Example sentences of "[noun pl] of water and [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stir in the sugar , vinegar and six tablespoons of water and simmer for 2 minutes . |
| 2 | Sprinkle gelatine over three tablespoons of water and leave to swell , then set the bowl in a pan of hot water and heat until gelatine dissolves . |
| 3 | Sprinkle the gelatine over four tablespoons of water and leave to swell for 5 minutes . |
| 4 | Even then , as servants pushed by us with buckets of water and began to douse the flames , I knew there was something wrong . |
| 5 | Anyway , I never thought , I just run out the kitchen and got we switched the electric off , and I just got four buckets of water and chucked it on the bed and then said to Rudy , you know what , we have n't got nowhere to sleep now ! |
| 6 | The lads came up from the gill with buckets of water and stood a-row along the brink . |
| 7 | I was conscious soon after , and for the next few hours was in a state of half-sleeping , half-waking , yet aware of the presence of a pretty young nurse , perhaps Thai or Korean , who alternated between giving me sips of water and jabbing a needle in my bum . |
| 8 | Richard , from Mossley Hill , cast 25 yards out into six feet of water and used a 2 lb hook length and 5 lb main line . |
| 9 | It was brown and purple on the top and green lower down ; streaked with silver trickles of water and dotted with sheep . |
| 10 | Add the gelatine to two table spoons of water and leave to swell . |
| 11 | If the fondant feels a little dry , add a few drops of water and knead in well . |
| 12 | A warm wind shone through the long stubble which shimmered like silk in the heat ; the sun glared off the metal cabs of lorries and buses , the tar melted into mirages of water and cleared again . |
| 13 | Splashes on skin should be neutralized immediately with a sodium bicarbonate solution , washed with copious amounts of water and treated with special HF Burn jelly , which should be available in all laboratories where HF is used . |
| 14 | Pour in 1.2 litres/2 pints of water and bring to the boil . |
| 15 | Therefore it can be first planted in a shallow container of clay , sand or peat , covered over with 5 to 6 inches of water and maintained at a temperature of around 70°F . |
| 16 | She stared down at the scattered glass shimmering in the blackened water , remembered stories of people drowning in only inches of water and acknowledged her condition with a sinking heart . |
| 17 | Dauntless shambled over to the edge of the stream and threw himself face down on the grass , cupping handfuls of water and throwing it over his head , gulping it greedily . |