Example sentences of "[is] cut a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He 's cutting a hole in his sock . ’ |
| 2 | When an agent is cutting a deal , he or she needs to leave something for everyone . |
| 3 | Hairflair interviewed the Edinburgh lass who is cutting a name for herself at the Charlie Miller salon . |
| 4 | A spur , sometimes inappropriately called a snag , is the result of either a breakage not being cleaned back properly to an eye or growth bud , or of pruning too far above a bud — a common case is cutting a bloom , and not paying attention to what is left behind on the plant . |
| 5 | Advancing at more than 50 metres a week , the elevated road and rail highway is cutting a swathe through the city under the noses of astonished motorists . |
| 6 | A carpet company is cutting a hundred and fifty jobs . |
| 7 | The long north frieze shows a Gigantomachy , and on one Giant 's shield is cut a signature . |
| 8 | When hose-pipe bans are on , an easy and efficient way to water rows of beans is to cut a length of hosepipe about 3ft longer than your row and make holes along its length , leaving the surplus length at one end hole-free . |
| 9 | The first is to cut a hole in the ceiling and to fit a metal or plastic BESA box ( designed for use with conduit wiring ) , with its face flush with the ceiling , and with the box screwed to a supporting piece of timber fixed between the joists ; the BESA box has two screwed holes which match the holes in the plate supporting the chain or screwed rod . |
| 10 | If the ubiquitous black bin liner is to provide the covering , a decorative option is to cut a pattern out of its centre to suit a contrasting overlay . |