Example sentences of "[conj] shut [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dr Kevin O'Kane worked in Baidoa for the Irish agency , Goal ; his wife , a doctor with Médecins sans Frontières , was evacuated last week because of death threats that shut down the MSF programme . |
| 2 | The fire , apparently caused by a short circuit , triggered an automatic safety system that shut down the plant . |
| 3 | She was used to his ostrich ways — his ability to bury his head in the sand and shut out the things that displeased or upset him . |
| 4 | Eight o'clock in the morning , and if she went to work then he hoped still to be in time to catch her before she locked the front door and shut out the intrusion of a man from the Service . |
| 5 | And the woman seemed in no hurry to close it and shut out the dangerous night ; she simply stood , looking down at the children and smiling . |
| 6 | At the same time I felt so inordinately tired that all I wanted was to lean my face against that corduroy and shut out the world . |
| 7 | She closed her eyes to the image , waiting to hear only the words and shut out the pain . |
| 8 | The wind tugged at the banner-pole that carried his standard , outside at the turret , and made a dolorous creaking sound that accompanied his steps along the chilly corridor , and whined faintly in his ears even after he had closed the door and shut out the sound of the rain . |
| 9 | While Western commuters hoist newspapers in front of faces and shut out the rest of society , Chinese people will use a train journey to chat and offer snacks to each other . |
| 10 | After gobbling up whatever I could find in the house , I crept into bed and pulled the blankets over my head in a vain attempt to stifle the mocking voices and shut out the ugly visions . |
| 11 | The only problem occurred a few days after launch , when one of the sun sensors produced occasional false readings and shut down the satellite . |
| 12 | After selecting a field he carried out his emergency drills and shut down the engine . |