Example sentences of "[adj] water the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is said that in marine water the eggs float but that in freshwater they tend to sink . |
| 2 | After 2 weeks , she reported back there had n't been any improvement but it turned out that she had bought herself some Arg Nit tablets as she did n't like the taste of the alcoholic water the LM was made up in ! |
| 3 | The waterman , and he had , he had a clock on top of his hydrant , to say how much water the the the boat taken . |
| 4 | When mixed with warm water the powder became a dense paste which Frankie plastered all over her hair . |
| 5 | He was watching that pure water the way you 'd watch a fire . |
| 6 | ‘ It was absolutely freezing and by the time we got the fish to the deeper water the carp sacks were frozen , ’ added Ian who also broke two landing nets during the rescue . |
| 7 | Indeed , even in the fast choppy water the practised eye can spot his prey a hundred yards away . |
| 8 | Tanks for hard water can be of cast iron or sheet steel , but for soft water the sheet metal has to be protected by bituminous or plastics coatings . |
| 9 | Like a bucket of cold water the harsh realities of life drown your sunny optimism leaving you feeling despondent . |
| 10 | For very big fish in weedy water the same rigs can be used but the line and hook strength geared up a little . |
| 11 | It may be that when the prey reach shallow water the whales become disorientated , and that some become stranded . |
| 12 | As swell waves or wind-driven waves run into shallow water the velocity and wave length both decrease , as also does the wave height at first , but when the ratio of depth to wave length falls below 0.06 the waves increase in height immediately prior to breaking ( Bird , 1968 ) . |
| 13 | Look also at the position of the rig — in high speed turns on flat water the sail is deliberately sheeted in and inclined into the turn . |
| 14 | In deep water the travelling wave may be only a few feet high : but on those rare occasions when such waves reach shallow water , or coastlines , they can rear up and explode with fearful consequences . |
| 15 | Although in deep water the particle movement is almost completely orbital , this is not so when the waves reach shallow water near coasts . |
| 16 | But Sally was so good , Luckily I 'd remembered to pack the Farley 's Rusks and she had those mixed up with boiled water the guard got for me from the restaurant car . ’ |
| 17 | In turbid water the depth to which corals grow will be more limited than in clear water . |
| 18 | To encourage the population to drink clean water the Local Government Board decided to use fountains to advertise its existence . |
| 19 | Inside the glass was water , about a half-metre or so of slightly cloudy and salty water the boilers were supposed to keep warm . |