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Sentence Examples Chippenham fuel prices are above the national average, reaching 83.9p a litre in some petrol stations. They confirmed that a man entered the second-hand shop at around 1pm and sprayed an accelerant, believed to be petrol, around before igniting it. Teenagers are often injured from illicit activities involving accelerants, such as petrol, or electrocution. Amazingly both cars are as fast as each other, with the diesel car accelerating just a bit quicker than the petrol. It wasn't the hours of toil, sweat and petrol clearing the footpath which concerned me, but the wasted wheat. But the rest of you, squandering money to quench your thirst with a drink more expensive than petrol, you're just weak-willed and wet. Yet we have already seen long queues of vehicles outside York petrol stations as people wait to fill up the tank. When he completed the program and came back here the parents gave him a jerrycan full of petrol. We carried spare water for the rad, a hand pump just in case the Dunlop pressure dropped, and maybe even a canister of petrol. The new law also applies to petrol pumps, alcohol dispensers, weighbridges, industrial scales, firewood and even rubbish dumped at the tip. By hitting production and refining capacity it has pushed up an already high oil price, lifted petrol prices and led to shortages. The people who buy this car don't worry about the price of petrol at the pumps, they probably own some of the barrels at the well head. Thieves have raided a motorway petrol garage three times in a fortnight one of them wearing a jacket he had stolen on an earlier visit. He and Mike crossed back to the petrol station, watching with dismay as the black juggernaut turned a corner out of sight. These entries in the race would find advance supplies along their routes, including guaranteed petrol caches. While he continued to live at home, he ranged over Upper Austria selling oil products, locating sites for petrol stations, and setting them up. Should the gas tank, situated in the spare wheel well, run dry, the switch back to petrol is automatic. The facilities here extend no further than a long defunct green petrol pump outside the former wheelwright and a pair of stocks. Biofuels can be made from oilseed rape, beet, recovered vegetable oil and tallow, and incorporated in diesel and petrol. He said the fares were being kept down to reasonable levels despite the steep increase in petrol prices. Show More Sentences It cost less to produce than petrol, but being less volatile, kero has to be heated before entering the combustion chamber. The price of petrol, diesel and kerosene has gone up four times since February. Higher oil prices have added to the cost of petrol, diesel, kerosene and gas as well as transport. In the land of oil, they have to queue five hours a day to get kerosene or petrol. Sales of petrol, kerosene, gas and other petroleum products were suspended. Soldiers check through bags for any banned goods, including diesel, petrol or kerosene. The hybrid combines a V6 petrol engine with front and rear electric motors to help the wheels go round. I'm trying to air the house to get rid of the last traces of the petrol smell. She has a 15-year-old son who goes to Orchard Park, where teenagers were photographed sniffing petrol for kicks. If petrol storage is not controlled the city may eventually face problems such as air pollution. I bought diesel, petrol, meths, engine oil, kindling and even a light sprinkling of gunpowder. He also wants to establish a new vehicle recovery business on land at the back of the petrol station and put up a new security fence. Mr Hackett said the defendant then left the house making threats to petrol bomb it and to kneecap his family. In the 1920s, lead was added to petrol, and this addition allowed vehicles to reach higher speeds without engine knock. She selected a very fat cigarette which she lit with a petrol lighter, and grinned as it issued a rich sweet-smelling odour. The smallest petrol version proved a willing performer and very refined, even when being worked hard. The heather would be fermented in giant vats at oil refineries and mixed with petrol before being taken to petrol stations. A crowd throw petrol bombs and stones at police and army during a security alert in west Belfast. Then, just the other side of Melton Mowbray, I stopped at an all-night petrol station to buy a sandwich and top up my phone card. Can you imagine being chased across a lake of petrol by a grinning madman with a cigarette lighter? Show More Sentences It's a suburb choked with car yards and petrol stations, but everything was either closed or cap-less. And when the ladies' lumbering land yacht runs out of petrol, they coincidentally find themselves at Bradley's doorstep. Being reminded that you are no longer a zippy 19-year-old, but 36 with a garden shed and a petrol lawnmower, comes as a