Example sentences of "[prep] completely [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Spoon over the crème fraîche to completely seal in the fruit and chill for at least 1 hour . |
| 32 | It is possible to dissect open the animal 's body so as to expose the abdominal ganglion and its cells , or even to completely isolate the ganglion and the nerves connecting it to pieces of attached skin and gill . |
| 33 | Aleksandr Nikitenko spoke for many intellectuals when , in 1852 , he privately advised people who thought for themselves " to completely scorn this stupid nonsense , this contemporary life , while consoling yourself ( if you can ) with faith in a brighter future " . |
| 34 | But note that there is an intimate connection between the ‘ dynamic ’ parameters a and k , the odd responses of the subjects to changes in these parameters , and the inability of ( at least some of ) the subjects to completely think through the implications of the dynamic structure of the problem . |
| 35 | Because the system makes local optimal decisions rather than on a sentential basis , an incorrect decision early on in the sentence is unlikely to completely ruin the decisions later in the sentence . |
| 36 | Eastern Stearman are able to completely rebuild a basic airframe , fit new wings , a re-lifed engine and finish it to individual specification and colour scheme . |
| 37 | Sprinkle the yeast over the water in a cup and leave to stand for a few minutes in a warm place before stirring to completely dissolve the yeast . |
| 38 | We now have enough laws to completely capture the semantics of our version of occam . |
| 39 | The response to the dilemma by a growing number of schools is to completely abandon the sale of food at breaks and to look to other means to generate funds . |
| 40 | The public , however , has yet to completely abandon its belief that farm animals are somehow different to those we call pets and regard as friends and family . |
| 41 | Leaving aside personal choice , compatibility and so on , can I introduce fish into the aquarium when it is ready and matured and add the invertebrates at a later date , or will it be necessary to completely re-stock the aquarium , thus getting rid of the fish which are already in-situ ? |
| 42 | They could forgive this young man , just as we had to forgive the man who failed to secure his trailer , or they could allow bitterness to completely neutralise everything God was doing in their lives . |
| 43 | This differential effect on the two parameters of lysosomal stability may indicate that the predominant effect of chronic ethanol administration and of cholesteryl ester is to increase the permeability of pancreatic lysosomal membranes rather than to completely disrupt the organelles . |
| 44 | The home side 's troubles started when they lost three key players in quick succession in the opening session to completely disrupt their pre-match tactics . |
| 45 | Consequently , a Filing Working Party was established and , alter extensive examination of the reference construction , it was found that the only changes considered viable ( ie that could be made without having to completely revise the titles of some 60,000 active files ) were to the first three fields of the reference structure , establishing the basis for a limited computerised search facility in the proposed index system , rather than the extensive facilities envisaged by the FAOR Team . |
| 46 | GCHQ have analysed the signals and they are designed to completely confuse the whole system controlled from Bacton . ’ |
| 47 | In practice it proved logistically impossible to observe the strict letter of the law or to completely suppress these cultures . |
| 48 | This type of guitar was something of a German speciality , as though the builders , while acknowledging the burgeoning ‘ beat boom ’ market of the time , could n't bring themselves to completely prostitute their art by simply cloning the famous electric guitars of America . |
| 49 | Once located , the operator will be able to completely remove the subject 's fears caused by the trauma ; but not necessarily , as your article also stated , by making the subject relive the original experience , which could cause further damage . |
| 50 | Layouts such as this seem to completely polarise opinion , and the decision is obviously down to the individual . |
| 51 | The day after this raid was the official start of Operation Strangle , an attempt to completely destroy the enemy lines of communication . |
| 52 | There are two possibilities : either to exploit the existing key order — if that is possible — or to completely destroy that order , and to allocate keys to addresses as randomly as possible . |
| 53 | This rule , together with our laws and the rule of substitution for expressions is enough to completely characterise the semantics of occam if the set of values is finite . |
| 54 | It is not possible to completely enter someone else 's frame of reference because other people live different lives but , Burnard goes on , nurses should try to empathise . |
| 55 | it is time for the Government to completely reassess the impact of their reforms on the quality of the nation 's health services , ’ he said . |
| 56 | We 'd been planning to completely redecorate our home from top to bottom , and at first I just could n't face doing it alone . |
| 57 | The idea behind his work was to completely recreate a landscape , but leave behind something which looked completely natural . |
| 58 | The second initiative was a decision to completely overhaul the emergency plan which would be used should an accident at Hinkley Point spread radiation outside the site boundary . |
| 59 | If you 're carpeting a new extension , remember that a 6in thick concrete floor may take up to 6 months to completely dry out . |
| 60 | The first step was to completely drain the old pond and remove all useful fittings . |