Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv prt] [verb] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The programmer may choose a long-distance view of the whole execution space of a program , a reduced view as an AND/OR tree , or zoom in to see the details of a single call . |
| 2 | Regrettably , in a field which is becoming increasingly litigious , when authors who criticise in print the prices certain publishers charge for their journals have been sued by these publishers , it is difficult to see how further research along these lines could be published with equanimity . |
| 3 | You walk on to climb the slopes of Bulkeley Hill from where you head for the village of Bickerton and on the heathland of Bickerton Hill . |
| 4 | As more women go to work and as marriage break down increases the networks of local cooperation and support weaken . |
| 5 | Two brick arches put up to channel the waters of an underground river have been uncovered for the first time in nearly two hundred years . |
| 6 | And er they had a surveyor gang checking all the lines in the tunnel that the surveyors put up to keep the men driving the right tunnel it should n't go p one past the other . |
| 7 | Thus while Out dramatizes the consequences of the principle of relativity for the observation of effects , Such turns instead to the exploration of the origins of identity in terms of contemporary theories of cosmic birth . |
| 8 | Every hour the assistant on duty had to read the instruments , make a note of the wind speed and direction , the visibility , the cloud , precipitation ( if any ) , and whether the barometer was rising or falling , and then stand by to teletype the details in code to Group Headquarters , who in turn would transmit it to Bomber Command . |
| 9 | At Tesco 's sorry but the man , men they get in to clean the tops of the ovens are contractors |
| 10 | Troops fan out to protect the vehicles against attack , while the launch crew prepares the missiles . |
| 11 | Causation or some of it might have come to an end just when I set out to snuff the candles , or never existed . |
| 12 | They set out to create the conditions where two hydrogen nuclei ( ‘ protons ’ ) could get close to each other , collide and join to make a nucleus of helium . |
| 13 | Functional courses set out to list the purposes for which students might wish to use language , and then to teach them how to do so . |
| 14 | In my early career , I set out to meet the demands of my peers and fulfil the necessary qualifications for assessment as a ‘ real polis ’ ; although there were few opportunities to flirt with any real forms of marginality ! |
| 15 | They set out to discover the names and fiefs of all lords and knights resident within the county , their liege lords , and the services each owed to the count . |
| 16 | And this time China 's rulers knifed it in the back with shameless savagery — then set about hounding the survivors in a reign of terror . |
| 17 | So I applied my ‘ sandwich ’ neckline , then set about neatening the fronts . |
| 18 | He was fortunate in finding a good post — as a draughtsman of Gothic work — and in the company of congenial colleagues set about enjoying the experiences London had to offer in the 1860s . |
| 19 | They set about loosening the ropes just enough for them to be able to reach the knot once Graham gave the signal . |
| 20 | As these teachers realized they were not to get the major posts of responsibility , that their objective career progression had come to an end , that their own subject expertise was being compared unfavourably with that of their colleagues from former grammar schools , and that they were to be allocated the ‘ dirty work ’ of teaching the lower-ability groups in the lower streams — they formed a staff counterculture which set about resisting the initiatives of the head , and they withdrew that commitment and enthusiasm in the classroom that had previously been a major part of their secondary modern identity : |
| 21 | Holes in the floor outside , and inside , the orphanage served as toilets , and water had to be drawn from a single well in the grounds , so first they set about unblocking the drains and opening sewers . |
| 22 | Ellwood saw her eyes roll up to show the whites . |
| 23 | Ring up to get the addresses . |
| 24 | A wash and brush up keeps the wheels in good shape … but sometimes mechanics can only sratch away at the problem . |
| 25 | The much-rumoured move was not seen as a surprise at Westminster where Mrs Currie , who entered the Commons vowing never to just ‘ sit around adorning the backbenches ’ , had slim prospects of ministerial rehabilitation . |
| 26 | It is not possible , however , to come to any conclusion about the usefulness of testing and inspection ( outsider evaluations ) without considering what is possible for schools to do themselves ( Becher et al , 1979 , go on to consider the merits of school-based approaches ) . |
| 27 | Have a nice weekend , keep on taking the pills yeah well you know what it 's like y'know there 'll be so many people dying for this to fail well they do n't know what 's going on but but all they 'll get is one call interception which says I ca n't get through I ca n't get through , or I 've tried this number and it does n't work and blah you know usual thing but right I must keep on taking the Buffalo Bills . |
| 28 | As long as Goochie and the boys keep on stuffing the Aussies , I really do n't give a damn . |
| 29 | Mind , God knows why I keep on recording the children for posterity , the way they are now . |
| 30 | A game is basically a manoeuvre that people indulge in to get the strokes they need and/or to be in a position to discount others . |