Example sentences of "be [verb] [adv prt] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | To activate the stylus it must be pressed down so the microswitch in the tip makes contact , the on-screen cursor now follows the motions of the stylus round the grid . |
| 2 | Flaps conceal hiding places — obvious and not so obvious — and a detachable child 's figure can be moved around so the game can be played over and over . |
| 3 | I think it 's the nearest we 'll get to it , and it 's in the White Paper and it can be used in exactly the sense that I gather you would like it to be used , in the discussions we have on the results of the scrutiny , and that would be the starting point there . |
| 4 | Other Commissariats were accused of holding on to rolling-stock that should be handed back now the war was over . |
| 5 | The special cards are expected to be phased out once the long-anticipated economic reforms begin . |
| 6 | One of the unsatisfactory features of employment law over the past couple of decades has been the rule that a wrongful dismissal claim must be brought in either the County Court or the High Court . |
| 7 | Unlike Wang , which has effectively withdrawn from systems manufacturing and is little more than a reseller for the IBM line , Bull will be taking up both the manufacturing and design rights it negotiated with IBM back in February ( UX No 370 ) . |
| 8 | On the other hand , massed fire from several cannons can be devastating on even the largest enemy units . |
| 9 | On the first mission , tracking stations have to be knocked out so the human convoy can pass undetected . |
| 10 | The Bike Sub-Committee was still being urged to proceed , yet a month later the subject was adjourned , only to be urged on again the month following — ‘ so long as it had a corrugated iron roof ’ , presumably a financial stringency to keep the cost down to £15 . |