Example sentences of "to paper [prep] the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | He did his best to paper over the cracks . |
| 2 | DAVID WALSH argues that Ireland can no longer rely on fire and fury to paper over the cracks in a country where there are fifteen gaelic footballers for every rugby player . |
| 3 | Coupled with the exit of some vital players , it was as much as Neath could do to paper over the cracks and keep winning . |
| 4 | As Chief Whip he has managed to paper over the cracks in the back benches and maintain a united front behind the Prime Minister . |
| 5 | In the event , the meeting decreed an adjournment after only 90 minutes ; observers noted that there seemed to be a general desire to paper over the rifts caused by the Gulf war . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's part of the pattern , Charles ; society disintegrates before our eyes and we are expected to paper over the cracks . ’ |
| 7 | He had n't put pen to paper since the day before Martin died , and he doubted if he would ever do so again . |
| 8 | I am sure that within the first month of the season , pens will be put to paper concerning the new law changes . |
| 9 | Many Puritans were given to extreme introspection , and regularly committed their innermost thoughts to paper in the diaries and memoirs which they used as spiritual account books . |
| 10 | This novel source of income was not available to papers in the stagnant agricultural hinterland . |