Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [adv] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That did not happen to the drill in question , used for bringing up deep water , because the workers were foreigners , excluded from the provisions of the law . |
| 2 | It is very convenient for touching out small rust spots on anything that need reliable , safe treatment ; from garden tools , and wrought ironwork , to toys , bicycles and , of course , cars . |
| 3 | There is a real difficulty about producing genuinely useful policy documents , since they need to define priorities and services in a way that is meaningful to both policy makers and policy executors . |
| 4 | But Bakker in reply says cartilage is in fact better for absorbing shocks and for building up hydrostatic pressure . |
| 5 | 17 SUPER Mario 's left hand is known as his Block Bopper to punch his way through walls , and his right foot the Steel-toed Turtle Tromper , for stamping out deadly Koopa Turtles . |
| 6 | Neither is anybody convinced that the Union has any ideas about bringing about genuine improvement within the game . |
| 7 | Last year , Scotland 's 16 health boards were reconstituted so that no trade unions or local authorities had the right of membership , and they are now dominated by the Tories ' natural allies — business people — under the cloak of rhetoric about bringing in commercial nous ( see box ) . |
| 8 | It is worth bringing home olive oil which is produced in profusion here , and perhaps a dessert wine from the incredible terraced slopes which cling to the hillside of the Cinque Terre . |
| 9 | Western support for tearing up existing loan deals , then , held the key to Mexico 's success . |
| 10 | The local branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature ( WWF ) had criticized farmers for tearing down traditional terracing and drystone walls on hillside vineyards , in order to increase productivity and allow tractors onto the slopes . |
| 11 | Actually , I 'm convinced the man to beat Lewis will do it through applying more mental pressure than physical strength . |
| 12 | For a start , you need a bricklaying trowel for spreading the mortar bed in which each course of bricks or blocks is laid , for buttering mortar on to the end of each brick before you place it , and for trimming off excess mortar afterwards . |
| 13 | They are ideal for stripping off old paint from fixed joinery such as windows and skirtings . |
| 14 | A LETTER reproves me for singling out rotten spelling in other places , notably The Guardian , and goes on to point out that this magazine is not immune . |
| 15 | Bond , 54 , the former head of a £400 million empire , spent three months on a prison farm near Perth before an Australian appeal court cleared him of concealing a £7 million fee for shoring up failed merchant bank Rothwells . |
| 16 | Is it possible to return home with a tan after a fortnight 's holiday , after using only high protection sunscreens ? |
| 17 | SENT-OFF Ipswich keeper Craig Forrest pleaded his innocence after bringing down United striker Adrian Littlejohn outside the penalty area after just two minutes . |
| 18 | Hoult escaped with a caution after bringing down old boy David Kelly on a diagonal run inside the area . |
| 19 | The pictures were drawn after piecing together numerous witness statements . |
| 20 | Bayern Munich are the first team to have qualified for the European Club Cup final after overcoming remarkably tough resistance from Hapoel Tel Aviv . |
| 21 | Wilkes was escorted from the pitch by police after sending off teenage winger Barkus who lashed out after being felled as he went for goal . |
| 22 | After cutting out other drier , sun-lightened ends , we painted on some strands of High Lift Blonde Tint . |
| 23 | Mr Andrew Lockley , head of the society 's legal practice directorate , said : ‘ The present text of the advertisements was settled after taking very careful advice . |
| 24 | He is well handicapped , loves the ground and should be spot on after chasing home stable companion Run For Free at Chepstow . |
| 25 | Mia launched her search for a doggy companion after setting up temporary home in Ireland during the filming of ‘ Widow 's Peak ’ on location . |
| 26 | After throwing away certain victory at Ascot , Huntworth ( 2.00 ) gained consolation with a two lengths win over Glenside Jerry at Devon two weeks ago . |
| 27 | These were the kids ‘ educated ’ to memorise reams of context-less information in preparation for filling in multiple choice school entrance exams . |
| 28 | The knowledge of a critic is useful here for filling in relevant background information . |
| 29 | But while the Section d'Or represented the high point of the Cubist movement as it was presented to the public , and while the influence of Cubism daily became more powerful and widespread , many painters who had been Cubist , or had moved in Cubist circles , were already abandoning the style or using certain aspects of it as points of departure for developing completely new art forms . |
| 30 | Ideally , the evening study periods should be used for reviews of the work given in lectures , and the daily " free periods " for writing up practical work . |