Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv prt] of [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , there is nothing to guarantee that the authorities will stick by the same decision rules : they could become so agitated by public concern over the build up of inflationary pressure that they could jettison their employment objective and opt for contractionary demand management policies . |
| 2 | Good synthetic brushes deliver high performance , but cost less , so if there is a build up of acrylic paint at the ferrule ( the base of the bristles ) and performance is impaired , they can be replaced more cheaply . |
| 3 | The build up of cytosolic calcium inhibits further release through its inhibitory effect on the release channel and the cytosolic calcium is removed by being pumped back into the stores or out of the cell ( Fig. 4 d ) . |
| 4 | With increased capital expenditure and a build up of working capital , there was an outflow of cash in the year following two years of strong positive cash flow . |
| 5 | Feed little and often thus preventing a build up of uneaten food on the base of the tank . |
| 6 | Overlays can aid the build up of complex subjects . |
| 7 | Unfortunately , early efforts are likely to lead to the model charging backwards towards the pilot followed by a large application of forward stick causing an uncontrollable build up of forward speed . |
| 8 | Ozone is itself a form of greenhouse gas — helping to retain the sun 's reflected heat in the atmosphere - , and its destruction may be allowing more heat to escape than was hitherto thought , compensating for the increased heat retention caused by the build up of atmospheric carbon dioxide and other " greenhouse gases " . |
| 9 | The speed at which these pulses returned told environmental experts at the town hall about the build up of dangerous exhaust fumes on High Row . |
| 10 | But he 's had to close some of the deeper galleries which only pot holers use , because of the build up of toxic gasses . |
| 11 | It 's meant a build up of toxic gasses below ground , and health warnings to cavers who 've been exposed to the chemicals . |
| 12 | The administrative arrangement and supervision required for such teamwork was exactly the sort of skill in which Lewis excelled , and the hours passed quickly with the progressive gleaning of intelligence , the gradual build up of hard fact to bolster tentative theory — and always that almost insolent gratification that shone in Morse 's eyes , for the latter appeared to have known ( or so it seemed to Lewis ) most of the details before the calls and corroboration had been made . |
| 13 | The air quality over much of Britain deteriorated during hot weather in May , with a build up of photochemical smog in some areas . |
| 14 | The cleaning kit will also remove the build up of magnetic oxide which collects on the head . |
| 15 | An alternative reason may be a gradual build up of tap-borne toxins . |
| 16 | The account in Table 2.3 of the build up of independent study across the Course would be an example of a course-wide policy which is permissive progressively permeating the Course as a whole . |
| 17 | ‘ Generating electricity causes serious environmental damage by contributing to acid rain , to the build up of radioactive waste and to the threat of global climate change . |
| 18 | Leaving gaps in the base of the wall near ground level will prevent the build up of excessive water in the soil behind . |
| 19 | ‘ We bottle things up for years until they grow out of all proportion . ’ |
| 20 | That , part of th , of the issue I think about us , perhaps feeling that we do n't have traditions th is that we we are still rediscovering our own history , and I think a lot of traditions grow out of historical events or historical personages . |
| 21 | If you want out of that relationship , you tell him . |
| 22 | all I want out of this life is to meet a few men with something more between their ears than the latest Donna Summer hit . |
| 23 | Plans have been unveiled for the biggest ever shake up of medical care in Lothian . |
| 24 | Many people seem simply to grow out of heavy drug use , rather as many young drinkers mature out of heavy drinking . |
| 25 | It must be stated at this point that it is not intended here to suggest that there is a conspiracy on the part of doctors to deprive patients of their rights , or that doctors act out of ill will . |
| 26 | When are we let out of these rooms ? ’ |
| 27 | ‘ No doubt you speak out of long experience , ’ said the abbot . |
| 28 | There is a kind of confidence , typified in the prayer to Christ the source of sweet honey-cells of devotion , which is at odds with the stark mood provoked by a revulsion from sin in the whole piece and which is very different from the whole thrust of the short version : The profound realisation of Jesus as a source of grace at the heart of this passage in the long version colours the meditator 's longing for it in the other expanded meditations that open out of this sequence of prayers . |
| 29 | There are great chunks of life , after childhood , which drop out of conscious memory . |
| 30 | Put simply , the bias is this : people save out of taxed income , and the interest earned by their savings is then taxed again . |