Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , Marx believed that ruling class ideology could only slow down the disintegration of the system . |
| 2 | If you live at any distance from medical help , or are not within easy reach of a telephone , it might be wise to add some ‘ activated charcoal ’ to the medicine cupboard , as it can slow down the absorption of poison . |
| 3 | LICENSING difficulties may slow down the building of nuclear power plants in the United States , Britain and West Germany — but the French still press on almost untrammelled by objectors . |
| 4 | Furthermore , it may be in Big 's interest to deliberately slow down the progress of an acquisition possibly to await the occurrence of certain events or to put pressure on the vendor . |
| 5 | The merger with the CBSI should slow down the fall in membership and thus the subscription base , though the eventual impact on reserves is hard to forecast . |
| 6 | AIDS patients are being given a new vaccine which could slow down the effects of the disease . |
| 7 | This narrowing or furring up of the arteries can slow down the flow of the blood to your heart ( giving rise to the condition known as angina ) or even cut off the supply completely , at which point a heart attack then occurs . |
| 8 | John Houghton , director of the Meteorological Office and chair of the IPCC 's Working Group I , said that Thatcher 's programme , if repeated worldwide , would not stop the rise in temperatures , but would slow down the rate of increase . |
| 9 | The Institute of Housing , in more moderate tones , claims that the replacement of fair rents by market rents will slow down the decline of the private rented sector rather than revive it . |
| 10 | The brewers argued that introducing arbitration would inevitably slow down the process of negotiating agreements . |
| 11 | Although the structure and powers of the new committee have yet to be decided , conservationists argue that the additional bureaucracy will slow down the process of designation , cost a lot of money , reduce the power of SNH and may result in designated sites losing their status . |
| 12 | Any friction at the hammer pivot will slow down the movement of the hammer , tending to make the action sluggish . |
| 13 | A new drug which could slow down the onset of Aids in people infected with the HIV virus is undergoing trials in America . |
| 14 | It 's not a miracle cure , but it 's hoped American trials prove it can slow down the onset of Aids . |
| 15 | It is believed the characteristic dimply appearance results from a build-up of toxins and fluid which can slow down the metabolism of the cells . |
| 16 | Since , in 1850 , the one bastion of that order which had escaped major trouble in 1848 was the Russian Empire , it was likely that at some point France would throw down the gauntlet to the tsar . |
| 17 | The formation of a government can literally hang on the defection of one of these religious leaders to one party or the other . |
| 18 | I should have flung the damned thing out of his open door so that it would bounce down the mountainside up which the road was climbing . |
| 19 | Between them , they can track down the whereabouts of the caller . |
| 20 | A reward of six hundred and fifty pounds is being offered to anyone who can help police track down the killer of a seventy-six-year-old man in Northampton . |
| 21 | You can track down the words of songwriters from books of librettos , record sleeves , or by playing their records or cassettes if you have a lot of time to spare . |
| 22 | The mother will protect it from predators , such as eagles , and will try to ensure that it does n't fall down the mountainside by always standing on the downhill side of it . |
| 23 | It requires considerable commitment by already hard-pressed teachers , and considerable organizational skill by the management team , to ensure that such issues are truly taken on board , and do not somehow fall down the cracks between more clearly defined and familiar roles . |
| 24 | Whatever happened , she would n't let her determination waver over the rejection of the abominable Draper . |
| 25 | What a pity she did not discover that all she needed in the first place to remove the ‘ writer 's cramp ’ was to rest her right elbow on the table when writing instead of letting it hang over the edge without support ! |
| 26 | She knew where she had got the notion that he could buy up the whole of her street with the petty cash . |
| 27 | How large were the , were the classes with these influx of all these , di did it boost up the numbers in the ? |
| 28 | KEVIN Keegan has lodged a substantial bid for an unnamed player but wo n't tie up the deal in time for Saturday 's home game with Brighton . |
| 29 | Yeah , cos , the solder just li links into the big hole and you do n't want it cos it can screw up the size of the hole then . |
| 30 | You can just count up the number of rooms that you 're planning to do , ca n't you ? |