Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] a high [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sunshine was pouring in through a high window on the right , warming a square of the dark red polished floor and making the rest of the room look gloomy by comparison . |
| 2 | On the third day out , Rachel went down with a high temperature and swellings in the groin . |
| 3 | An independent church survey has recently recorded rates of still births at 10 times the national average , along with a high number of skin and respiratory diseases . |
| 4 | So powerful were the effects of this philosophy that to those who looked down from a higher level in society , the suffering became invisible ; or if not invisible , then transparent , and their view was not arrested by it but looked through it at what they took to be economic verities beyond . |
| 5 | As secret agent 006 and a half your mission is to parachute down to a high security island and secure the plans to the ultimate satellite laser weapon . |
| 6 | IF you 're tied in to a high mortgage rate it might be worth your while doing the switch . |
| 7 | A schoolmasterly exposition of the law : Andrew Brown sat in on a High Court trial — and was transported back to the strangely mingled fears and absurdities of a prep-school |
| 8 | The deflation of aggregate demand and the rise in unemployment did appear to reduce the rate of inflation , but once unemployment had settled down at a higher level , the rate of inflation ceased to fall . |
| 9 | It will bob up and down at a higher rate . |
| 10 | As a stake in society comes in at a higher cost , the old certainties begin to wither . |
| 11 | Eva was coming in at a high spot of the Army 's history . |
| 12 | ‘ But we will go and look just the same , ’ he decided , and , taking her by the arm , he guided her to the front of the building and over to a high parapet . |
| 13 | Smaller animals tend to have higher metabolic rates , just as the engines of small cars tend to turn over at a higher rate than those of larger cars . |
| 14 | The Leeds stand-off or loose forward , David Heron , has received the now customary eight-match ban after being sent off for a high tackle in the Regal Trophy quarter-final replay with Wigan . |
| 15 | Warrington could n't get themselves back into the match after having Neil Harmon ( bottom right ) sent off for a high tackle in the second half . |
| 16 | If the glider gets wet before taking off for a high climb , the airbrakes may freeze up and become unusable . |
| 17 | They had taken an early lead with four points from Damien Short but when Oliver Lennon was sent off for a high challenge they were plunged into temporary disarray . |
| 18 | In his billowing white surplice he looked like a dishevelled old bird struggling to take off in a high wind . |
| 19 | To produce 3 minutes inbound at a G/S of 112kts the required distance is 5.5nm. 6nm rounded off to a higher figure . |
| 20 | In the case of party , for example , par will start off at a higher activation level than party because of inhibition effects , but as the model begins to process , party will be sufficiently active to suppress tea … |
| 21 | Jump diagonally forwards with the front leg and pick the rear foot up for a high roundhouse kick . |
| 22 | Operation Gemini was set up as a high profile battle against criminals . |
| 23 | We kept spiralling up towards a high point on the ridge , and when we reached it there was a lodge , perched improbably like a ski-lift station . |
| 24 | Taking a lump sum reduces the pension you receive but , on the other hand if you invest the money wisely , you could end up with a higher income . |
| 25 | Long hair swept up into a high chignon for classic glamour displays a rebellious streak ! . |
| 26 | If faster scrapping was properly taken into account in the capital stock statistics it would show up in a higher figure for depreciation ( and thus a lower profit share ) rather than a falling output-capital ratio . |
| 27 | The God books to be found , yeah they 're up in a high place . |
| 28 | To complicate the situation , let us assume that the package under consideration is itself called up from a higher package with a different manager . |
| 29 | Those returning Marines crashed their arms across their spreadeagle-painted chest plastrons , saluting Lord Pugh who stood up on a high balcony of traceried wrought tungsten . |
| 30 | Well the , the er the Guilds I can speak now because I 've been up to a higher level , I 've been on the section and Birmingham is a very big area . |