Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [prep] a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The National Curriculum sections of the ERA , essentially centralising and directive in character , sit uneasily with a variety of other arrangements which undermine the Local Education Authority as intermediary between centre ( DES ) and periphery ( school ) : ‘ opting out ’ , City Technology Colleges ( CTCs ) , open enrolment , local management of schools ( LMS ) . |
| 2 | Such arguments sit uneasily within a tradition of British poverty research where data are constructed in ways which prevent ‘ race ’ ( let alone racism ) being a focus of analysis . |
| 3 | When we 're in the flat she says she 'll make some coffee , and I sit down on a chair with my carrier by my side . |
| 4 | About 9.30 I sit down with a cup of coffee to read the paper . |
| 5 | Push gently to a count of five and repeat other side . |
| 6 | It does this because it shows how if we start from our own case alone , and concentrate entirely upon a conception of mental states which is independent of behaviour , we can not move from our conception of ourselves as subjects of experience to a conception of other subjects . |
| 7 | Fibrous tissue replaces this , the capillaries heal and contract down over a period of months to leave a linear scar . |
| 8 | report and summarise effectively in a range of contexts ; |
| 9 | To the size absolutely , to the size of the audience so if we say a one to one we 've got a certain level of conversational power if you say so with a group like this it has to be |
| 10 | If you have decided on this as your opening sequence , you may like the idea of beginning it with a fade in on a close-up of some brightly lit seasonal decoration in a shopping precinct — the face of a life-size Santa would be an ideal way to set the mood . |
| 11 | Melt half the butter in a saucepan , add the beans and cook gently for a couple of minutes , stirring , then add the savory and just enough boiling water to cover the beans . |
| 12 | If using minced pork , cook gently in a pan with the onion and 1–2 tablespoons of oil for 10 minutes ; cool . |
| 13 | Put cleaners and bleach together in a cupboard with a child safety catch . |
| 14 | Modern miners no longer slip comfortably into a scene from ‘ How Green Was My Valley ’ . |
| 15 | It is here that the rich and super-rich moor their magnificent multi-million pound floating palaces and slip ashore for a glass of bubbly or two . |
| 16 | These generally refer to finding a self-indexing function for tables in main storage ; Jaeschke has developed a method originally proposed by Cichell , and he has shown that , however complicated the key sequence is , a self-indexing function can be found for up to 40 keys so that they fit exactly into a table with the same number of storage positions . |
| 17 | Dissonant notes do not resolve , but leap away to a consonance in the same chord , as at . |
| 18 | The gardens descend thereafter in a series of terraces and pavilions by Plečnik . |
| 19 | The troops , expecting to be ‘ home by Christmas ’ after a few gallant cavalry charges , held an impressive open air church parade in the Recreation Field and in late August the town gave a lively send off to a detachment of the ‘ Kings Own ’ . |
| 20 | The best wines are made from the highest vines northwest of Grauves , which grow up to a height of 220 metres , and from those in an east-facing gulley , south-west of the village . |
| 21 | I was concerned to understand what it was like to leave school and grow up in a world with little work . |
| 22 | If you fancy trying it yourself around harvest time in September , then gather together a few pounds of the bluey-black sloe berries , prick them all over with a fork , smother them in about 6oz of sugar and top up with a litre of gin . |
| 23 | Add conditioner to the water , and aerate thoroughly for a couple of days . |
| 24 | Hill , these tunes leap out from a radio like recent Def Leppard , Nelson and Aerosmith singles , and once you 've got airplay , you 've got America . |
| 25 | Hill , these tunes leap out from a radio like recent Def Leppard , Nelson and Aerosmith singles , and once you 've got airplay , you 've got America . |
| 26 | Functionalist ( or stratificational ) sociologists disagree sharply in a number of respects with this Marxist analysis of social class . |
| 27 | The students hurry about in a state of permanent excitement , as if they were amazed to have been chosen to live in such a sumptuous place , to eat breakfast under chandeliers . |
| 28 | With a combination of every kind of scientific equipment and a psychological ‘ mind over matter ’ approach , he got players fit again in a fraction of the time it took other trainers . |
| 29 | Curve the body to one side and hold on to a part of your leg that you can reach easily , stretching the other arm straight up . |
| 30 | Hankin , who spent 18 months at Peterborough under John Wile before being released in 1985 , saw his young braves survive numerous corners and hold on to a point against a side who have seen off Liverpool and Newcastle at home this season . |