Example sentences of "[prep] the surface " in BNC.
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| 1 | Use a good quality paint or varnish brush , and the size should be suitable for the surface being coated . |
| 2 | He caught the line the Zodiac side of the gunman , wrapped it round his right wrist and kicked hard for the surface . |
| 3 | It smashed into his ribs , forcing his mouth open again , more soup choking into his lungs , his eyes gummed with it as he fought for the surface . |
| 4 | I finned madly for the surface , and was told off very severely for making an ascent like a pricked balloon . |
| 5 | The curriculum includes production techniques for the surface decoration of textiles and paper products ; design methods and computer development of design ; pattern movement and colour modulation — essentially relating these to industrial practice . |
| 6 | Providing an answer only for the surface doubt answers neither doubt in the long run . |
| 7 | When the edging to the path is complete , the hardcore is rolled or vibrated to consolidate it and provide a firm base for the surface material . |
| 8 | And the writer can only conjure up this gift for the reader if he/she is prepared , first of all , to write plainly what he/she believes to be true , rather than fall for the surface sweetmeats which seem to satisfy but which , like sugar , leave the reader hungry minutes later . |
| 9 | Cover the floor with a large sheet of polythene if you really need to replace floor-covering , otherwise wait a week for the surface to dry out . |
| 10 | There was no discernible motion , but Rostov guessed that the pod was already heading for the surface of Tarvaras . |
| 11 | Abandoning all cares and concerns , he dashed headlong for the surface , dodging rocks that were jarred from the ceiling . |
| 12 | At first sight it is difficult to reconcile this finding with those of Sachs ( 1967 ) and Garrod and Trabasso ( 1973 ) that recognition memory for the surface form of sentences disappears within 40–60 syllables of input . |
| 13 | Then he was underwater again , fighting for the surface . |
| 14 | In the current absence of radiometric ages for the surface of Mars , Venus and Mercury , it is of considerable interest to see whether the graphs in Figure 8.1 can be applied to these other planets , possibly with modifications , and thus provide a basis for absolute age determination . |
| 15 | These however , were summer hours , and as the days shortened into winter with lighting not practicable for the surface sheds and floors — no work was done before or after daylight . |
| 16 | K 1 and K 2 are called the principal curvatures of the surface at O. Their product is an invariant for the surface at O called the Gaussian curvature K ; thus |
| 17 | For the surface of each one was covered , like a sea urchin , in long , rather nasty-looking spikes . |
| 18 | Coughing and spluttering , she went under , treading water , and suddenly found herself supported by a pair of equally strong arms as she fought for the surface . |
| 19 | During the surface interval , the fly time screen displays one of four sets of information : Warning/do not fly for … hrs … mins ; safe to fly/time to tissue desat … hrs … mins ; safe to fly/tissues desaturated ; and , should a decompression incident have occurred : Warning/do not fly . |
| 20 | Geophysical and borehole evidence for regarding the structure as the surface expression of movements on a Variscan thrust plane developed at the southern margin of the London Platform ( East Anglian — Brabant Massif ) has been summarised by Smalley and Westbrook ( 1982 ) . |
| 21 | As the surface crust flakes away , fresh limestone surfaces are exposed to attack . |
| 22 | In practice , in the absence of storms , there is very little flow of water between the surface and the depths in mid ocean ; the warm surface waters stay on the surface ; and the deep water also stays where it is , roughly at 3.5°C , all the way to the bottom . |
| 23 | The bugs you see at the water surface sound as though they could be Mites , which usually congregate between the surface and the cover glass . |
| 24 | Having made a hole , you can then draw off water to leave a gap of 2.5″ ( 7cm ) between the surface of the water and the ice to allow toxic gases to escape from the water . |
| 25 | Quaternary variation in carbonate and silica abundance in deep sea sediments is thought to be largely determined by the balance between the surface production of calcium carbonate and its dissolution in the undersaturated deep waters . |
| 26 | It is at the junction between the surface ectoderm and neurectoderm that the neural crest cells arise . |
| 27 | There is therefore no physical contact between the surface of the disc and the reading device . |
| 28 | It will be remembered that experiments involving large temperature changes and steep temperature gradients between the surface and interior layers of the rock appeared to produce no disintegration until water was present . |
| 29 | If the raw material of most of these ergs has been provided by other agencies , as differences in character between the surface wind-worked material and the sand at depth seem to indicate , then the locations of desert dunes , coastal dunes and periglacial dunes all seem to depend on the concentration of sand provided by some.other factor . |
| 30 | There-would be , at the very most , a foot between the surface of the water and the beam Vechey used to hang himself . ’ |