Example sentences of "[adv prt] [conj] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thereafter the process of breakdown takes place entirely on or just below the surface of the earth . |
| 2 | We also have the latest in up-to-date technology — the TV set in the corner , which has a twin BBC-ITV facility , and , of course , a number of lights that can be turned on or off at the flick of a switch . |
| 3 | Unfortunately as the blocks reached the wall at either side they could not ride on or off at the ends . |
| 4 | The station and train staff are always very courteous and helpful ; quite often the guard takes the trouble to help me on or off with the bike ; and station staff are good at guessing in advance what part of the train will take the bike , hence where to stand on the platform . |
| 5 | The voltage applied to each phase circuit is a d.c. supply which can be switched on or off in the positive or negative sense . |
| 6 | Does it really matter , they ask , whether they are switched on or off by the idea of selling goods in a shop ? |
| 7 | The mineral and organic matter that passes through their guts in the burrowing process is mixed and churned in the gizzard , the calcium content is concentrated by the calciferous gland , and the resulting casts , which arc deposited on or very near the surface , contain more micro-organisms , inorganic minerals , and organic matter in a form available to plants , than does the surrounding soil . |
| 8 | One should be on or very near the Lark 's Head itself so that will be the correct trihedron . |
| 9 | As the calculations are worked out it is vital that everyone in the Government ensures that all expenditure is scrutinised , that no money is wasted and that cuts do not fall on or anywhere near the people who are worst off in our society . |
| 10 | If this occurs on or close to the skin , it can be observed as redness and it feels warm to the touch . |
| 11 | The woman who backs down or away from the heights may seem simply to be conforming to stereotype — and surely that means letting the side down ? |
| 12 | The vegetation of the field was analysed by ordination and correlation techniques which showed that only a minor part of the variation in species distribution could be accounted for by underlying edaphic factors , though in the peripheral areas of the pasture the presence of hedges and trees accounted for significant changes in the vegetation — e.g. Dadtylis glomerata occurred mainly in or close to the shade of the trees . |
| 13 | The foot of the inclined way descends below the level of what may be termed the tail bay which is open at the end so that the dock and carriage run down into the water in order to bring the dock into alignment with the tail bay to allow of the vessel being hauled in or out of the dock . |
| 14 | Sally confesses : ‘ We realized , after we 'd had the dividing wall rebuilt between the front room and the back parlour , that it was impossible to get in or out of the back parlour , since we 'd also had the doorway closed off and made into a display case for the tortoiseshell medical implements Peter collects . |
| 15 | Apart from DIY accidents and those in the kitchen , nearly 80 per cent of other home accidents are caused by people falling in or out of the bath . |
| 16 | These are frequently used to bring goats on heat , either in or out of the breeding season . |
| 17 | He can not speak in or out of the House on subjects outside his department . |
| 18 | ‘ Anything going in or out of the valley has to pass along this road . ’ |
| 19 | The markets in options that are deeply in or out of the money tend to be rather thin , and such options are not actively traded . |
| 20 | And none of this would matter Chairman I do n't think er whether E two whether E two was in or out of the structure plan only matters in so far as it bears a part of the making of local plans and the making of planning applications in the county . |
| 21 | She had no idea whether he lived in or out of the hospital . |
| 22 | Do they want to fall in or out to the sides ? |
| 23 | ‘ Perhaps it was built as a wind break , ’ she said , ‘ there does n't seem to be anything to keep in or out except the wind here . ’ |
| 24 | Labour said it was stepping up the pressure for an urgent Commons statement from the Chancellor to clarify which areas of spending were ruled in or out from the Treasury review . |
| 25 | These can be spooled in or out by the divers , from a control unit . |
| 26 | arrested six of them all they found all bits and bobs off hundreds and hundreds and thousands of pounds worth of cars , and four wheel drives they specialise in and off to the continent with it . |
| 27 | Holmes 's aide Dick Lovell said : ‘ We whisked him in and out under the cover of darkness . ’ |
| 28 | Plenty of motor cars went in and out through the Pembroke and Gillingham Gates but it has not been suggested that there was any real night-time disturbance from traffic using the dockyard . |
| 29 | The refurbishers have been in and out over the generations . |
| 30 | Yeah er you know , we had an understanding that if erm because there were times when we wanted to just have some time together , or to pray together , and erm you know people who did come in and out to the flats , we erm told them that if th we were in and we did n't answer the door , it was actually because we were either doing something that we could n't come . |