Example sentences of "to [noun] [adv prt] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maybe this song will catch on , but I think Deano needs to buck up a bit for it to get sung some more . |
| 2 | Overheats and it would melt , so because of that they put a little protector thing on to cut out a thermal cut out to stop the current flowing |
| 3 | Just realised that Gavin is at a conference today so it 's up to me to type up a report . |
| 4 | Tell me some of the things that happen when you 're you 're working out a function , what would what would be the the overall picture if someone was going to work out a function ? |
| 5 | And during that time I am going to work out a way to keep us safe while we complete the job that will make us rich . ’ |
| 6 | Then Vernage noticed Sergeant King staggering down the road in a desperate bid to flag down a car . |
| 7 | The man told her to stay where she was , saying : ‘ I 'll be back for you , ’ but she managed to flag down a passing motorist . |
| 8 | However , the job had to be done , and our training asserting itself , we began to pic up a few bits and pieces . |
| 9 | It can cost £2,000-£3,000 to kit out a disabled person with all the equipment needed to communicate . |
| 10 | They were supported in their action by Amy Jones , mother of Paul Jones , 33 , formerly from Denbigh , who was overcome by smoke and fumes , and Sylvia Pinsent and Geoff Sharpe , parents of Tim Sharpe , 28 , who died when he fell trying to climb to safety down a drainpipe . |
| 11 | The pair had been trapped in an upstairs ' room until firefighters smashed their way in through a window and led them to safety down a ladder . |
| 12 | Some people like to black out a few teeth . |
| 13 | ( iii ) tried to sooth down a damaged personal relationship of the addict in your life . |
| 14 | The Beaverton , Oregon-based company has been working over the last few months to staff up a new business unit to concentrate on low-end multi-processors , an area it feels offers great potential . |
| 15 | The FDIC was already weak from helping to bail out a large number of savings and loan institutions ( the so-called " thrifts " ) , some of which had lost large sums through misguided speculation or outright corruption [ see p. 36843 ; 37412 ] . |
| 16 | They wo n't take a slightest bit of notice … and will use the paper to role up a joint . |
| 17 | He comes close to ruling out a general election in 1991 , saying : ‘ I think we have to think in terms of 1992 . ’ |
| 18 | It was dark out there and it was relatively private , and Wayne had managed to spirit out an entire punchbowl , still half-full . |
| 19 | That devil forced her to edge up a little nearer to Naylor . |
| 20 | I 'm not trying to prove or disprove anything , or to firm up a particular belief system . ’ |
| 21 | All I ask of you is to make one phone call to firm up a social event , and you ca n't even get that together ! ’ |
| 22 | It would probably be unfair to single out a single worker as the ‘ discoverer ’ of Plate Tectonics , but the term ‘ plates ’ was first used by an American , W. Jason Morgan , who was following up earlier work by J. Tuzo Wilson of Toronto University . |
| 23 | The author displays a perfect mastery of his subject ; his legendary library has helped him to single out a wealth of comparable material , and his practical knowledge of specific features of construction and style extends to such details as , for example , Riesener 's handmade steel screws . |
| 24 | Mathematics competitions in the UK have traditionally been elitist affairs designed to single out a few extraordinary individuals and effectively to exclude the rest . |
| 25 | She is expected soon to hand down a ruling . |
| 26 | Alinova , three lengths second to Kassab at York last time , looks certain to hand out a lesson in the New University Maiden . |
| 27 | It appeared to us then that the scheme which allows us to hand back a large proportion of the business rates was not widely known . ’ |
| 28 | Proposal to Set up a Cook-chill System |
| 29 | Then the two , who hope to become the first men to walk 2,200 miles unsupported across Antarctica , battled on to set up a camp and radio their base . |
| 30 | Meeting in Budapest on March 6 the defence ministers of Czechoslovakia , Hungary and Poland sought to co-ordinate policy towards NATO 's North Atlantic Co-operation Council ; they committed themselves to an " open barracks " policy along similar lines to the existing " open skies " policy but stressed that they wished to act in the spirit of dialogue and consultation rather than to set up a closed grouping . |