Example sentences of "[verb] the rest of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Discuss the important standards which influence the rest of the computer industry . |
| 2 | Unable to stop , she collided heavily with the man ascending the stairs , only his strength and quick reflexes preventing them both from tumbling the rest of the way . |
| 3 | I met the rest of the family , had a fine meal and then at the end Gennaro , who is the head of the whole household , gave me your letter ! |
| 4 | Though these measures are not due to necessity , as the people here are glad to be of service to us and treat us with courtesy in which not a little deference is admixed , for as I say they count many simple things great wonders : my fine paste shoe buckles ( the only part remaining after some native rats that are very large and like to be tame devoured the rest of the appurtenances ) inspired much clicking of teeth and clucking of tongues till I thought I should have to part with them . |
| 5 | He emptied the rest of the wine into their glasses and wondered if he should order another . |
| 6 | Donaldson dropped the leaking ice-cream into the sink and emptied the rest of the bags into the tray from the scale . |
| 7 | Heavy snow in January and February kept other possible buyers away , and by the time the crocuses and daffodils were decking the rest of the Thrush Green gardens , Tullivers was looking at its worst . |
| 8 | She shimmered in a figure-hugging black dress , diamonds sparkling whenever she moved , easily outstripping the rest of the company ( even Mavis Bricknell ) in conspicuous expenditure . |
| 9 | I try and eat the rest of the doughnut as neat as I can but I end up all sugary and sticky . |
| 10 | And he believed it was necessary to sacrifice some of the countryside to preserve the rest of the environment . |
| 11 | Sir John glared , stuffed the rest of the food in his mouth and drained his tankard in one final gulp . |
| 12 | Shrieks came from the mother and the children quickly stuffed the rest of the sandwiches into their already full mouths . |
| 13 | ‘ It 's time for the ultimate sacrifice … fetch that rope and bring the rest of the pepper . ’ |
| 14 | Cover meat with mango mixture and bring the rest of the pastry over mixture . |
| 15 | The pair , running for Liverpool , outclassed the rest of the field , with Dawn running five seconds better than she has done before to record 4 minutes 34.9 seconds and Clare clocking 4–36.6 an improvement of 14 seconds on her previous best . |
| 16 | They thought then that they would set out as an army and conquer the rest of the land and rule over it ; that was their mission . |
| 17 | Cranking the aircraft around in order to spot the rest of the attacking aircraft and determine the damage caused to the target , the Blenheim stayed in the Bremen area for 10 minutes , attracting a great deal of flak and being hit about 20 times . |
| 18 | Lewis Carroll possibly knew of this phrase but , because he refers to the grin outlasting the rest of the body , it is more likely that his real influence was the cheese rather than the swordsman . |
| 19 | You tape his mouth closed , put the roll of tape in one pocket , then leave him there to search the rest of the house , pulling down the blinds in each room as you go . |
| 20 | Their other sister , Jane , had married Robert Fellowes , a member of the Queen 's permanent staff , the year before ; and , given the rest of the Spencer family 's connections with the Royal family , the surprise was that she had never been invited before . |
| 21 | Or again , independent nomic conditionals come to this : Given the rest of the world as it was , or given that it was different in any way we can conceive it as [ icing , without logically " excluding a and b , then if a happened so did b . |
| 22 | Pupils of the town 's Philip Morant School will plant the rest of the trees over the next few months on the proposed Gosbecks Archaeological Park near the school . |
| 23 | Since BBCBASIC(Z80) only skips the rest of the line when it encounters DEF , there is a danger that the remaining lines of a multi-line definition might be executed directly . |
| 24 | That sort of expenditure , instead of encouraging the rest of the cast to believe that the management had faith in the production , only served to dispirit them , thinks West . |
| 25 | Unable to carry the rest of the council with him , Joe Esseff would later resign the chairmanship of the CLAO in disgust , but meanwhile , on 3 March , he took Coleman to Paris to introduce him to Aoun 's senior advisers . |
| 26 | Now we in the Harrogate Civic Society would like to see the rest of the district allocation reduced at least to fifty hectares which has something to do with the forecast requirement on the grounds of past take-up , and I believe it is nearer the original figure for the rest of the district floated by the county in the initial consultations before amendment was made to the allocation between Greater York and the rest of the district . |
| 27 | If I was curious it was only to see the rest of the house . |
| 28 | ‘ I am sure you wish to see the rest of the building , ’ the guide said sternly , and marched off . |
| 29 | While he made his way swiftly but lightly across the boggy ground , giving his feet no time to be drawn down , the men higher up the bank were fastening the rest of the horses to the leash . |
| 30 | If so , did it make the rest of the winter any warmer ? |