Example sentences of "the [noun] tick over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two-year-old Lady would not be coaxed away from Jimmy Seymour 's van , so he had to keep the engine ticking over with the heaters full-on for eight hours while the bitch gave birth to eight healthy pups . |
| 2 | Four fifths of the calories in the diet are required to maintain the normal energy production and metabolism of the body — just keeping the engine ticking over even if you are resting completely . |
| 3 | He braked then , bringing the vehicle to a stop and sitting there , the engine ticking over . |
| 4 | I had no intention of leaving Armstrong and had kept the engine ticking over as there was no way I could start him up in a hurry . |
| 5 | Michele had phoned ahead , and his sleek silver Mercedes was waiting for him , the engine ticking over . |
| 6 | The engine ticked over in the chilly air . |
| 7 | I had not the first notion of mechanics , but you with your capable hands worked on the machine until , after running with it , pushing it along , we were able to make the engine tick over again . |
| 8 | Young Ian Fletcher scored two touchdowns from full-back , and Dave McKee , Stuart Munro and Trevor Carmichael had the others , as West kept the scoreboard ticking over at a steady rate throughout the match . |
| 9 | With all the technological genius that can be raised in the USA to produce a B-1 supersonic bomber , they had to settle for a cruising speed of 1.25 times the speed of sound while the routine Concorde bus service across the Atlantic ticks over steadily at fully twice the speed of sound — and anyone who can afford to buy a ticket can experience it . |
| 10 | It is not an immediately obvious choice for a dirty weekend , but the only other guests are those taking advantage of ‘ celebrate romance ’ special deals to keep the place ticking over while the weekday corporate businessmen are away . |
| 11 | just to keep the thing ticking over , yeah |
| 12 | A gentle schedule to keep the garden ticking over while you enjoy some well-earned leisure . |
| 13 | ‘ We 've got to keep the energies from flagging , do n't you know , the brain ticking over . |
| 14 | I feel it keeps the brain ticking over . |
| 15 | Aged 40 , Mrs Goode says of her studies : ‘ While the children were young it was useful to keep the brain ticking over . |
| 16 | The 1994 budget , submitted in March by the defence secretary , Les Aspin , was merely a holding exercise , designed to keep the system ticking over until the new plan emerges . |