Example sentences of "cut [prep] the bone " in BNC.
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| 1 | Down to a skeleton staff , half a million pounds in debt and with the smallest county staff cut to the bone by an injury crisis , Kim Barnett 's side worked a miracle . |
| 2 | Further cuts would be cutting into the bone and not the flesh . |
| 3 | Following a nasty knee injury against Shrewsbury in November 1984 , when he was carried from the field with his leg cut to the bone , George played again , with massive strapping and padding the following Saturday , and in all the ensuing games , in considerable pain and in spite of his injury . |
| 4 | Liverpool , meanwhile , may have a luxury of goalkeeping talent to draw upon , with Mike Hooper and David James also on the books , but their attacking options could be cut to the bone next week . |
| 5 | With staffing already cut to the bone , it was union members who would suffer the effects of these new redundancies , which would also be felt by the economy . |
| 6 | One of Mr Smith 's fingers was cut to the bone in the attack , which was prompted by a row over a noisy motorcycle , it was heard . |
| 7 | Budgets are tight and subject to sudden change , and inessentials , such as maintenance , are cut to the bone . |
| 8 | It goes like this : when the IMF devises an adjustment package — as it has done in over 50 countries — social service budgets are cut to the bone . |
| 9 | Is it not the case that the decision to split adult education between a further education funding council and local education authorities is a recipe for disaster for an important sector of education , which has already been cut to the bone as a consequence of the Government 's failed policies ? |
| 10 | Rose , whose own profits were already cut to the bone to get the order , knew that she was on trial . |
| 11 | We all share the view that local authority services should be provided by highly motivated , highly trained professional staff but local authorities have had their budgets cut from central government over the last thirteen years which has restricted the amount of finance available for training and has cut to the bone the finance available to provide efficient and effective services to the consumer . |
| 12 | A grooved machete over the actor 's real arm took care of his struggles while she tries to cut through the bone ; and the last stage was a false severed arm and stump , with tubes for gushing blood . |