Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv prt] [art] [adj] of " in BNC.

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1 Scrape the soil away from the plant to expose some of its larger roots and cut off a few of these with a sharp knife .
2 So forget the tick lists , lower your sights and next time the high tops are covered in thick mist seek out a few of these miniature mountain gems .
3 Let's say the next letter is e ( i.e. candidate string be ) — look down the 5th of the 26 pointers from the ‘ b ’ node to see if it is set , and so on , until the end of the candidate string is reached .
4 The Bosnian Serbs under Karadzic are against the plan drawn up by mediators Cyrus Vance and Lord Owen because it demands they give up a third of the territory they control and proposes dividing Bosnia into ten ethnic cantons .
5 In a fifth instance , given in ex.5d , the cellos , again in the tenor clef , have the combined angular and linear theme the first with strokes , the second with dots while the basses , in bar 383 , give out the fourth of the five themes , with strokes in pure accentual meaning , as proved by the third minim that is tied to its neighbour .
6 In one London area where 15 per cent of the general population is black , black people make up a third of all psychiatric admissions under the age of 65 years .
7 Name select or something and pick out a one of the pads with that hole ?
8 The daunting confines of the Crucible Theatre have been known to make strong men tremble over the simplest of pots , but after what has happened to the unassuming Thai in recent weeks , it will be a shock of seismic proportions if the occasion affects him — even on his debut .
9 Roll out a third of the fondant ( about 450g/1lb ) on a surface dusted with icing sugar or cornflour and use to cover the cake drum , smoothing on and trimming away excess around the edges .
10 Oh well you know peo people that throw their clothes around and untidy , they turn out the best of people .
11 Try out a few of these growing ideas with your Six .
12 The stories of the Last Days , when the Summoner would open up the Dark Reaches of the Spirit Lands and call down the worst of the manitous to lay waste the worlds of the white man and the red .
13 I pull out the largest of the knives , then turn and leave the kitchen , heading down the corridor past the dining room and the study to the stairs .
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