Example sentences of "[adj] of water and [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some 4610 feet from the side of Gunnerside Gill lies the engine room and hydraulic engine that pumped the mine clear of water and wound up the tubs of lead ore from the levels another 130 feet below the engine room . |
| 2 | Lavender filled it half-full of water and carried it , together with a glass , into the classroom and set it on the teacher 's table . |
| 3 | Fill a clear , plastic bottle half-full of water and screw the top on tightly . |
| 4 | Considerable interest was shown in a fine marble relief ( lot 77 ) of cavorting putti playing with a boldly carved sea creature in front of a net , possibly emblematic of water and functioning as an overdoor . |
| 5 | She looked down at her frayed jeans and dirty trainers : the spongy shoes were full of water and squelched whenever she walked . |
| 6 | The children each hold a cup full of water and stand back to back . |