Example sentences of "[adv prt] [adj] [noun] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Laying down broad belts of asphalt might , by developing thermal convention , lead to increased precipitation . |
| 2 | As approved by the conference , the 27-page Declaration laid down broad principles of environmentally-sound development , but was generally viewed as a somewhat unsatisfactory compromise between the widely differing wishes of various states . |
| 3 | Because in their terms , the object of the control regime , is to force down aggregate levels of indebtedness , and there are mechanisms wi within which it works which do that . |
| 4 | Paradigmatic relations , for the most part , reflect the way infinitely and continuously varied experienced reality is apprehended and controlled through being categorised , subcategorised and graded along specific dimensions of variation . |
| 5 | The hurdle of post office reform has brought down French ministers of state before now , notably Pierre Lelong , who held the posts and telecommunications portfolio in Jacques Chirac 's government but was forced to resign after a long and bitter strike in 1974 . |
| 6 | The urbanisation of workers and their employment in ever-larger factories break down old barriers of skill and status among the workers , and bring about a realisation of collective class identity and shared interests . |
| 7 | As the star is incandescently hot plasma ( i.e. ionised gases with the nuclei of particles being transformed into the nuclei of other atoms because of the immense pressure of convection heat ) a great deal of electromagnetic energy is created as escaping electrons and other particles are ‘ blown ’ into space , curving along magnetic lines of force . |
| 8 | If the ‘ green ’ biomass approach is taken there 's the problem of finding enough ground to grow crops for ethanol , and this had better not involve chopping down large areas of rainforest . |
| 9 | This enabled it to gulp down large chunks of meat that would have been too large to swallow . |
| 10 | Similar confusions seem to account for Marian Dawkins ' difficulty in pinning down objective criteria of animal suffering beyond obvious pain reactions like tail or limb-biting ( 1980 : 110–11 ) . |
| 11 | This was done by bringing in large quantities of fill . |
| 12 | Two men who had come in to quaff down great glasses of cidre were now returning to their scythes in a field opposite , to join a line of sodden reapers there . |
| 13 | Scott stood motionless for long moments , sucking in deep lungfuls of air . |
| 14 | Almost everybody will have written down negative aspects of stress , because that 's what we think about whenever anybody mentions stress , it 's always bad . |
| 15 | The glowing consumer reports about cycling the peaks and television commercials for aftershave showing hunky men rattling down sheer slopes of scree on bikes made me suspicious . |
| 16 | The tongue acts as a pump , helping to suck in small forms of water-life and squeeze them down the throat . |
| 17 | It is impossible to lay down precise rules of law by which the answer to that question is to be determined . |
| 18 | Historically , testing arose out of the desire to break down arbitrary barriers of class , race and nationality ; it was part of the democratisation of society at the turn of the century . |
| 19 | MacDonald 's rescue plan for Norton involves bringing in new sources of finance , selling the German FUS subsidiary ( he says he 'll get £100,000 — Norton paid £8 million ) , and designing ( personally ) a new , lower-cost bike to replace the F1 . |
| 20 | The Factory Act of 1901 laid down enforceable standards of space , cleanliness and sanitation in workplaces , and of methods of payment . |
| 21 | Where significant innovations have happened , it is astonishing how often through history other individuals or groups have been working along parallel lines of thought . |
| 22 | The EC should set down minimum standards of health and safety and employee rights , leaving national governments and enterprises to decide how to meet them , subject ultimately to the judgement of the courts . |
| 23 | Local authorities usually produce design guides for roads within their administrative areas , laying down minimum standards of width , widths of footpaths and radius of bends , depending on the design , speed and type of road . |
| 24 | We know from archaeology that Birka was at the northern end of a flourishing trade route which was beginning in the 830s and 840s to bring in huge quantities of silver from the Muslim-controlled trade routes between Byzantium and China . |
| 25 | It detonated with enough force to bring down huge chunks of rock from the ceiling . |
| 26 | I left him with appreciation and went forward into the central dining car where all the actors were sitting in front of coffee cups and poring over typed sheets of stage directions , muttering under their breaths and sometimes exclaiming aloud . |
| 27 | We walked on , jumping over trickles of water , squelching through soggy bits , scrambling over dry stands of heather , bouncing off spongy peat , clambering around rocky outcrops . |
| 28 | She stared back at him uncomfortably , her mind turning over possible avenues of escape . |
| 29 | It is understood businessmen in the Holywood , Bangor and Newtownards areas of North Down are coming under increasing pressure from UVF figures to hand over weekly sums of cash . |
| 30 | A few months ago , even the gruffest company bosses could be heard enthusing over jazzy Department of Employment leaflets . |