Example sentences of "break [adv prt] [coord] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But with our increased intake of animal fat in the last couple of generations , our bodies ' capacity to adapt has often broken down and the cholesterol level has simply risen higher in many individuals . |
| 2 | Tonight on the phone she was sounding down ; the washing machine had broken down and the cat was thought to have broken its hip . |
| 3 | However , it was reported the following day that talks had broken down and the employers had stopped the strikers ' wages . |
| 4 | Through the love and compassion of Jesus the missionary is able to return time after time until this love has broken through and the message is accepted . |
| 5 | But in practice , bullying takes place around the stalls ; there are mor difficulties in handling animals for routine inspection ; or the electronics break down and the key wo n't work . |
| 6 | Some groups of pieces may still form parts of the picture , but the more you shake the box , the more likely it is that these groups will get broken up and the pieces will be in a completely jumbled state in which they do n't form any sort of picture . |
| 7 | When she tried to imagine herself working in an office or a bank , her mind soon went blank , like a cinema screen when the projector breaks down or the film snaps . |
| 8 | Freud describes schizophrenia as a narcissistic disorder in which the capacity for reality-testing breaks down and the patient hallucinates frequently . |
| 9 | It is not easy to find enough foster parents to care for very difficult children ; all too often fostering breaks down and the child has to be returned again to the reception centre . |
| 10 | It had rained overnight but now the sun was breaking through and the scene had a certain gaiety . |
| 11 | The rotor tips would then be on the point of breaking up and the mounting on the verge of shattering under the centrifugal force . |
| 12 | After half an hour the gathering breaks up and the recruits escort their visitors off to lunch , or on a tour of camp for yet more photographs . |
| 13 | They will go on doing so , but they can be effective only if the fighting which seems to have broken out and the looting that I described cease . |
| 14 | The court was told the house was unoccupied when the pair broke in but the police received information that a burglary was in progress . |
| 15 | The powers ' united front broke down and the crisis lasted two years . |
| 16 | The ground heaved for about a hundred metres , more turf broke through and the smell increased . |
| 17 | The plane touched down , bounced up again , slewed sideways and skidded along the runway , breaking up as it did so ; the port wing broke off and the rest of the plane turned over on top of it . |
| 18 | The Labour government broke up and the report of the Macmillan Committee sank without trace . |
| 19 | Soon afterwards , the gathering broke up and the guests took their leave . |
| 20 | He also planned to entertain at the Priory his neighbours and friends , and here it was possible that he received fresh warnings of danger , as on finishing his dinner he hurriedly set off for Halling and was scarcely clear of the city when a riot broke out and the mob tried to pillage the Priory . |
| 21 | Another scuffle broke out and the crowd started to shove and fight . |
| 22 | The wars of the Fronde broke out and the Barberini went back to Rome where their theatre reopened with the significantly named Dal Male il Bene . |
| 23 | Looting and rioting broke out and the Blantyre offices of the ruling Malawi Congress Party were burnt down . |
| 24 | He seemed as happy as Larry trailing round the greasy dustbins of Bristol till nuclear war broke out or the police nabbed him for pilfering a used Tesco bag . |
| 25 | There was still much shyness to break down and the warmth of the school was very helpful , for I was still prickly and gauche . |
| 26 | It was only when democracy was restored in Spain that this legacy truly began to break down and the form of state enterprises changed to accommodate the interests of organized labour . |
| 27 | The autoantibodies cause the junctions to break down and the keratinocytes to separate ( acantholysis ) giving rise to the formation of blisters . |
| 28 | The disaster on the London-Belfast flight happened after one of the Boeing 's two engines began to break up and the crew mistakenly shut down the other one . |