Example sentences of "piece of [noun sg] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They escaped from Channingswood prison in Newton Abbot in Devon , by taking out the metal windows of their cells , then using a loose piece of scaffold to scale the fence . |
| 2 | It is true that even then he might still be acting in the course of his employment , but we must take it that this curious piece of metaphysics exempts the employer from vicarious liability for this particular tort . |
| 3 | This piece of whimsy baffled the sergeant so he pressed on , ‘ The inspector said , if you could let him know the cause and time of death , he 'd be very grateful . |
| 4 | The Education Bill of 1987 is the first ever piece of legislation to restrict the powers of local education authorities . |
| 5 | Readers of this column who can cast their minds back to 1984 may remember a piece of equipment called the Nava Skiing System . |
| 6 | ‘ We used an interesting piece of equipment to do the job , ’ says Steve . |
| 7 | But the touch of class does not happen by accident and into every piece of flooring goes the wide-ranging skills of the UK company 's workforce . |
| 8 | Another independent piece of evidence corroborating the Westermarck hypothesis is provided by stable incestuous relationships ( Weinberg , 1956 ) . |
| 9 | Overnight , Corman wrote the start of a screenplay for a piece of nonsense entitled The Terror and hurriedly the cast went to work the next morning to make use of the sets before they were torn down . |
| 10 | You then need a small piece of wood to do the scribing . |
| 11 | A large piece of wood hit the building Maggie was desperately clutching . |
| 12 | Carefully glue between cloth and card on the spine , using a thin piece of card to spread the adhesive thinly and evenly |
| 13 | Next cut out scale rectangles from a piece of card to represent the bath , shower cabinet , bidet , washbasin and loo , and using your plan , move them around to see how best to fit everything in . |
| 14 | This and a little piece of elastoplast denied the most outrageous element of the visit to Babylon . |
| 15 | That piece of cord contained the very wire that could be used to fix the car . |
| 16 | In the autumn of that year I was to wedge into the mirror of my college bedsitting-room a piece of paper bearing the following lines : ‘ Life 's a cheat and all things shew it/I thought so once and now I know it ’ . |
| 17 | Use a piece of paper to close the latches and keep them closed while you pull the needles back through the neck edge . |
| 18 | The other piece of paper had the name J. Williams on it . |
| 19 | Perhaps the most entertaining tale came late afternoon , with anonymous telephone calls stating that a nosey employee of Marks & Spencer ( down 1 at 329p ) having been called in to deputy chairman Clinton Silver 's office , saw a piece of paper suggesting the retailer was set to bid the debt-laden supermarket group , Asda ( off ½ at 31p ) . |
| 20 | Pages forty six and forty seven and you 'll need a piece of paper to do the work on . |
| 21 | When the children arrive , provide them with a piece of paper listing the clues and with a space to record each letter that is found . |
| 22 | When the bag deflates , Chris uses a piece of airline to refill the bag using his own breath , adding natural CO2 . |
| 23 | During its bombing run , a piece of flak pierced the bomb aimer 's blister , slightly injuring the bomb aimer in the process . |
| 24 | Vast and unidentifiable pieces of furniture cluttered the room , their curlicued carvings filmed with dust . |
| 25 | Use scrap pieces of wood to hold the gap open while you work . |
| 26 | I chose a situation close to a hedgerow and was soon scouting around for logs or pieces of wood to cover the trench and to give some sort of protection against shrapnel . |
| 27 | This amazing collection of Celtic metalwork was mainly war gear including enough pieces of chariot to enable the late Sir Cyril Fox to produce a convincing reconstruction . |
| 28 | This entails the choice of the best pieces of equipment to perform the required function , ensuring that the flow of work and service is at its most economical . |
| 29 | He bought an electric ring from Woolworths and scrounged the pieces of metal to make the stand . |
| 30 | Here and there gleams as of a few scattered pieces of silver marked the windings of the great river ; and on the nearest of them , just within the bar , the tug steaming right into the land became lost to my sight , hull and funnel and masts , as though the impassive earth had swallowed her up without an effort , without a tremor ( 5 ) . |