Example sentences of "[conj] clear [adv] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Make the beds or clear away the breakfast things ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Yer Mum asked me to call in and clear away the crocks and tek the chairs outside ready ter goo back ter the mission 'all . ’ |
| 3 | The school was closed on Wednesday as well so people had time to dry out and clear up the mess that the water had made . |
| 4 | The SWWA had opened the hydrants at night to try and clear out the system before the town woke up . |
| 5 | The report gives details of the jet 's mission and clears both the crew and the equipment of any fault . |
| 6 | It will take 2 days to cut down all 80 trunks and clear away the wood . |
| 7 | Dig the soil to the depth of a spade or fork , and clear out the rubbish as you go large stones , glass , china , bottle tops , sticks , wire , plastic and so on — at the same time mixing in a thin layer of rotted garden compost , especially if the soil is shallow and only a few cm ( in ) deep on top of chalk subsoil . |
| 8 | ‘ And to clear up the mistake . |
| 9 | When a part of the body becomes infected the immune system comes into play , rushing white blood cells and immune proteins to the scene of the infection in an attempt to inactivate or kill the invading organisms and to clear up the damage . |
| 10 | Where as he bought these machines and cleared up the rubbish to get at the slate . |
| 11 | Yeah , I went out yesterday morning and cleared up the dogs mess |
| 12 | By the time she had eaten it and cleared away the dishes , dusk was beginning to fall . |
| 13 | ‘ Shush , Conrad , ’ Lee said disapprovingly , and cleared away the soup dishes . |
| 14 | The refrigerator was easy , you just opened the door and put food in it until it looked like an igloo inside , and then a pair of hands which might or might not be your own came along and cleared out the ice so that you could use it again . |
| 15 | ‘ Our first priority is to make the castle structurally sound and safe by securing the stone work and clearing away the rubble . |
| 16 | ‘ Our first priority is to make the castle structurally sound and safe by securing the stone work and clearing away the rubble . |
| 17 | Christmas day itself was for sobering up and clearing up the debris from the wild night before , and after lunch the entire regiment was allowed ‘ quartier libre ’ or free time in town . |
| 18 | Treasury spokesman Alan Beith told the Tories : ‘ Go , but clear up the mess first . ’ |
| 19 | Do not smoke or eat while clearing up the mess . |
| 20 | But that attitude has prevailed for over half a decade , and ‘ The Curse ’ does n't know whether to clear up the situation of simply amplify the confusion . |