Example sentences of "[vb pp] [verb] [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | I thought the doctor had forgotten to draw back the curtain , and I was just about to do it when I heard his voice . |
| 32 | c ) The stakes which have been installed to mark out the areas of additional planting on the Sighthill Section of the Bypass . |
| 33 | In cooler areas where ripening is a problem — such as Germany or Burgundy in France — a little extra sugar may be added to bump up the alcohol . |
| 34 | On the German side a few bombs were dropped to keep up the pretence , but they were left strictly alone by fighter aircraft , of course . |
| 35 | Were they still dressing or had the ADC forgotten to switch off the lights ? |
| 36 | After a while she became more accustomed to the extreme dark and quite enjoyed blowing out the light and being swallowed up by the billowing darkness . |
| 37 | They are unique among the deer family in that both the males and females have antlers which are eaten when shed to build up the reindeer 's calcium stocks . |
| 38 | The Emperor is supposed to have considered giving up the Province , and Seneca , who , as one of his advisers was well informed , is said to have been calling in his , or the Imperial , loans . |
| 39 | To investigate the FI category , the database was first rearranged to separate out the FI items , which were then listed by functional group . |
| 40 | The answer is that no-one can control or even forecast accurately the maximum flow of water that can be expected to surge down the Tay valley and through Perth . |
| 41 | Sometimes chemicals known as buffers are added to slow down the reaction rate thereby reducing corrosiveness . |
| 42 | If laboratory scale experiments indicate , however , that the indigenous microfauna are unable to degrade the contaminants , enrichment cultures of microorganisms may be added to speed up the process . |
| 43 | This prediction was borne out , though the tears that were shed rolled down the cheeks of Labour loyalists — or better Labour chauvinists — as well . |
| 44 | The Supreme Court on July 17 ruled " unreasonable and illegal " the emergency regulations initiated by Housing and Construction Minister Ariel Sharon , which had been designed to speed up the building of accommodation for tens of thousands of Jewish immigrants from the Soviet Union . |
| 45 | The favourite explanation , however , was ‘ speculative hoarding ’ , and it was this which became the target for government action ( in addition to a series of measures designed to speed up the release and development of land ) . |
| 46 | COACHING CONTROLLER CARDS : These cards are designed to speed up the pace at which you can get information from your hard disk . |
| 47 | Designed to speed up the purchasing process , a ‘ logbook ’ would set out the condition of a home and any work done to it , as well as listing surveys . |
| 48 | Indeed , in a move designed to speed up the process Lloyd has made a ‘ little publicised ’ offer to the Lawn Tennis Associations ITI set up , which would see him build centres — ITI centres — and run them as such , in addition to running them as private clubs . |
| 49 | A new telephone system has been installed to speed up the operations of Middlesbrough Borough and Cleveland County Councils . |
| 50 | In practice , the state scheme contributions pre-empt a slice of incomes which would otherwise be available for saving through pension schemes , and thus to that extent would be expected to slow down the growth of non-state provision . |
| 51 | The restrictions were initially adopted as a temporary measure designed to slow down the flight of foreign currency reserves from the country . |
| 52 | To recoup , the government is expected to speed up the passage of a law that would make insider-trading a crime . |
| 53 | In the second stage , ammonia is added to filter out the oxides of nitrogen . |
| 54 | They still have all the advantages of slings and are designed to balance out the child 's weight more evenly . |
| 55 | As the eldest son of a wealthy sake and soy-sauce producer in conservative Nagoya , he was expected to take over the family business — and perhaps become the 15th generation of Morita Mayors in the local community . |
| 56 | Indonesia , which was expected to take over the chair of the movement from Yugoslavia in September 1992 , was elected by the Larnaca meeting as de facto chair with immediate effect . |
| 57 | As time passes the new bride is expected to take on the identity of her new family , making her subjugation complete . |
| 58 | With contracting , hospital doctors will be the agents of the provider , not the purchasing authority , and again can not be expected to take on the gatekeeper role . |
| 59 | Between now and Easter , thousands are expected to take up the invitation . |
| 60 | At least two , the Statesman and the Indian Express , were expected to take up the story in their issues today . |