Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] water " in BNC.

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1 And last night it got me into hot water .
2 • Any burns may be deeper than they appear , so cool them with cold water and cover with an antiseptic dressing or clean cloth .
3 After cleaning out gutters ( or fitting new gutters ) , test them by pouring water into them ( or use a hosepipe )
4 Drain and refresh immediately by steeping them in cold water .
5 Just put them in boiling water for about thirty seconds .
6 Put them in cold water
7 A witness had seen him in deep water , shouting and waving for help .
8 David Speedie lost his rag with an invading fan at The Dell yesterday — but his one-man pitch clear-ing job could land him in hot water .
9 If it is not feasible to move the fish , then change 50% of the pondwater , once again replacing it with dechlorinated water at the right temperature .
10 Oh I just boiled the ends a bit and erm and then put it in deep water .
11 Often the polyps withdraw , and the polypary may shrink slightly as the animal expels water from inside the body to replace it with fresh water .
12 If the fish is whole , and the fishmonger has done the decent thing — removed the guts and gills , which would taint it during cooking — all you need do is immerse the beast in any container large enough to hold it ( ideally a fish kettle ) , cover it with cold water and bring it gently to the boil .
13 Leave the wool in the dye until it cools , rinse the wool , wash it in soapy water , rinse again and hang to dry .
14 If Alice or Bert filled it with hot water and it leaked causing injury , would either of them have an action ?
15 Then she picked up the tall glass she had carried down with her , and which was now empty , walked sedately to the water 's edge , filled it with ice-cold water and returned to see that he had not shifted .
16 Then she went to the sink and filled it with lukewarm water and made the water frothy with soap-powder .
17 You could just see them at low water and er that was one of the danger points but I 've never seen ships coming close to Skerrymor at all .
18 He and Robinson emptied their slop buckets into the waste chutes provided , rinsed them with boiling water and then made their way back to their cell .
19 I soaked it in hot water and antiseptic and I drank a little more whisky .
20 Usually we are melting snow or ice so we do n't bother , but this trip could see us near stagnant water .
21 Y we put it in the garden and I got really cold hands and then was just about to put them into hot water when you said do n't cos you 'll get chilblains
22 DUCHESS IN DISGRACE : Fergie cools off on the holiday that landed her in hot water
23 And Larder , who was Goulding 's mentor on the 1990 tour to New Zealand , warns that he must control the wild instincts which keep getting him into hot water .
24 But we 'll have to do it with cold water and the yard broom . ’
25 For James — Pam 's 7-year-old son — I bought several ‘ beginner 's tricks ’ plus a plastic dog turd that steams when you fill it with hot water .
26 Put the shingle in one bucket and fill it with cold water .
27 To taste for seasoning , either fry a teaspoonful of the pate or poach it in simmering water ( it will taste less strong when cold ) .
28 So you get this in your hot water cylinder , we can get it in boilers , erm you get it in hot water pipes and it happens a lot in in hard water areas , Scale will dissolve in the acid in the bubbles of Twelve point seven .
29 Alternatively , you will need to empty the bath and refill it with clean water .
30 To give your system a clean-out you need to descale it thoroughly , then drain it down , flush it through with clean water , and refill it with fresh water , to which a corrosion inhibitor has been added .
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