a tight interface that facilitated total recovery of the aqueous phase without interfering with the lower protein and organic phases . |
| 12 | Harry had come into the lower doorway at the right time , and was moving up between the tables to take his normal place among the young fellows of knightly family , his peers . |
| 13 | Willi changed into a lower gear . |
| 14 | There was one girl called Clara whom she used to meet in the lower corridor an hour before classes began : they had long discussions about Tolstoy , Maeterlinck and Ibsen , and were suspected of immorality . |
| 15 | Our next step will be to show how the same two-part chords of Example 114 can be given much more tension through harsh dissonances added in a lower part : The lower part is always a semitone or a major 7th from an upper part . |
| 16 | The interdigestive cycle of motor activity , or migrating motor complex , starts from the lower oesophagus and migrates but ends in the terminal ileum . |
| 17 | Allison and Johnstone suggested that columnar epithelium occurred in the lower oesophagus , secondary to gastro-oesophageal reflux . |
| 18 | Stabstitch braid to the outline of the pelmet on right side at this stage , but stitch fringing to the lower edge of the pelmet when the pelmet has been completed , or fix with fabric adhesive . |
| 19 | The circlet is enriched by enamel plaques of Byzantine manufacture , alternating on the lower register with jewels en cabochon . |
| 20 | I ca n't seem to get the lighting right — some plants are browning on the lower level — others are going brown all over . |
| 21 | Water is ill at ease when situated higher than the surrounding ground , almost as if it is impatient to tumble to a lower area . |
| 22 | If you do set too high , you may find that the first syllable spoken after a pause is distorted , especially on p's and b's , after which the overall level of the recording drops to a lower value as the speaker continues ; during the next pause in speech , the background slowly returns to its original value until the speech resumes , whereupon it falls again . |
| 23 | In the Severn Estuary , N. lapillus reaches Sand Point above western-super-Mare ( Boyden et al. , 1977 ) but is confined to the lower shore up channel from Minehead , a distribution pattern that may reduce its exposure to water of reduced salinity . |
| 24 | The third type seem to be solid , and are largely confined to the lower half of the main cloud . |
| 25 | The plume of smoke is safely confined to the lower atmosphere , which means that it is soon mixed with fresh air and removed from the sky by rain . |
| 26 | A special class of prose-speakers for whom verse-speakers descend to the lower level are clowns , who may sing lyrics or speak verse for satiric purposes , but who are almost invariably addressed in prose the moment they appear . |
| 27 | At times he advised reverting to a lower potency if the higher potency aggravated ; at other times he advised giving a few doses of a partially similar remedy if any aggravation should occur ; he also suggested administering the remedy in liquid form , giving a few succussions before repeating ( the plus system ) . |
| 28 | ‘ Of its mode of nidification ’ , Gould wrote of the nightjar he found on the lower Namoi , ‘ I can speak with confidence having seen many pairs breeding during my rambles in the woods … |
| 29 | A graphic scene of an embassy from India arriving with elephant tusks and wild animals is depicted on the lower register of the Barberini Ivory ( c. 500 A.D. ) ( fig. 5 ) . |
| 30 | In some situations holiday arrangements might be organised at a lower level in the organisation , particularly in specialist areas , such as operating theatres , where interchange of staff between departments is less easy . |