Example sentences of "[modal v] cut [adv] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The new regulatory body for the direct sales channel should cut down on the risks involved in buying a computer direct |
2 | Well I know Bon said er they 'd they 'd cut down on the recruiting in fact , I think they 'd closed one of the hospitals in Bristol in the Frenchay where she is has actually got to take erm qualified nurses from that hospital before they take student nurses that they 've trained |
3 | With a dado rail you would hang all of one type first , but we did n't do this as we needed both pieces wet so we could cut right through the overlap point with a sharp knife and remove both pieces of waste to leave a perfect butt joint . |
4 | I wonder what the Labour party would cut elsewhere in the health service to make up for that loss of revenue . |
5 | This would cut down on the number of naps , foists and pickpockets who plagued these places like the locusts of Egypt . |
6 | Separate national autonomies had appeal for those with some stake in society , the lower-middle classes , craft and some skilled workers ; the right wing gravitated towards peaceful reform and nationalism , while the left endeavoured to hold hard to revolution and a working-class unity that would cut horizontally across the empire . |
7 | In addition to maintaining positive plant health , there are several ways to avoid the probability of serious pest attacks , or at least lessen their impact , which in turn will cut down on the need to apply pesticides . |
8 | I hope this will cut down on the time your typesetter has to spend on the job and , therefore , on the final cost . |
9 | The agouti , a long-legged rodent that forages nervously on the forest floor , has chisel-sharp front teeth that can cut right through the Brazil nut shell and extract the rich kernel . |
10 | ‘ He is being given rations of hay which will slowly be increased and hopefully we can cut down on the drugs . |
11 | When you have made your list , try to decide — with the help of someone close and understanding if need be — how you can cut down on the pressures , or alter the circumstances , in order to relieve excess stress . |
12 | We 're asking people who drink , and that 's ninety per cent of the British adult population , to see if they can cut down by a quarter if they 're drinking above sensible levels . |
13 | Erm these are not schemes which you can cut out with an A B or a C solution . |