Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv prt] the [noun sg] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | WALES skipper Gareth Llewellyn hopes his side can reach their target of six wins out of six when they bring down the curtain on their African tour against the South African Barbarians in Windhoek today . |
| 2 | His own trade included the quick memorising of landscape and cityscape and at one corner there was an L-shaped alley that cut off the building on the corner itself giving an alternative route to making a left turn on the streets . |
| 3 | The phosphates used in detergents and cleaning products are useful because they condition the water to reduce scum , help to keep the water alkaline for proper cleaning and break up the dirt on fabrics to prevent it settling back . |
| 4 | It looked like somewhere waiting for a film to happen , Jasper thought , like a Western on television where two gunmen will come out of the badlands and hold up the mailtrain on the Santa Fe railroad . |
| 5 | d ) Cut out the coupon on this page and attach to the correct space on the entry form . |
| 6 | I walk around the shop on air and Berty Barlow says I 've got stars in my eyes , and I have and they 're shining just for you . |
| 7 | Cook the din-dins , put the cat out , clear up the junk on the great man 's desk , and hope my lord throws me a kind word from time to time . |
| 8 | Instead , I pick up the clock on it and I see it is half-past six . |
| 9 | Pick up the web on this card , as with the wire loop . |
| 10 | I really I really do wish it was that simple and I wish that when I pick up The Star on a Thursday or one of the other local papers that I did n't read in it the twenty cars that 's broken into and and all the other problems and I say to myself now why did that happen . |
| 11 | The Daily Mail printed an article headed , " Slam down the phone on Eyas " , querying the management of OTC-traded Crane Holdings and the credibility of this licensed dealer 's directors . |
| 12 | Fill in the form on page 18 with the same details as on the label . |
| 13 | To subscribe to ELT Journal , simply fill in the form on the back of this leaflet and send it off , with payment , to the address supplied overleaf or send off for a free inspection copy . |
| 14 | If you would like to come , please fill in the form on the last page of this news . |
| 15 | To order , fill in the coupon on page 154 . |
| 16 | Fill in the coupon on this page and send it off with the appropriate cheque |
| 17 | There is a limited number of places so , to make sure you do n't miss out , fill in the coupon on page 216 and return to us without delay . |
| 18 | Space is limited so fill in the coupon on page 188 ( before May 11 ) to book a place at the most entertaining and educational event of the year — or risk being Green with envy ! |
| 19 | Find out more , fill in the coupon on this page . |
| 20 | Please fill in the questionnaire on the following page : questions 1 to 9 tell us what you are already doing ; questions 10 to 14 are your chance to let us know what you want from Amnesty . |
| 21 | If you can get so close to barbel , with or without them knowing it , you should take the opportunity to study how they use the available cover to sneak under ; how they move like silent wraiths across the bottom , and how they rake over the gravel on the bottom with their barbules . |
| 22 | I set up the bottle on the bedside table and a fresh pack of cigarettes . |
| 23 | Huy watched him cross the little square in front of his house and disappear around the corner on the way back to the palace compound . |
| 24 | On trips into London after we 'd finally moved to Wales , I would raid skips and bring back the booty on the car roof-rack . |
| 25 | Roll out the pastry on a floured surface and use to line a 23cm/9in flan tin that is at least 2.5cm/1in deep . |
| 26 | Roll out the marzipan on a surface dusted with icing sugar or cornflour to a large rectangle and use to cover the entire cake , smoothing over the corners and keeping a ‘ sloping ’ effect on the roof . |
| 27 | Roll out the marzipan on a surface dusted with icing sugar or cornflour to a large circle and use to cover the cake , tucking the edges underneath and smoothing over the curve . |
| 28 | Roll out the marzipan on a surface dusted with icing sugar or cornflour to a large circle ( about 25cm/10inches ) . |
| 29 | Roll out the marzipan on a surface dusted with icing sugar or cornflour into a large rectangle and use to cover the base , smoothing into the hollow and over the corners , and trimming away excess from around the bottom . |
| 30 | Roll out the dough on a floured surface to a 5mm/¼in thickness and stamp or cut out festive shapes ( see equipment , page 92 ) . |