Example sentences of "of water [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With this type of wave the swash , or rush of water up the beach from the breaking wave , is weak as the water plunges directly on to the beach . |
| 2 | Her massive bosom was heaving in and out and the splash of water down the front of it made a dark wet patch that had probably soaked right through to her skin . |
| 3 | Early this morning there were ‘ road closed ’ signs at Gubberford bridge and near the bottom of Tithebarn Lane , although by then there was only an inch or two of water across the road . |
| 4 | The supreme court declined to hear a case involving a ton of gold recovered so far from the SS Central America , resting in 8,000 feet of water off the coast of South Carolina after being sunk by a hurricane in 1857 . |
| 5 | And as important as the invention of teeth was , reproduction out of water via the amniote egg was an even more eventful turning point , and in more ways than one . |
| 6 | An interesting effect can be obtained by brushing a few strokes of water onto the paper and drawing over the top . |
| 7 | An interesting effect can be obtained by brushing a few strokes of water onto the paper and drawing over the top . |
| 8 | The landlord placed the glass in front of Newman , pushed a jug of water along the bar , studying him . |
| 9 | It is apparent that such a pattern requires the existence of a variation in the piling up of water along the beach . |
| 10 | This results in a gentle down-wave drift of water , which can lead to the accumulation of water along the coast and so help to generate rip and longshore currents . |
| 11 | Topography affects weathering largely through the way it influences the movement of water through the regolith . |
| 12 | It was the time of suffragettes and Mr Norman McCorquodale was reported as saying that a spray of water through the hose on them would be a good thing . |
| 13 | A further important control is the intensity of leaching , the downward movement of water through the weathering zone which leads to the removal of soluble products . |
| 14 | For example , at TMI the ECCS was not successful because of human error and because steam and a hydrogen bubble generated by interaction between hot fuel and steam inhibited the natural circulation of water through the core . |
| 15 | Younger children often try to use a funnel as a scoop , but as they progress , it is used to fill bottles , control the flow of water through the water wheel and as part of a complex water system of pipes , jugs and bottles on different levels . |
| 16 | Recently I have increased the pump speed to 2 so that I have a higher turnover of water through the filter At this setting it will be turning over the content of the vat about 8 times an hour . |
| 17 | Perhaps a little more expensive , but we 've opted for a powerhead run undergravel — which will ensure adequate throughput of water through the gravel , and offers many similar features to the internal power filter , in terms of flow and aeration . |
| 18 | He said , ‘ To be safe I require two feet of water under the hulls . ’ |
| 19 | Put a bowl of water under the frame . |
| 20 | That was a long time ago , there 's been a lot of water under the bridge , why not talk again ? |
| 21 | A device which aims to make the flow of water over the daggerboard slot as smoothly as possible . |
| 22 | Half an hour before Alisdair got up , she moved the porridge to the back of the fire and put a pot of water over the flames , she was roughly on time at the moment so there might not be trouble after all . |
| 23 | In fact , if you have a cold greenhouse or well-lit shed , I think there is a good case for removing all containerised aquatic plants and overwintering them in trays just deep enough to allow an inch of water over the compost in the pots . |
| 24 | He played a gentle stream of water over the specimen in his hand . |
| 25 | This improved the flow of water over the tentacles . |
| 26 | In practice , in the absence of storms , there is very little flow of water between the surface and the depths in mid ocean ; the warm surface waters stay on the surface ; and the deep water also stays where it is , roughly at 3.5°C , all the way to the bottom . |
| 27 | When the suit is wet , it traps a thin layer of water between the body and the suit and your body quickly warms that up to a comfortable working temperature but if you fall in when the suit is dry , the cold water can be quite a shock and so a good trick in cold weather is to put the wet suit on in a hot shower and then over the top you wear a spray suit again to keep off the wind and to protect the wetsuit . |
| 28 | It was begun in 1794 , but the first borings were a total failure , due to unsatisfactory design and materials , and unforeseen and excessive seepage of water into the workings , and work was stopped on the proposed two-mile-long tunnel in 1796 . |
| 29 | The head of one appeared close to the vessel as others shot jets of water into the air through their blow holes . |
| 30 | Tony paddles over ; the dripping water from his paddle ends , and the suck of water into the holes they leave behind are the only sounds for miles . |