Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv prt] [noun sg] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Please send in copy for the summer issue of FYT News as soon as possible . |
| 2 | When hardened , refix fittings and buff up paintwork with a silicone polish . |
| 3 | From a window above me they let down tea in a flask and biscuits as I worked . |
| 4 | In a US property , a guest let off steam to the bartender because his room was not ready and it was already late . |
| 5 | The Burtons let off part of the house and lived in the rest . |
| 6 | Break off yarn at the end . |
| 7 | The Humber has been a barrier which cut off trade to the south . |
| 8 | Instead , he wholeheartedly takes them over : they show up materialism as an inadequate position and leave the way open for his spiritual immaterialism , with God at its centre . |
| 9 | As they are used single-handed , they make it easier to dead-head flowers , prune shrubs , cut up chicken for the barbecue , and shape materials like leather , canvas , etc , for craftwork . |
| 10 | I think my being there was a put up job between the lady and the billeting officer . |
| 11 | Towards the end of his life Freud was worried lest ‘ psychoanalysis as a therapeutic procedure swallow up psychoanalysis as a science ’ . |
| 12 | It 's very surprising just how few people can actually look up a reference , or seek out information on a given topic ! |
| 13 | Authors at the conference , in social and business sessions include Shirley Hughes and Aidan Chambers , who round off conference at the Random House Breakfast on Wednesday , Anthony Sampson , Terence Blacker and Terry Pratchett , the guest of honour at the annual dinner dance . |
| 14 | We give more money to the Common Market budget than we give in aid to the third world . |
| 15 | This field is situated at the edge of the Zechstein salt basin and thin beds of halite extend over part of the structure . |
| 16 | The three standing stones of Lundin Links in Fife now watch over play on a golf course , though without providing any additional hazard . |
| 17 | Remove any smudges with a cotton bud dipped in non-oily make-up remover — dab gently , wipe off mark with a tissue , then rub a clean finger over the smear and re-powder . |
| 18 | There are many plants that give off scent during the day but which seem to take on fresh strength in the evenings . |
| 19 | One of the few draw-backs of computer faxes is that they treat all faxes as bitmap files and gobble up memory at an alarming rate . |
| 20 | Such revision could increase the value of friendships , autonomy and other forms of creativity , and open up discussion on the pleasures of celibacy , masturbation , shared sex . |
| 21 | It is not surprising that many give up fishing at an age when they should be at their peak , with a true set of values and the all too rare ability to enjoy themselves even when fish are not being very cooperative . |
| 22 | The pages lie out flat on the desk when the cords are extended , so that it is possible to write the pages without taking them out of the binders . |
| 23 | It 's a thankless task then , because despite having become the most successful band of the time , you pick up flak for the next album not working commercially . |
| 24 | After a dull launch to the new season , London 's commercial art galleries pick up speed with a really exciting list of new exhibitions . |
| 25 | Bob cried as he wandered into the make up room on the first day . |
| 26 | He always yawns a lot and says Who ? in a bored voice when I pass on news from the Edwardian , but I suspect he 's interested . |
| 27 | Davies says deepsea fish are attracted to the drums , then move to shallower waters and pass on radio-activity through the food chain . |
| 28 | Position the plant in the centre of the pot so that its crown is about 2 cm ( 1 in ) below the pot rim ( 1 cm/½ in if the compost is soilless ) , spread the roots out if they do not already form a compact ball with the soil and , holding the plant with one hand , fill in compost with the other all round the roots until the pot is full . |
| 29 | ‘ Escape ’ was defined as ‘ escape from a place where the defendant has occupation or control over land to a place which is outside his occupation or control . ’ |
| 30 | I 'd been told about the Afon Por-Gilli but never got around to finding and paddling it so when I found that I had the first Wednesday of the month off we set off westbound across the border . |