Example sentences of "[adv prt] the [adj] [noun] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tool can only be turned on by pushing a lock-off switch on the rear handle with the thumb , whilst depressing the two triggers on the front and rear handles . |
| 2 | Over the rainbow with John McCarthy and Jill Morrell , sliding down the greasy pole with Alison Halford and fighting all the way with Barbara Castle . |
| 3 | By nightfall , ten thousand victims of the explosion had invaded the Red Cross Hospital , and Dr Sasaki , worn out , was moving aimlessly and dully up and down the stinking corridors with wads of bandages and bottles , binding up the worst cuts as he came to them . |
| 4 | Katherine put down the empty glass with a start , she had n't realized that she had been drinking . |
| 5 | Maman put down the loaded fork with a sigh and turned to Twomey at the sideboard : " Please give Miss Nicandra a clean plate and help her to some spinach . " |
| 6 | Remove Marxism — as the Hungarians have done this weekend — and the pressures to pull down the artificial barriers with the other freer , richer , and more appealing Germany , would become irresistible . |
| 7 | I went down the wrong route with the referrals and |
| 8 | It is essential that all Teachers fill in the enclosed form with regard to information for the Annual Report as soon as possible and return it to the Office or to at the latest by the end of January . |
| 9 | Having formed the outline to your satisfaction , you can then fill in the solid part with flowers in your chosen colour scheme . |
| 10 | LIFESPAN will always fill in the other field with the correct information later when it retrieves the details for that item . |
| 11 | In isolation from these underlying realities , we are tempted to fill in the explanatory gap with imagination : |
| 12 | I continue along the dark pavement with my hands thrust deep inside my pockets . |
| 13 | Back in Vienna , Constanze , for once not pregnant , had begun to take over the financial reins with great aplomb . |
| 14 | ‘ There was no Albert Bridge then , ’ recalled Ben Bellaser , ‘ to span the river and ride over the ancient town with its oppressive grandeur , and the moon was rising and lighting up the shore and houses as they rose one over the other in terrace fashion against the dark blue starry sky ’ . |
| 15 | For dry lining , the plasterboards used are the type with tapered edges which allow a reinforcing tape and filler to be used to finish off the joint flush with the board surface . |
| 16 | ENGLAND stars Jason Leonard ( left ) and Dewi Morris show off the new kit with David Pears ( middle ) in the away strip . |
| 17 | Remove as much damaged wood as possible , then dry off the remaining timber with a hot air gun |
| 18 | Sadly , his agent , James Kirkman , fends off the futile inquirer with the enthusiasm of a royal bodyguard and indignantly informs you that Freud has only ever painted ‘ family and friends ’ . |
| 19 | In truth , Diana got on rather well with Adeane , who introduced her to many of the women she accepted as her ladies-in-waiting while she was an enthusiastic matchmaker , continually trying to pair off the difficult bachelor with unattached ladies . |
| 20 | His grandfather had explained that the only true way to bake bread was to burn it black and then rasp off the burnt extremities with a coarse file . |
| 21 | Pulling off the silky dress with trembling hands , then the slips of white lace which did service as bra and pants , she angrily kicked off the low-heeled white sandals , raked her long blonde hair out of its French plait , and then plunged gratefully for the privacy of the small en-suite bathroom , standing beneath the shower for a long , soothing soak before she climbed into bed in the baggy jade T-shirt which she wore as a nightshirt . |
| 22 | ‘ Pain in the housing market should finally kill off the British obsession with housing which has so distorted resource allocation in the last 25 years . |
| 23 | We have improved matters by cutting up the fallen leaves with a rotary grass-cutting machine which makes it easier for raking and collection for the compost heaps ; the chopped leaves also rot down that much quicker . |
| 24 | Philippa got up from the chair she had brought into the kitchen , went to take the cloth from Lee 's lap , decided against it , and started to wipe up the insidious liquid with tissues . |
| 25 | Selling horses is my living , so it 's my job to try and match up the right horse with the right owner . |
| 26 | Lady Grubb knew a great deal about antiques and owned some beautiful pieces , but she topped up the genuine furnishings with reproduction Jacobean coffee tables and plastic cruets . |
| 27 | He says Oxford is a wonderland we wanted to sum up the traditional image with dreaming spires and punting on the Cherwell . |
| 28 | Keep up the good work with your excellent magazine . |
| 29 | Keep up the good work with the mag . |
| 30 | We 'd go to the pictures , go dancing even make up the odd foursome with a couple of eager admirers . |