Example sentences of "[v-ing] it under the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They treated little embarrassments such as their role in the gradual destruction of the ozone layer in the same way that the Vatican dealt with internal corruption : by brushing it under the carpet and pretending it never existed . |
| 2 | ‘ GOOD , ARE N'T THEY ! ’ he would roar , and take one down , pushing it under the nose of the confused patient , ‘ MARVELLOUS WORKMANSHIP ! ’ |
| 3 | and selling it under the flyover . |
| 4 | If the patient can not lift the leg across , the therapist helps by supporting it under the foot and thigh , and taking it up gently . |
| 5 | The problem was finally solved by fixing a wire to my ankle and running it under the rock to an aqualunged diver , who on a signal from Stuart would tug on the wire and pull me down with the speed of an express lift , and would let go when my face turned blue . |
| 6 | ‘ You 'll hurt yourself , ’ he says , slipping it under the sofa . |
| 7 | Crunching riffs , frantic sneer , a sound so chewy that Rowntrees are currently sticking it under the microscope to see if it can be put into a crisp candy coat , and a bloody horrible noise it all is . |
| 8 | ‘ Sweeping it under the carpet ’ . |
| 9 | Dr Geoffrey Millward , lecturer in oceanography at Plymouth Polytechnic , said : " There is an element of Britain underestimating the problem and sweeping it under the carpet . |
| 10 | At luncheon , Bradbury 's Alsatian dog was found to have retrieved a boot of a German airman and was chewing it under the table . |