Example sentences of "[adj] cut [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The US Congress approved a bill on March 22 cutting off the US aid programme to Jordan , which had been placed under review in early February following King Hussein 's pro-Iraqi and anti-US speech [ see above ; p. 38024 ] . |
| 2 | A special device , developed recently , that cuts across the link between social services and the rest of local government but strengthens that with health , has been the ‘ joint financing ’ of social services ventures with health service money . |
| 3 | The best type for a luxury lawn , these cut with a scissor action to give a good finish . |
| 4 | One man hurt his shoulder , one his knee , one had a slight cut on the back and I was only bruised — I felt very elated , glad to be alive , amazed and grateful for our miraculous escape . |
| 5 | It it was all cut with a scythe until er well I started I go to Holland to work when I was fourteen and my brother Charlie he got away and my father and mother was left they were home . |
| 6 | Because you know what he 's like when he gets talking , he talks so much he just cuts all your hair off Ye yeah it 's all cut on the sides and cos , cos they 're all taught to finger dry and what have you , he does all this and what have you . |
| 7 | The Chedworth crosses were all cut on the stones which came from the octagonal basin of the nymphaeum . |
| 8 | There were no warnings of Fun Runs , protest marches , street carnivals or charity pram races , so it seemed safe to cut through the City and head for Kent direct , rather than heading east and using the Dartford Tunnel . |
| 9 | Use a sharp knife and straight-edge to cut across the top and lower edges , then cut through both lengths at a join , remove offcut strips , and press down . |
| 10 | The story is Gordian in its complexity , but no Alexander seems available to cut through the tangle of claims , counter-claims , and downright lies . |
| 11 | These families need every minuscule cut in the mortgage interest rate that they can get — and soon . ’ |
| 12 | Both city 's having much to gain from a 2-thirds cut in the amount of exhaust emissions compared to conventional petrol or diesel driven vehicles . |
| 13 | The bottom line , Mr Resende says , will be a one-third cut in the $10 billion public debt , and no operating deficit for this year . |
| 14 | There was also brighter news on the trade front for Britain yesterday , with a £766 million cut in the trade gap . |
| 15 | There was brighter news on the trade front for Britain yesterday , with a £766 million cut in the trade gap . |
| 16 | A report prepared by head teachers in Cambridgeshire and circulated to all county councillors comments on the impact of the £2 million cut in the county council 's budget . |
| 17 | It is necessary to cut through the confusion and to attack the mess of local government finance which is the legacy of the past few years of Conservative rule . |
| 18 | Where problems do arise over cutting out narrow strips — which we have met before — it is sometimes best to cut in the background piecemeal , gluing in each subsection of background separately as you go along . |
| 19 | From Dale Head Tarn it is possible to cut across the top of High Scawdel to Honister Pass and then descend by road to Buttermere , partly across open fell and partly on footpath ( 1 mile ) . |