Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv prt] the [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Beefy is a hero to the thousands that turn out to see him through rain and shine as he marches down the south coast . |
| 2 | The complexity of decision-making ( eg. to obtain the go-ahead for new projects etc ) slows down the decision-making process , causing unwanted delays . |
| 3 | However , when searching for a particular route from the ‘ z ’ , a linear search must be employed to establish whether it exists or not , which slows down the search time compared with the 26-way tree where all 26 routes are allocated . |
| 4 | After questioning 600 non-information technology directors and 1,200 information technology ones , Graham Browne of market research group International Data Corp , concluded that , unless the Government goes down the facilities management path — which he believes is questionable — the UK market is unlikely to experience the 30% per annum growth rate generally forecast . |
| 5 | Below the vernier is an illuminated mute button which shuts down the output socket sited on the far right , so when the tuner is put in line between the guitar and amp it mutes the signal after the tuner , for silent tuning on stage . |
| 6 | He tears down the hardboard panel next to the front door and clambers in , with Iain behind him . |
| 7 | Slip through the wire fence ( obviously bent ) and follow the level until , at a point some 100 yards before a large building ( old engine sheds ) , a vague path drops down the spoil heap to some trees . |
| 8 | Main picture : In the kitchen/dining room a magnificent arrangement of satin ribbons finishes off the table setting |
| 9 | He heads up the Insurance Ombudsman Bureau ( phone 071–928 4488 ) , which was set up in 1981 and which provides an independent service for the resolution of disputes between personal insurance policyholders and holders of unit trusts , and companies that belong to the scheme . |
| 10 | David Skinner heads up the project team . |
| 11 | He sketches out the prosecution case , suggesting that Lenny McLean sought to teach Humphreys a lesson because ‘ he was being a darned nuisance ’ . |
| 12 | … this closes the directory browser and fills in the Command Line section on the Program Item Properties box . |
| 13 | Sometimes a single boulder bounds and clatters down the scree pile , echoing loudly , sometimes a larger mass breaks away , sometimes the scree itself shifts and readjusts itself in a prolonged rattling clatter — a noise rather like the sea swashing back over pebbles . |
| 14 | So ideally what the industry needs is an alternative that erm , is really , that kills off the sheep scab bug , and at the same time er , is er , affords protection against other erm , things like er , fly er strike . |
| 15 | They 're , they 're built in remote places so you 've got all the , the er wild life around them and then you 've got er farmland which uses pesticide and stuff like , which kills off the insect life and to birds all young and stuff like that . |
| 16 | While good co-operation from the nursing and medical practitioners speeds up the rehabilitation process , only the chartered or fully qualified physiotherapist with specialist training in the treatment of hemiplegic patients is equipped to provide a total programme of rehabilitation , based on an individual assessment of the patient 's limitations and potential . |
| 17 | But after a while straight pieces of knitting cease to be satisfying and we progress to shaping , which speeds up the making-up process and also saves on materials . |
| 18 | The accretion process spins up the neutron star to millisecond periods over a timescale of 10 7 –10 8 yr , and , when mass transfer ceases , the system consists of a millisecond pulsar in a circular orbit with a low-mass companion . |
| 19 | Sir John Rimmer digs up the Presley hoard . |
| 20 | Grant climbs up the aluminium ladder into the crow 's nest and surveys the horizon with binoculars . |
| 21 | ‘ The waiter makes a note of the table number , and Charlie digs out the credit slip at the end of the evening . |
| 22 | The launcher shoots out the pilot kite , which opens , catches the wind , and pulls out the main kite . |
| 23 | The sun-and-moon chart hangs on the kitchen cupboard , where we can consult it . |
| 24 | ‘ Another thing that we 've had a lot of use from was the baby bouncer ; it 's the type that hangs on the door frame . |
| 25 | If records are stored in the next available position in the prime data area — the consecutive spill method — but a link field is provided from the home record or from the last synonym , this avoids unnecessary head movements and cuts down the search time required for the consecutive spill techniques . |
| 26 | If you have the sort of hairstyle that shows up the root regrowth within three weeks , necessitating retouching with either bleach or colourant , consider a restyle . |
| 27 | Around most of the walls are black stone excrescences which take the form of a rib-cage projecting from a central spine which grows up the north side of the room and arches up to the centre of the ceiling . |
| 28 | ABOVE : Old man Roberts checks out the family album . |
| 29 | These are not cheap holidays so it probably rules out the D category . |
| 30 | This suggests that the group undergoing relaxation is associated with a dipole moment and thus rules out the phenyl ring libration as a likely process . |