Example sentences of "[conj] break up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if they evict us , or break up the camp or deliver the fucking things — it 'll go on . |
| 2 | The palazzo is also notable for the huge Corinthian columns that break up the façade . |
| 3 | A rainbow is formed from the interaction of pure white sunlight with molecules of moisture in the atmosphere acting as prisms that break up the light into the respective colours perceived through our senses . |
| 4 | A snag is that breaking up the network into such small pieces might produce large diseconomies of scale in buying rolling-stock . |
| 5 | Somehow the outside world had intruded and broken up the fabric of the tale . |
| 6 | In the United States during the 1920s , job security and internal ‘ job ladders ’ ( i.e. promotion from within the firm ) began to be introduced , it has been claimed , partly in order to differentiate ( the semi-skilled ) labour force and break up the sense of solidarity that united a firm 's workers in collective opposition to their employer — and they were to prove particularly effective in forestalling unionism ( Edwards , 1979 ) . |
| 7 | Cords over the shoulders and under the armpits cross on the back to hold the garment down at speed , and break up the surface in a more superficial pattern of folds . |
| 8 | The phosphates used in detergents and cleaning products are useful because they condition the water to reduce scum , help to keep the water alkaline for proper cleaning and break up the dirt on fabrics to prevent it settling back . |
| 9 | The poet appears at first to be unable to utter his thoughts clearly ; he circles wildly , stumbling from one half-finished sentence into another , and breaking up the lines awkwardly ( 1 , 2 , 6 , 9 ) . |
| 10 | This is mainly dealing with the Social Fund which as you know , is erm , go undergoing changes , which means er loss of money and breaking up the fundings to twelve monthly amounts , which is creating great difficulties . |
| 11 | The punctuation in the line ‘ of deafening tunnels , brakes , innumerable bolts ’ , seems almost to describe the ‘ brakes ’ and ‘ bolts ’ of the train while breaking up the sentence in the same pattern . |