Example sentences of "[noun] of water from the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This Invention relates to lifts for transferring barges and other vessels from one level to another on canals and other waterways in lieu of an ordinary lock or flight of locks , the object of the invention being to obviate the loss of water from the higher to the lower level by lockage inseparable from the ordinary system and to provide for the passage of vessels simultaneously in both directions and at a single life and between levels of widely different altitude where by the loss of time incidental to the passage through a flight of locks is in great measure avoided . |
| 2 | The valve , which must be fitted vertically , comes in two sizes and the internal diaphragm will prevent loss of water from the trap seal by self-siphonage ( from the pipe running full ) or induced siphonage ( from other pipes running full and creating a vacuum ) |
| 3 | TIP : Water stored in a centrally heated room will reach a near tank temperature in a few days — which means minimal addition of water from the kettle . |
| 4 | The rushing of water from the shower masked every other sound . |
| 5 | I add a cupful of water from the incubation tank to the jar daily , to gradually adjust the water chemistry to match that of the tank and eventually to dilute the fry 's waste . |
| 6 | The absorption of water from the gut lumen is an osmotic consequence of such processes . |
| 7 | She followed his leaping figure , half-dreading the moment when she would pass through the arch into that claustrophobic , dank , river-smelling darkness and would hear , unnaturally loud , the suck of the canal against the paving stones and the slow drip of water from the low roof . |
| 8 | Let's put it this way : because of the occasional lightning strike and buckets of water from the celestial quarter there was little opportunity for sevens hookers to ply their ancient trade . |
| 9 | I draw a can of water from the outside up , and make my way towards Lucky 's tethering place . |
| 10 | During the final five minutes of this sequence a period of intense activity was obvious and coincided with the emptying of water from the stomach and duodenal bulb . |
| 11 | Oddly , there are tiny elemental effects which spark and flicker around the Ghost ; tiny phosphorescent sparks around its hands , small ripples in the stone beneath its feet , a gentle breeze around its head , a sudden dampness and dripping of water from the stones of the walls around it . |
| 12 | He got out of bed and drank two glasses of water from the tap then he put his head out of the window and sampled the morning air , tangy with the smell of salt water and seaweed . |
| 13 | Chicago was blacked out yesterday after a freak flood caused by two million gallons of water from the Chicago river which poured through a hole in its retaining wall . |
| 14 | It extracts thousands of gallons of water from the river . |
| 15 | Use a squeeze pipette to take a few drops of water from the surface of the culture , trying to disturb the surface as little as possible . |
| 16 | She would hear tile swirl of water from the downstairs washroom , his footsteps on the tessellated floor of the hall . |
| 17 | Thursday , 7th September , was a day of very heavy rain in the New Cumnock district and in the colliery it was noted that the flow of water from the exposed gravel had increased threefold . |
| 18 | Commission chairman Ulf Bjallas said the government could not fulfil its pledge to reduce carbon dioxide emissions if the bridge went ahead , adding that the six-year construction period would disrupt the flow of water from the North Sea , vital to the maintenance of marine life in the Baltic . |
| 19 | At this point it is best to remove the glass or perspex sheet with the eggs attached and transfer it to another tank containing 5–7.5 cms of water from the breeding tank . |
| 20 | This would allow a larger number of glucose units to enter the gut , thereby allowing uptake of sodium ions via the sodium ion/glucose cotransporter at a higher rate , and hence allowing speedier reabsorption of water from the gut lumen . |
| 21 | The decision has aroused controversy because the fish 's decline ( by 90 per cent over the last 20 years ) is attributed to the increasing abstraction of water from the delta , which supplies two-thirds of California 's drinking requirements . |
| 22 | Bellamy drew a cup of water from the cooler and sprinkled his forehead . |
| 23 | ‘ Do n't ask me , ’ said Alan , and bravely , coolly drank a glass of water from the tap . |
| 24 | She was more interested in getting a glass of water from the mini-bar and enquiring if she could have a cup of tea . |
| 25 | Theda brought a glass of water from the bedside table to her lips and obliged her to drink . |
| 26 | He came into the room and poured himself a glass of water from the earthenware jug which stood , as it did in all the offices of Cairo , in the window so that the air currents could cool it . |
| 27 | ‘ This is what we need , ’ Bryce said , picking up a carafe of water from the top of a chest of drawers . |
| 28 | It makes the winter that wee bit shorter , ’ said Tam as a spiteful wind whipped sheets of water from the golf-course pond . |
| 29 | Produced by electrolysis too much energy would be used up in the process to make it economic while the other method suggested by supporters of the ‘ hydrogen economy ’ — thermal dissociation of water from the heat output of a nuclear reactor is neither a tried nor tested technology . |
| 30 | The ecological disaster created by the diversion of water from the Aral Sea for the sake of a better cotton crop has given that sort of thinking a severe knock . |