Example sentences of "[vb infin] the [noun] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another suggestion is that it was a fulfilment of a prophecy such as ‘ I will make the sun go down at noon and darken the earth in broad daylight ’ ( Amos 8:9 ) . |
| 2 | You can make the bike move up to 1.5 metres in a corner just by shifting your weight . |
| 3 | Watch out for metal roofs and high ceilings : they 'll make the sound bounce around like water off a tin roof . |
| 4 | He said he did n't want the Russians getting on to him , so he had to be very discreet . |
| 5 | I do n't want the mess spreading back into my working world . |
| 6 | ‘ Do you want the cheque made out for cash ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ There has been quite a bit of hype and I do n't think the film lived up to it . ’ |
| 8 | While crucial to an assessment of the reality of middle class women 's experience , these differences in income and status within the middle class did not affect the prescriptions meted out to middle class women , which were fundamentally rooted in theories of sexual difference and the idea of separate spheres . |
| 9 | Only a small chance that an overseas liaison Fed would know the guys coming in as firemen from Stateside . |
| 10 | Is there a handy dustbin or a down-spout that will assist the thief to climb on to the roof ? |
| 11 | From the many letters I receive I know how popular my teddy patterns have become and so I have done two special seasonable designs , this one depicting a teddy pulling a sledge full of gifts and for the next issue two teddies … well , perhaps you had better buy the magazine to find out for yourself ! |
| 12 | By 11 a.m. the bombardment intensified to the point where Campana could count the shells raining down on two neighbouring companies at a rate of five a minute . |
| 13 | Terms of reference can also describe the documents leading up to the expert 's investigation of the issue . |
| 14 | Or should it seek weaker competitors or new entrants who are often more accommodating to local policy , but may lack the resources to keep up with the pace of change ? |
| 15 | For many years , this duty was thought to require the appointed members of the authority to approve personally the transmission of programmes which might contravene the duties set out in s4 . |
| 16 | There is serious doubt about whether Italy can achieve the norms laid down by the Maastricht Treaty , and qualify for membership of the European Community single market next year and full monetary union by 1997 or later . |
| 17 | ‘ It would appear the dog got out in some way , ’ a spokesman said . |
| 18 | ‘ I found a good place on the bus , on the top deck , right at the front , where you can feel the warmth coming up through a grating ’ ( here and there a head nodded understandingly ) ‘ and see the view . |
| 19 | Carol could feel the tears welling up in her eyes . |
| 20 | She could feel the tension building up in his body , and guessed it was time to put on her act . |
| 21 | He could feel the blood draining down to his shoes . |
| 22 | He could feel the bruise coming up on his cheek and his whole face was stiff and jarred . |
| 23 | I did n't even feel the hotness building up behind my eyeballs . |
| 24 | She could feel the anger boiling up inside her . |
| 25 | She could feel the anger bubbling up inside her , made all the worse by knowing , in one corner of her mind , that he was right . |
| 26 | Ears which are turned to the side and are at ‘ half mast ’ indicate that the horse is relaxed , and therefore does not feel the need to listen out for danger . |
| 27 | If you make it a habit , you 'll soon find you are breathing evenly when you arrive and you wo n't feel the need to lie down in a darkened room to recover from your exertions ! |
| 28 | She could feel the heat flooding back into her cheeks . |
| 29 | The National Rivers Authority , which has imposed the tough new standards , says they will bring the sewage works out of the dark ages . |
| 30 | This modification will bring the signal output down to earth as you reduce the volume on the guitar and should , hopefully , eliminate your buzz . |