Example sentences of "[adv] cut [adv] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Twenty years ago , many of the smaller economies were more or less cut off from the world market economy . |
| 2 | Er then he made the I 'd better cut back to the business card because you jumped into the statement of purpose erm you assum er there was an assumed er was okay erm I put superb and I ca n't remember what that actually was there . |
| 3 | My inaugural story was eagerly cut out of the paper on the Friday morning . |
| 4 | In its native China , the wheelbarrow 's narrow wheel might have sliced through the mud and found rock beneath , but here it just cut deep into the sand . |
| 5 | But these larger firms are already cutting down on the size of their student intake and , if the trend continues , will end up — as Grant Thornton has already done — recruiting and training only staff who are expected to make a career with the firm after qualifying . |
| 6 | There are only so many ways to describe a pitch and there is very little need to alter descriptions if the existing ones work perfectly well , thus cutting down on the number of major rewrites required . |
| 7 | It is useful to quote the size of the repeat when ordering fabric for curtains or blinds so that you do not cut off in the middle of a formalized pattern . |
| 8 | The dog leaped at the closest man who , encumbered with carbine and sword , could not cut down at the beast , then Sharpe 's mare slammed into the Frenchman 's horse and the big sword slashed down at the Dragoon . |
| 9 | So , for the very poor the home is primarily a means by which those largely cut off from the rest of society can shelter from further threats and attacks . |
| 10 | Fortunately , many of them know that their relatives and friends will be calling in to see them from time to time ; but ‘ from time to time ’ does not take care of those long days and nights in between , when , apart from their often desperate need for company , they feel frighteningly cut off from the world of people who would come to their aid at once if they fell ill , if only they had the means of contacting them . |
| 11 | Panama remained physically cut off from the rest of the world yesterday , with the national airport closed and under US control , and the northern border with Costa Rica sealed . |
| 12 | Although public awareness of the Third Reich is probably greater in Germany than in the US , the organisers were right not to cut down on the documentary material . |
| 13 | Vertical movement along a fault may lead to the impoundment of streams if they are flowing towards the uplifted block , whereas if they are flowing towards the down-thrown side they will rapidly cut down through the fault scarp . |
| 14 | Always use a sharp knife , and always cut away from the hand holding the tile to avoid accidents |
| 15 | Always cut well on the waste side of your pencilled guidelines , you can always cut a bit more off if need be , but it is more problematic to have to try to glue bits back on if you have overcut . |
| 16 | The shoots are always cut off near the ground . |
| 17 | By the Middle Ages the river had gradually cut back through the neck of land at this side of the rise , until it cut right through to where it runs now . |
| 18 | Although the lines are available for both voice and data traffic , if there is a particularly large amount of data traffic the system will automatically cut back on the number of phone calls allowed on the WAN . |
| 19 | Its attraction for visitors is enhanced by being temporarily cut off from the mainland by the tides . |
| 20 | It is slightly cut away at the rear and so does n't put pressure on the Achilles tendon . |
| 21 | Once around a young marine mammal 's neck , the plastic collar will slowly cut deeper into the animal 's flesh as it grows , until the animal is throttled or dies of starvation or infection . |
| 22 | Ride are just going from strength to strength — one of the bands that are really cutting through at the moment . |
| 23 | ‘ You 're probably not really cut out for the life of brigandry and terrorism , ’ said Cornelius kindly . |
| 24 | There were sometimes they , they came , if they 'd been in action and er , the people had actually found blood and parts of the uniforms in the air gunner 's compartment at the back , and the , the fella , the navigator u and bomb aimer used to be in the nose , they had n't got much of a chance if they came down in there because they were right cut off from the rest of the aircraft so , but it was virtually a suicide position in the nose of the Bostons . |
| 25 | The woman had short very black hair , stylishly cut away from the curve of her jaw ; her head was upright , and her firm chin rested on one hand . |
| 26 | Do n't cut down on the amount you drink as you need a regular amount of liquid , but do n't have too much after teatime . |
| 27 | Unless you cut back on road building , you do n't cut back on the car , unless you invest in public transport , you do n't get people to use it . |
| 28 | By the nineteenth century , middle- and upper-class women were increasingly cut off from the world of production , while some working-class women regained a limited role in production outside the home . |
| 29 | If you mark your cutting line and zig-zag it and then cut just outside the zig-zag , or overlock the edges , it makes a perfectly firm and tidy edge . |
| 30 | Oliver was close behind as she ran towards the pedlar , then cut off to the side . |