Example sentences of "[vb base] [coord] [verb] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lay or roll back the insulation using a brush to push the material into the angle of the rafter ventilator to avoid any cold spots |
| 2 | More than 100 are on duty to keep an eye on the 2,000 clubgoers who nightly dance or drink away the small hours from 11pm to 6am . |
| 3 | For my father would keep the best for himself , to train and breed , and sell or give away the remainder . |
| 4 | Test or try out the beds on display |
| 5 | A great deal of thought and work goes into planning and preparing Q.T. Days and in order to ensure their success both physically and financially we would be pleased if you acknowledge and fill in the enclosed form and return it to the office as soon as possible . |
| 6 | Most climbers will note each fall they undergo and realise when the rope should not be used . |
| 7 | Her paper argues for the importance of standpoint to be taken into account in discussion of fundamentals such as epistemology and ontology , but also suggests that feminist political theories which assume that a conception of the subject is already available need to be complemented by more radical feminist theories ( such as those of Daly or Irigaray ) which criticise and take apart the metaphysical implications inherent in philosophical conceptions of the subject . |
| 8 | ‘ You write up the more interesting parts of what they say and leave out the dull bits to do them a favour — if you like them . |
| 9 | inherit , preserve and pass on a tradition … they engender modes of life , habits of thought and standards of judgement which render them centres of resistance to crude forces which threaten steady and peaceful evolution … |
| 10 | As well as the success in managing to circumvent , persuade or buy off the opposition to nuclear power plants , France has also established a formula for building PWRs quicker than anyone else . |
| 11 | When such MPs die or step down the resulting by-election often provides big shock waves . |
| 12 | Dip this end into hormone rooting powder while it is still moist from the cut so that some powder adheres , shake or tap off the surplus and lay it aside for a few minutes while the others are being prepared . |
| 13 | In addition to the flabby growth and increased susceptibility to pests and disease that follows , the visible indications show out as brown patches which spread and coalesce round the leaf edges . |
| 14 | In their natural environment , ramblers spread and sprawl over the ground or up into and over other plants or objects that offer support — a more literal name would be ‘ scrambler ’ — and their frequent use is to be tied to and draped over arches , pergolas , fences and similar supports . |
| 15 | This involves unscrewing the retaining nut , removing the end cap and plunger and prising out the old diaphragm with a small screwdriver . |
| 16 | They rustle in the ditches , they tug and hang on the hedge . |
| 17 | If you weave half way across a row and stop and take off the sinker plate , you 'll see the weaving yarn weaving up and down over the needles . |
| 18 | Actually I 've been I was sitting in the lounge today right and you know the situation there see his car going round the corner and stop and got out the car beaming at me , I said cor give him my old ! |
| 19 | Plot and join up the following sets of points and name the shapes you have drawn . |
| 20 | Plot and join up the following sets of points . |
| 21 | They are thus more ‘ moral ’ or , as he can also say , more ‘ teleological ’ than Islam , for they discern and hold out an ethical purpose and direction for human life . |
| 22 | Then cover and turn off the heat and allow to stand for 1 hour . |
| 23 | Cover and sweat over a low heat for 4–5min , stirring once . |
| 24 | Cover and cook over a medium heat for 5min , then add the carrots and celery and cook for a further 5min . |
| 25 | One of the members went one better by telling us she had made a shadow pleated skirt which , by mistake , was put into the ‘ whites ’ wash and finished up a quarter of its original size , ruined beyond restoration — so everyone though . |
| 26 | Add sufficient warm water to mix to a firm dough , then lightly knead and roll out the pastry . |
| 27 | As she walked down the wide stone steps to the ground floor her confusion was diverted by the sight of two men in their twenties , chatting together and keeping a watchful early evening eye over two three-year-olds playing hide and seek round the curve of the banisters . |
| 28 | A number of dressed mannikins sit and lie around the stage . |
| 29 | These theories often guide the practice of those who make and carry out the policies which have led to so little actual economic growth and development in most Third World countries . |
| 30 | Onetti never fully fleshes out his characters since in life we can never really know what lies behind the faces of those we meet or pass on the street . |