Example sentences of "removing most [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Outside , equal care has been taken to ensure a picturesque setting for the restored building by removing most of the jungly vegetation which formerly swathed the canal banks , dredging the canal and regrading the banks so that guests are greeted with a pleasant prospect from the ground floor lounge and the ‘ wharfside ’ location of the building is appreciated ( Plate 52 ) . |
| 2 | A feature of modern management of both wet gravel pits and reservoirs is to encourage leisure activities of various sorts , and landscaping ( which too often involves removing most of the marginal vegetation for tidiness ) . |
| 3 | Seasoning consists in removing most of the water in a controlled way : essentially it is a drying operation and nothing more . |
| 4 | Now down into crawler gear he pushes on , finding regular protection by the simple expedient of removing most of the ice ! |
| 5 | The Heilbron Committee 's endorsement of the decision , together with that of the National Council for Civil Liberties and the Criminal Bar Association , had succeeded in removing most of the opposition to it . |