Example sentences of "[verb] the quarter " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let's hope there is not a single dropout to preserve the quarter odds a place , one , two , three and four . |
| 2 | Huy passed fewer people as he penetrated the quarter , and most of them were servants . |
| 3 | She 'll be catching the quarter to eight bus . |
| 4 | When , in 1976/7 I learned to fly at Liverpool , I initially used the quarter mill extensively ( Cheshire Air Training School actively encouraged its use ) , only buying the half mill for my later cross-countries . |
| 5 | With the lever of the four-speed auto gearbox shifted manually for the best results , the Safrane sprints from rest to 60mph in 9.9secs , cover the quarter mile in 17.6 secs and completed the 30–70mph increment in 9.3secs . |
| 6 | The half mill department of the CAA does n't appear to talk the quarter mill department . |
| 7 | The half mill department of the CAA does n't appear to talk the quarter mill department . ' |
| 8 | After Saturday 's draw at Portsmouth , a result which gives the Boro an excellent chance to reach the quarter finals , he said : ‘ Perhaps the media in the North-East will now give the team the credit they deserve , instead of concentrating on events a little further up the road . ’ |
| 9 | The pilot has marked a direct line of track from his airfield of departure to his destination and noted the quarter , half and three quarter way marks to help assess his progress . |
| 10 | All you 've got to do is put a little on and cut the quarter er cornice around the top . |
| 11 | We are to walk the quarter of a mile to the Commons and then back again for some ‘ final remarks ’ . |
| 12 | Shelley made up her mind , and set off to walk the quarter of a mile . |
| 13 | Sunderland 's Easter Handicap reaches the quarter final stage on Friday night at a meeting hoped to raise £1,500 for the Motor Neurone Disease Association . |
| 14 | Pilots who do n't like the quarter mill claim there is too much unnecessary detail , but that 's exactly why it is so useful . |
| 15 | As the Globe went to press , Kotoko had reached the quarter finals of the competition and lead Merekesh Club of Morocco 3–0 following the first leg of the round . |
| 16 | Now rugby union 's cup … the Pilkington has reached the quarter final stage … here 's the draw … tough one for Gloucester … |
| 17 | After six o'clock , when the cheap rate had started , Karen King let herself out of the side door of Aunt Jane 's bungalow and walked the quarter of a mile to the public call box . |
| 18 | Yet it is surprising how many business tenants feel the quarter day is not very important , expecting a warning that the rent should be paid fairly soon . |
| 19 | She opened the throttle again as she reached the quarter mile straight of Castle Walk |
| 20 | DEFENDING champions Liverpool 's Thingwall Recs club reached the quarter final of the Licat top Merseyside League Snooker Team Championship when they beat Garston Woodcutters 3–0 last night . |
| 21 | With no-one left to take the lines Second Coxswain William Davies and assistant mechanic John Jonas went aboard and secured the lifeboat , but before the stern line could be attached the heavy swell rolled the lifeboat 's starboard quarter against the vessel 's side bending the quarter rails . |
| 22 | Using a brush and diluted green and blue food colouring , paint the quarter globe of white on the cake drum so that it looks like Earth . |
| 23 | Big Ben struck the quarter hour and he checked his watch . |
| 24 | Two standard layouts re available : layout A incorporates a pair of very similar quarter cabins ; while layout B retains the quarter berth on the starboard side , with a head and shower compartment , with a door through to a capacious lazarette . |
| 25 | We used to split the quarter into eight but we we it was too fiddly . |
| 26 | Emily Bond a new name from Gloucestershire did best of all … she beat Heidi Hogh 6-1 6-0 but just failed to make the quarter finals … |
| 27 | Glentoran had their chances — good ones — but did n't convert them and now face a battle to make the quarter finals ; Portadown 's disciplined display today should be enough for them . |
| 28 | erm But see the quarter finals tonight , first race seven thirty tonight . |
| 29 | A clock chimes the quarter . |
| 30 | Commenting on another storming quarter — figures , page seven — Microsoft Corp , whose third quarter earnings of $0.80 a share were above consensus analyst estimates of $0.78 for the period , warned that fourth quarter growth in profits would be less impressive — ‘ One of the things that 's different in this fourth quarter is we do n't have this kicker product , the icing on the cake , ’ said Microsoft investor relations chief Raymond Ferguson ; Microsoft said it shipped a record-breaking 2m MS-DOS 6 retail upgrade copies in the two weeks since it hit the market , but the company said they would be pleased if fourth-quarter revenues rose by half the roughly 20% sequential quarterly rate of recent years , when Microsoft has benefited from upgrade versions of Windows 3.0 , MS-DOS 5 and then Windows 3.1 ; it is still likely to see its first billion dollar quarter this time ; during the fiscal third quarter , sales of applications , which accounted for 61% of total revenues in the period , leaped 63% over year-ago levels to $580m , and Microsoft ended the quarter with $2,000m in cash ; shipment of Windows NT is on schedule for late June following a late May unveiling , the firm said . |