Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [adv prt] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Acrylix brushes helped me to make broad , glazing strokes , slowly building up a depth of colour . |
| 2 | Having established the undercoat by way of washing and blotting onto damp paper , I now begin to apply very watery paint onto dry paper , slowly building up a series of translucent layers . |
| 3 | Having established the undercoat by way of washing and blotting onto damp paper , I now begin to apply very watery paint onto dry paper , slowly building up a series of translucent layers . |
| 4 | When the factory was occupied in protest , the Ministry of Labour declared the strike illegal and the occupation was forcibly broken up a week later . |
| 5 | Van Dijk has analysed the language of racism , thereby building up a picture of modern ideology which pays particular attention to the way that elite messages can be transformed into ordinary discourse ( van Dijk , 1985b , 1987 ) . |
| 6 | ACT can also generate additional objects to create customised products — the group will ‘ effectively make up a bespoke product , assemble a bespoke suit to fit each client ’ . |
| 7 | Apgood instinctively picked up a certificate and glanced through it , then shook his head . |
| 8 | The partnership was successfully liquidated over a period of years and it was left to John Baring to rebuild the business in the form of a limited company . |
| 9 | To get as close as possible to sea-dwelling fauna ( and perhaps pick up a crustacean for the lunchtable ) , take a short course in diving and snorkelling . |
| 10 | Ants , aphids and plants together make up a kind of farming economy based on sugar . |
| 11 | He did not attempt to remember all the features that together make up a face . |
| 12 | They only pick out a word word here and there see |
| 13 | I remember the disgraceful way she allowed you to be neglected when you had flu , only bringing up a water biscuit or two when she deigned to climb the stairs ! |
| 14 | Either of these could match the new borders or blinds or undercurtains , perhaps bringing out a colour that had not been emphasized before . |
| 15 | The remarks in this section only sketch out a province for which a proper theory of discourse deixis might provide an account . |
| 16 | Although the rules only allow the purchase of one new free-standing AVC policy a year , it is possible to purchase a different policy every year , so building up a spread of investments . |
| 17 | ( e ) Sometimes invite a student to write on the blackboard , eg to write out a dictation you have just given . |
| 18 | Almost at once it was opened , not wide , as he obviously expected , but just to a slit — enough to pass out a note . |
| 19 | I took sips of my wine and carried on with the supper , and at one point I went across to the bookcase and idly picked up a petal that was lying there . |
| 20 | They were just two friends , enjoying the cool evening air , perhaps walking up a thirst before repairing to a beer hall . |
| 21 | One can not suddenly scale up a laboratory procedure by a thousandfold . |
| 22 | ‘ There are n't any stones large enough to spell out a message with . |
| 23 | He then walked into the small alcove of electronic equipment and appeared to fiddle with some dials and buttons until music suddenly blasted out a pair of wall mounted speakers . |
| 24 | After dinner we would gossip , play cards or perhaps walk along the Dee , idly picking up a piece of driftwood here and there along the way . |
| 25 | It only came out a couple of times , and I could n't get the words apart the end where it sounded something like ‘ scores off the bar , F*CK CANTONA , Brian Deane , Brian Deane , Brian Deane ’ . |
| 26 | ‘ The alternative proposal would only show up a handful of sites , not the 100,000 contaminated sites which we estimate exist in Britain . |
| 27 | Without warning , it suddenly let out a blast of the 62 first line of Dixie on a five-tone airhorn , so loud and so unexpected that it made Alina take a startled step back . |
| 28 | They had just sat down when Zach suddenly let out a cry . |
| 29 | Richardson was extraordinarly charismatic , dressed in very tight trousers and thigh-length boots — which may have had something to do with my infatuation — and he characterised Richard as a man of great vanity , constantly picking up a mirror and checking himself in it . |
| 30 | French plastic manufacturers and bottle suppliers have joined together to set up a recycling company , " Valorplast " , which intends to recycle around 1 billion plastic bottles by the year 1996 . |