Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] a [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the lamp remains on for a longer time it is possible that the incorrect outer ( track ) connection to the rotary potentiometer VR2 has been used . |
| 2 | This is not wanted to there has to be a circuit arrangement which does not respond to a short pulse from the batting l.e.d. but acts only if this l.e.d. remains on for a longer period , that is , when the batsman has correctly intercepted the ball . |
| 3 | New Scientist published an article with the transfixing title of ‘ The search for scale invariant cosmology ’ , showing that there was a search going on for a deeper understanding of the Universe . |
| 4 | Dougal bent down for a closer look . |
| 5 | We went in for a closer look . |
| 6 | The proportions reported to have had difficulty with various aspects of caring for themselves ( getting in and out of a bath or shower , dressing and undressing , going to the toilet , washing and shaving , feeding themselves , making a hot drink , or needing help at night ) for a year or more before death was 87 per cent of those who had been in a residential home for a year or more , 60 per cent of those in for a shorter time and 25 per cent of those who had not been in such a home at all . |
| 7 | On March 5 Sharad Pawar was sworn in for a further term as Congress ( I ) Chief Minister . |
| 8 | Congress ( I ) retained power in Maharashtra in the State Assembly elections in February 1990 and Sharad Pawar was sworn in for a further term as Chief Minister [ see p. 37245 ] . |
| 9 | He can mix the Hi-Watt in for a cleaner sound , if that suits a song more . |
| 10 | Trading in for a smaller house or flat again releases considerable capital , which is often shared with the offspring . |
| 11 | But Pearce , says : ‘ I just ca n't see him packing it in for a younger man to come in . |
| 12 | ‘ We 'll trade the swine in for a younger model , ’ she had said . |
| 13 | they might keep you in for a longer rest |
| 14 | The auto gearbox refuses to take the revcounter needle anywhere near the red line ( and that 's set only at 4500rpm ) , which means the chances of kicking down into a lower gear are limited , making A-road overtaking manoeuvres more ponderous than they should be and knocking a substantial hole in the cruising speed when you meet a hill . |
| 15 | Maybe it 's like driving an expensive sports car : you ease through city traffic , choking on fumes and endless queueing , and then you finally edge out onto a motorway , you drop down into a stronger gear , and you press the accelerator . |
| 16 | She heard a shrill , penetrating whistle of a bird and trying to follow George 's pointing finger , she caught a glimpse of brilliant blue-green plumage , with an orangey breast , as the bird flashed down into a deeper pool scooped out by the stream . |
| 17 | After a while his initial panic died down and he settled down into a steadier gallop , still with his head turned to the outside . |
| 18 | East Stand ) Neither of them are now at leeds , one is playing in the USA and the other is dossing around for a year ( so he says ) before trying to get in with a lower division club . |
| 19 | The Finance Committee are of the view that the structure proposed for Council Tax implementation offers a very fair financial improvement for existing and future clerical staff along with a better work mix for employees . |
| 20 | The new features along with a faster Program Manager , File Manager and SmartDrive disc cache , make upgrading to version 3.1 a sensible choice . |
| 21 | These codes , along with a further set derived using an original corpus-based method , are investigated in Chapter Six . |
| 22 | He needed to come down from a greater height than most . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Yet , till the day she died , she put the tea tray down on a lighter table , next to the heavy one , that had survived . |
| 25 | She says a woman on an earlier expedition had snow blindness and as soon as she came down to a lower altitude , she was put on a drip and recovered in a few days . |
| 26 | But McGrath , who has had eight operations on his knees , revealed this could be his swansong , saying : ‘ I will decide at the end of the season , but I 'd rather quit at the top than drop down to a lower level , and the knees cause me a lot of pain . |
| 27 | Thirdly , and perhaps most importantly , to try to beat Ephron down to a lower price would surely be to heap dishonour on Sarah . |
| 28 | transformer to bring it down to a lower voltage . |
| 29 | ' On each side of this extensive structure there is a street running down to a wider street at the back , which is 40 feet in width , including the footpaths . |
| 30 | If an employee trades down to a cheaper model and sacrifices less salary , no output tax liability arises . |