Example sentences of "[adv prt] [adv] [that] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tony and I get up as quickly as we can , brushing the snow free from clothes before putting them on so that it will not melt with the heat from our bodies . |
| 2 | At first sight it is a pretty enough spectacle to see a matchbox made ; one motion of the hands bends into shape the notched frame of the case , another surrounds it with the ready-pasted strip of painted wrapper , which , by long practice is fitted instinctively without a wrinkle , then the sandpaper or phosphorous paper , pasted ready beforehand , is applied and pressed on so that it sticks fast . |
| 3 | you 've got to keep your hand moving er but there 's a temptation to try to er put more on so that it is thicker you know , but it does n't work that way you know |
| 4 | Although he has not been able to cure it , he has found it possible to slow the disease down so that it stabilises , banishing the symptoms to allow the fish to grow and feed . |
| 5 | It has to keep its own prices down so that it can compete with other major electricity suppliers . |
| 6 | It conveys strain and effort ; the psychological rendering of a concentration on each separate moment and the feeling that every moment will be recoverable in memory ( perhaps strobe-like stop-motion would be more logical here , but it could provoke laughter or distraction , a break in concentration on the story ) ; and finally the suggestion that the action is so rapid that it must be slowed down so that it can be perceived at all . |
| 7 | There was a central spindle on the tyring platform , and the wheel was put over this and clamped down so that it would n't spring . |
| 8 | Alternatively , he or she may suggest that the inspection chamber is left in operation , fitted with an airtight cover bolted or screwed down so that it can be removed if necessary . |
| 9 | If no sand filter is installed , then for pump-fed filters it should be plumbed in so that it intercepts water before it enters the chamber(s) . |
| 10 | ‘ I certainly sha n't speak to her until she starts replying to my letters , ’ said Lord Grubb , cued in so that it was possible to say it at last . |
| 11 | So with this this stone could be built in so that it 's facing the road could n't it ? |
| 12 | For example , Uranus , which is much more massive than the Earth , seems to have been tipped over so that it lies on its side . |
| 13 | Drop front bed and turn garment over so that it hangs , wrong side facing you , over the front bed . |
| 14 | She raised her hand and stroked his face , and he caught it with his own , turning it over so that it was palm up , and kissing it . |
| 15 | But , with the near-unanimous support of the Tory backbenches , the Prime Minister insisted over and over again that it was ‘ perfectly in order ’ to send illegal immigrants home . |
| 16 | ‘ They 'll never go off now that it 's light . |
| 17 | We had nothing at all to live on ; but one day I received a sum of money that we managed to divide up so that it lasted for many weeks , just so much a day . |
| 18 | But in their Spitalfields Tartan Collection , the Stewarts have done the work for you ; silks , cottons , wools all match up so that it is possible to choose as much or as little tartan as you like , whether it 's for a few cushions or for some big and bold project . |
| 19 | The Practical Curriculum , for example , a useful , practical discussion document for schools from the Schools Council , had to be held up so that it should not upstage an HMI view of the curriculum . |
| 20 | The problem in part is ( or ought to be ) one of generalising successful practice , shaping it up so that it encompasses the whole school and motivates all the teachers , not just those who are keen , or authoritatively skilled , in transacting bits and pieces . |
| 21 | I then had the problem of having to stand , holding the gate up so that it would n't fall on the dog and by now there were three tractors and four cars blocking the road . |
| 22 | Hurrying to the door , Manville held the sack up so that it half obscured his face and walked briskly after the young agent . |
| 23 | Quite clearly , then , if a child is brought up so that it is exposed constantly to a critical parent , she or he may spend much of the time being an adapted child . |
| 24 | Then there are the banks who will always be ready to lend you money to can it up so that it can pay . |
| 25 | He held the tiny statue up so that it was in clear view of the camera . |
| 26 | and what we actually do when we 're standing up so that it becomes more effective yeah ? |
| 27 | I must get the tape lined up so that it 's ready to switch on when we come home cos it 's gon na be , walk home from school if it 's a nice day , we 'll , we 'll have to hurry home . |
| 28 | Yeah , but you 're not pointing the pen down , hold the pen up so that it makes the line |
| 29 | Yes it 's funny to think of hens having feelings but I suppose being cooped up like that it did affect them . |
| 30 | and I 've long feet you see and if I put have me feet straight up like that it er it 's pressure on it |