horrible shock. Residents storing petrol for their strimmers or lawnmowers are being reminded to take care. A recent study released by the Russian government proposes measures to reduce the production of leaded petrol. Personally, I thought it was a result of the abolition of leaded petrol but it is something of a pet theory of mine. However, with the increasing phase-out of leaded petrol, levels of lead in children's blood are expected to rapidly decline. And leaded petrol is still used in a lot of developing countries, despite everything we know about its negative health effects. To this end, the council came out in support of efforts to phase out the use of leaded petrol in South Africa. So, this year I embark on a second year course, which covers things like the rise and fall of leaded petrol, and nuclear power. Public awareness of the problem has led to the wide use of lead-free petrol and reduced levels of environmental lead. The tamagotchi lasted one year, the petrol driven car has been around for over 100 years. With the introduction of lead-free petrol, hopefully the figures should fall, as they have in Delhi and Mumbai, which require unleaded gasoline. This may be caused by carcinogenic additives to lead-free petrol such as benzene. This will be done by using lead-free petrol and by fitting catalytic converters to vehicles. Many children exposed to the exhaust fumes from such petrol suffered chronic lead poisoning. The petrol tank was leaking, and rags were soaked in the petrol on the ground and a lighted match applied. But motorists may wonder why the price of petrol leaps up so quickly when the crude oil it comes from was sold when the price was much lower. Otherwise, they might find hungry folks taking leave to make a fuel stop at the petrol station next door. There were around 200 cars in town and petrol then was just four annas per galloon. Show More Sentences A petrol engine will spin happily, in some cases to 8,000 or 9,000 revs per minute. Why sell cheaply, if their petrol inventory is about to climb 10 per cent in value? The fire had been started by petrol being poured into the house through the letter box in the front door and the petrol being ignited. In the Government's view, the only practical and equitable solution is to increase the petrol levy. The single most important human exposure to lead was lead aerosol, formed by combustion of lead anti-knock additives in petrol, he said. I particularly liked the ease with which the V6 petrol automatic light-footedly stepped its way through city traffic. Liquids like petrol must not be used to light the fire as they ignite too quickly and can cause serious burns. The 26-year-old was seen on video as a front-line rioter, hurling a petrol bomb and stones. The respondents are a private limited company engaged in the development and operation of petrol service stations. A seemingly endless line of petrol tankers cruises along the road, their drivers smiling at us as we speed by. These come in bottles or syringe-like applicators and are poured into the vehicle's tank, along with unleaded petrol. The Energy Minister last week urged Londoners to use cheaper and cleaner liquefied petroleum gas, instead of petrol. Who would care when a litre of petrol was cheaper than a litre of bottled water? Before tax a litre of petrol is actually cheaper than a litre of bottled water. If you require an estate car for carrying bulky loads, rather than heavy ones, the 1.4-litre petrol version is probably the one for you. In Gujranwala, the marathon armed vigilantes hurled petrol bombs and attacked the participants. One of the major factors in determining the price petrol is sold at in an area is the local competition. The armoured vehicles are heavily protected by grilles to prevent damage from missiles and petrol bombs. Angry residents are up in arms following new proposals to build 14 flats on a former petrol station site in Rawdon. The problem is that rotaries have a dipsomaniacal thirst for petrol and oil and produce most of their power at high revs. Show More Sentences Once, after boasting how little petrol his car used to go round the mountain, a crowd of people turned out asking Sam to prove it. The long journey took its toll on the intrepid traveller as her petrol tank sprung a leak and her aerial fell off. He always had a boat and loved rowing down to Bartra Island and camping out before the advent of the petrol engine. We had a lot of mail from you lot about the wisdom of mixing phones and petrol stations. Remember to consider all the costs involved in running the vehicle, including insurance, taxation and petrol. The only concession to modernity on the 50-year-old lorries is that the engines have been converted to run on unleaded petrol. Nervous motorists start stockpiling fuel, causing a run on petrol, which in turn sparks yet more panic buying. On Thursday, Highway Motors in Port Alfred had to turn away several motorists again