Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] the various [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The results of this voyage were published in fifty large volumes between 1880 and 1895 , and represented international collaboration in oceanography and marine biology ; the most eminent authorities in the world were chosen to write up the various results and describe the collections . |
2 | After a brief warm-up , participants dispersed to try out the various sports , and then the time came for the games , which involved the competitors in ( among other things ) rushing to get balls round traffic cones , and into baskets . |
3 | It gave us both lots of pleasure trying to work out the various clues , so we shall give ourselves a pat on the back for doing so well — hope you will have some more mind-boggling competitions in the future . |
4 | But the Prime Minister may be more concerned to ward off the various demons she perceives on the horizon . |
5 | Politicians are n't going to stick their necks out to help break up the various logjams unless we 're shouting and yelling at them from the bank — for the most part to encourage them , but also to warn them of dire consequences to come if they get out of the hot water before the job is done . |
6 | The process is consequently one more akin to topping up the various activity boxes with water , with flows being initiated from one to another once selected levels have been achieved . |
7 | Swiftly and with the minimum of noise , they laid the small table with heavy silver tableware and spread out the various dishes . |
8 | To sort out the various pitches and decide if the language is tonal or not , you therefore need a frame with pitches that stay the same relative to each other . |
9 | So one way to sort out the various GUTs is to see which can be used to tell believable — and , ideally , testable — stories about the big bang . |
10 | It is therefore necessary to use some sort of classification to sort out the various ways in which we might approach the problems of observation . |
11 | The festive period this year is a good time for seeking out the various shapes or figures in the Moon , for its phase grows ( waxes ) from first quarter on 23 December to full on 30 December . |
12 | Place these over the red icing and cut out the various sides . |
13 | Each player in these groups was engaged for his or her ability to perform one type of role , therefore the playing was predictable because there was a particular way of acting out the various situations . |
14 | It seems that we would be much better off if we spent money not on constructing a barrage but on cleaning up the various sewage works that I have castigated over the years . |
15 | In fact , adding up the various amounts , the social welfare gain is the shaded area FQLK in total . |
16 | Different cells , such as blood cells , nerve cells , and muscle cells , make up the various tissues and organs of the body , but the diversity of cell types is superimposed on a common plan : each cell consists of a nucleus , which is the seat of the chromosomes , the genes , and the genetic material in general ; and which is surrounded by cytoplasm , whose constituents provide the environment in which the genetic potential is actualized . |
17 | The need in the case of the Oedipus myth to resolve the contradiction between two pieces of knowledge that are in conflict can be comfortably taken as the signified that lies behind the significations that make up the various versions of the myth . |
18 | Where there is to be a separate exchange and completion , which can be for a multitude of reasons , or where there are conditions which need to be satisfied before completion of the subscription can take place , then the subscription and shareholders ' agreement will set out the various conditions precedent and how they are to be satisfied . |
19 | However , he was quite correct in assuming she would not contact the person who had phoned her until she was sure he was well out of the way , so she set to work in sorting out the various tasks to be done . |
20 | I have , therefore , taken advantage of your absence on academic business to give the matter more thought and I feel it might be best if I set out the various considerations involved in written form . |
21 | He blithely led his guests to the picture-window framing the classic ‘ dreaming spires ’ view of the city , pointing out the various features , distinguishing the cathedral from St Mary 's , Merton from Magdalen , the fantastic lacework of All Souls from the monastic sobriety of New College . |
22 | Nona and Peter wandered by the river , with Peter pointing out the various features that interested him . |
23 | The design we are going to talk about is a DIY design in that , apart from a 555 timer and 4001 NOR gate chip , discretes are used to carry out the various circuit operations and the system is capable of being modified for those who like a starting point and then like to experiment . |
24 | When they asked for volunteers to carry out the various tasks of such a committee , the offers came in promptly from all parts of the Hall . |
25 | And we 'd go across and I would help him to couple up the various coaches and that . |
26 | Only time and scholarship eventually sort out the various relationships of artists who worked together . |
27 | Nutrition experts argue over the various merits of ginseng , but its components point to its three main powers : slowing down the ageing process ; giving stamina and endurance , and acting as an aphrodisiac . |
28 | Already he 's spent more than £100 on chicken wire and spent hours collecting up the various fillings . |
29 | ‘ No , it 's just that my sister 's going out , ’ she says , as she picks up the various plastic carrier bags already waiting in the hall . |
30 | Accordingly I looked up the various symptoms and cases of several diseases . |