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Example sentences for "sharp knife"

  • The trench should be opened to about two spades' depth, and any coarse roots which may extend thus far from the trunk may be cut clean off with a sharp knife.

  • These shaded parts are now to be cut out with a sharp knife.

  • The shaded part is to be cut out neatly and carefully with a sharp knife.

  • Cut out the shaded parts neatly with a sharp knife.

  • A sharp knife, a smooth board and a straightedge are all the tools needed, says Camera Craft.

  • Trim the paper from the edge with a sharp knife, and paint the squares separately with jeweler's rouge, wet till soft like paint.

  • The best method is to use a good pair of scissors or a sharp knife.

  • Cut out one rectangle of each number with a sharp knife, distributing them over the whole card.

  • The middle within the scratched line may now be first gouged away and the wood cut with a sharp knife close up to and at exact right angles with the plane.

  • When it begins to harden mark into bars with a sharp knife.

  • Scrape the meat with a sharp knife, which will separate the coarser fibers.

  • Paint part and scrape with piece of glass or sharp knife.

  • Pour into a tin slightly dusted with powdered starch, and when cool divide into squares with a sharp knife.

  • The ridge made by the joining of the mould you must scrape off with a sharp knife, or rub with sand-paper.

  • In cutting out the frame a sharp knife should be used, and it will be a great help in keeping the lines straight if a ruler is held down firmly close to the line to be cut, and the knife guided by that.

  • Cut a bud square across in the centre with a sharp knife, and this will show the nicety of arrangment of the young leaves.

  • When using a sharp knife, cut on a cutting board and point the knife away from your body.

  • Cornish game hens 6 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1 clove garlic, minced 1 tablespoon vegetable oil Kosher salt and pepper to taste lemon wedges (optional) With poultry shears or sharp knife, cut along both sides of backbone and remove.

  • So she prepared her lamp and a sharp knife, and hid them out of sight of her husband.

  • To prepare it in this way, cut the grapefruit into halves, and then, with a sharp knife, cut around the pithy core in the center, cutting off the smallest possible end of each of the sections.

  • Bake the biscuit or plain-cake dough in a single, thick layer, and when it has been removed from the pan split it into halves with a sharp knife.

  • Remove from the pan, cut in two with a sharp knife, and spread half of the berries over the lower piece.

  • The skins may be removed by blanching the peaches in boiling water or peeling them with a sharp knife.

  • In using a sharp knife and by cutting quickly, the animal suffers less pain and healing occurs more rapidly.

  • The first object is to remove the dead irritant by dissecting it off with a sharp knife, after which the sore may be treated with simple wet cloths or a weak carbolic-acid lotion, like a common wound.

  • The operator should be provided with a tracheotomy tube (to be purchased from any veterinary instrument maker) and a sharp knife, a sponge, and a bucket of clean cold water.

  • The larger may be sliced off with a sharp knife, or if with a narrow neck they may be twisted off and then cauterized.

  • Slash the top with a sharp knife, brush with water, and bake in a moderate oven three-quarters of an hour.

  • Select two fine bunches of cress, and with a sharp knife shave it very fine.

  • Slash the top with a sharp knife, brush with water and bake in a moderate oven three-quarters of an hour.

  • Then many hours of suffering may be prevented if the gum is lanced with a sharp knife (previously boiled for five minutes) as soon as the gum becomes swollen, to allow of the escape of pus.

  • To remove the corn the foot should be soaked for a long time in warm water, in which is dissolved washing soda, and then the surface of the corn is gently scraped off with a clean, sharp knife.

  • They should be taken up with care, the large straggling roots cut back, and all bruised ends removed with a sharp knife.

  • The heel should be trimmed smooth with a sharp knife: the cuttings may be six or eight inches long.

  • In planting, prune back the straggling roots with a sharp knife, but save as many of the small fibres as possible.

  • Clean, and crimp him by gashing the sides deeply with a sharp knife.

  • Sidenote: Swivels and Snells] Next, with a sharp knife, cut up toward the backbone, commencing just behind the vent with a slant toward the tail.

  • Next, with a sharp knife, cut up toward the backbone, commencing just behind the vent with a slant toward the tail.

  • Clean and crimp him by gashing the sides deeply with a sharp knife.

  • These should be punctured with a sharp knife.

  • The horns of calves a few weeks of age may be removed with a sharp knife or calf dehorner.

  • A better method is to enlarge the opening in the skin with a sharp knife, squeeze out the grub and destroy it.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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