Example sentences of "[noun pl] clear [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It took three days to clear up the damage to the River Windrush at Witney in Oxfordshire . |
| 2 | Some companies , including James Capel , the stockbrokers , called in their workforces to clear up the damage . |
| 3 | Let us begin with his efforts to clear up the confusion of questions 2 and 3 . |
| 4 | A J-C-B digger was brought in , but it still took more than three hours to clear up the mess . |
| 5 | For some time a rumour had persisted that Horemheb , in his moves to clear up the corruption which had flourished like rampant weed during the years in which the city had fallen into neglect , had more than once attempted to close it ; but that the interests which protected it were still too powerful for him to dispense with . |
| 6 | Mothers cleared up the remnants of picnics . |
| 7 | When he saw Scott 's interest in the history of the valley he arranged for men to clear out the rubbish which had accumulated in Hermitage castle so that the visitors could inspect the dungeon . |
| 8 | As the ravers and new age travellers helped local council workmen clear up the site , there was praise for the way the police handled the weekend . |
| 9 | I will write to competitors to clear up the situation . ’ |