Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] of [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm yeah er mm yeah no I 'm quite intrigued myself about this , this idea that erm somehow it 's heterosexuals who trus who are trustworthy and that , you know , once you have a sexuality that 's different from heterosexuality then you ca n't be trusted with children and you , you know you , you ca n't be trusted to er you know I do n't know , run boys ' clubs , you ca n't be trusted in , in a , you know , it 's sort of , it 's almost like , like erm er it , it almost flies in the face of evidence that the vast majority of sexual abuse that goes on of one sort or another is , is heterosexual , it 's |
| 2 | Implementation is for planning and installing hardware and software , producing documentation and training , a handover to new systems and winding down of old systems . |
| 3 | Reports began to come in of successful strikes on other vehicles . |
| 4 | okay , round the base of your thumb , basically what we want to do is we want to clamp these fingers in so they ca n't come un unstuck , we want to push them together because she ca n't keep them shut like that , but the next thing is that you come round to the back where the little finger is , the next time you come round here , you 're gon na come round to about the first thumb joint okay and then you 're gon na go over the top okay and if you come round again the little thumb , by , by the little finger , you come round again to the thumb joint okay , come over the top again , round , we 're just making really like the figure of eight , but all the time we 're keeping off of this wrist here and I 'm keeping her fingers in , are you alright still ? |
| 5 | JOHN Armstrong 's paintings , ‘ built up of remembered things which in my case have been miscalled surrealist ’ , have a poetic appeal which often beats Dali , Magritte et al at their own game . |
| 6 | A future investment activity not specifically relevant to the current context is the establishment , operation or winding up of collective investment schemes . |
| 7 | In the last few years these problems have also been intensified by the housing changes described in chapter 7 , namely the accelerated contraction of the private-rented sector , the winding up of New Town Development Corporations and other official overspill schemes , the cutback in Treasury funds for new public-sector house-building in general , and the sale of council houses to tenants with ‘ Right To Buy ’ discounts ( Brittan , 1986 ) . |
| 8 | V Winding up of unregistered companies |
| 9 | He also referred to section 229(2) in the group of sections concerned with the winding up of unregistered companies . |
| 10 | Of course , there is nothing to guarantee that the authorities will stick by the same decision rules : they could become so agitated by public concern over the build up of inflationary pressure that they could jettison their employment objective and opt for contractionary demand management policies . |
| 11 | Good synthetic brushes deliver high performance , but cost less , so if there is a build up of acrylic paint at the ferrule ( the base of the bristles ) and performance is impaired , they can be replaced more cheaply . |
| 12 | The build up of cytosolic calcium inhibits further release through its inhibitory effect on the release channel and the cytosolic calcium is removed by being pumped back into the stores or out of the cell ( Fig. 4 d ) . |
| 13 | With increased capital expenditure and a build up of working capital , there was an outflow of cash in the year following two years of strong positive cash flow . |
| 14 | Feed little and often thus preventing a build up of uneaten food on the base of the tank . |
| 15 | Overlays can aid the build up of complex subjects . |
| 16 | Unfortunately , early efforts are likely to lead to the model charging backwards towards the pilot followed by a large application of forward stick causing an uncontrollable build up of forward speed . |
| 17 | Ozone is itself a form of greenhouse gas — helping to retain the sun 's reflected heat in the atmosphere - , and its destruction may be allowing more heat to escape than was hitherto thought , compensating for the increased heat retention caused by the build up of atmospheric carbon dioxide and other " greenhouse gases " . |
| 18 | The speed at which these pulses returned told environmental experts at the town hall about the build up of dangerous exhaust fumes on High Row . |
| 19 | But he 's had to close some of the deeper galleries which only pot holers use , because of the build up of toxic gasses . |
| 20 | It 's meant a build up of toxic gasses below ground , and health warnings to cavers who 've been exposed to the chemicals . |
| 21 | The administrative arrangement and supervision required for such teamwork was exactly the sort of skill in which Lewis excelled , and the hours passed quickly with the progressive gleaning of intelligence , the gradual build up of hard fact to bolster tentative theory — and always that almost insolent gratification that shone in Morse 's eyes , for the latter appeared to have known ( or so it seemed to Lewis ) most of the details before the calls and corroboration had been made . |
| 22 | The air quality over much of Britain deteriorated during hot weather in May , with a build up of photochemical smog in some areas . |
| 23 | The cleaning kit will also remove the build up of magnetic oxide which collects on the head . |
| 24 | An alternative reason may be a gradual build up of tap-borne toxins . |
| 25 | The account in Table 2.3 of the build up of independent study across the Course would be an example of a course-wide policy which is permissive progressively permeating the Course as a whole . |
| 26 | ‘ Generating electricity causes serious environmental damage by contributing to acid rain , to the build up of radioactive waste and to the threat of global climate change . |
| 27 | Leaving gaps in the base of the wall near ground level will prevent the build up of excessive water in the soil behind . |
| 28 | Her face is coming back to me yet again , reforming out of bouncing shadow . |
| 29 | The Red Queen role was the same part she had to pull out of 18 months ago because of ill health . |
| 30 | Two members of the Under-21 squad — Forbes Johnson of Falkirk and Craig Burley of Chelsea — have had to pull out of next week 's game against Malta at Tannadice . |