after unleaded petrol supplies ran dry. Then reports started to come in to the Evening Press that York petrol stations were running dry. Climbing petrol prices have encouraged others to hang up their car keys and sit astride their dream machine for the morning journey to work. It is still a spillage and by the terms of the sign even the spillage of one atom's worth of petrol should be reported. Hundreds of police officers took to the streets to tackle the baying mob, only to be pelted by petrol bombs and missiles. They tied her to a chair and burnt her with petrol over a period of 24 hours, and it took her 12 days to die. There have been attacks on mosques ranging from windows being broken to petrol bombings. They include adding a minute per mile to the journey time and having enough petrol. It's not as powerful as the initial projections led us to believe, and the Wankel engine uses oil and petrol in equal measure. Until the fairgrounds started to use petrol and diesel engines their rides were driven by steam. The City petrol vehicle stands parked in one corner, the policemen over stacked with warm clothes play cards in the back seat of the vehicle. Because of these dangers, leaded petrol is being phased out. In the same way that oil companies moved rapidly to lead-free petrol, PC manufacturers wish to cut out the contaminating element by moving to non-lead alternatives. Show More Sentences This sort of reckless intellectual adventurism is not surprising, coming as it does from someone who affected surprise that rising petrol prices have an effect on the economy. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission today released a report supporting the petrol discounting arrangements between oil refiners and supermarkets. Every British motorist will soon be driving on petrol made from sugar beet and diesel made from oilseed rape as part of the Government's fight against climate change. The petrol version will do 16.2 miles to the gallon around town. The replacement fuel is for vehicles designed to use only leaded petrol. They found a 35-year-old armed with a knife, an air pistol and a can of petrol who had returned to his former home which he had shared with the mother of his son. The Union government has raised the administered prices of kerosene, liquefied petroleum gas, and aviation turbine fuel while leaving diesel and petrol untouched. He agreed with Mr Rose that he got out and paid for petrol when the car was refuelled during the journey but denied being involved in the offences. The United States in particular counts on Nigeria as one of its main sources of the light, low-sulphur crude that is most suitable for refining into petrol. It was technology that brought us the car, but it is making amends with high fuel-efficiency cars, the electric Smart car, and, of course, unleaded petrol. The remorseless rise in Irish petrol prices has been stemmed with the news in the government budget that excise duties on unleaded petrol has been reduced. When he took to his heels, some petrol splashed on his clothing. Just weeks after the refinery had resumed production of petroleum products, a fire has again swept through one of the furnaces that refines petrol. Continually running an older car not designed to use unleaded petrol will eventually cause the coating to wear away, causing damage to the valves and cylinder heads. Drink was either weak tea or water drunk from old petrol tins. The house was petrol bombed and set alight several times during this time. He has had a couple of quad bikes and a petrol scooter before. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday were a treat for many as the petrol trucks, big rigs and high-powered tractors all had to use the by-pass N17 for the duration. British Telecom has apologised after a petrol station worker being held by a knifeman couldn't raise the alarm because the phonelines were broken. In some countries, such as Austria, only leaded petrol is available. Show More Sentences We have not managed to phase out the consumption of leaded petrol, and as a result, every year more than 4000 people fall victim to air pollution in Iran. Items which get stolen from council vehicles include jacks, rims, tyres, seats, engine parts, steering wheels, number plates, petrol caps and warning triangles. The result is a diesel Primera that's now as accelerative to 62 mph as its 2.0-litre petrol alternative, but is still just as fuel and tax efficient. He believed the fire had been developing for at least 15 minutes before the fire brigade arrived as no accelerants such as petrol appeared to have been used. One of the coaches was doused with kerosene and petrol and set on fire. The petty cash book classifies payments as petrol and oils, postage, office, sundries and GST paid. Like most crossovers in this class, the CX-3 is offered with a choice of front or all-wheel drive chassis, and petrol and diesel engines. Earlier, police in Society Street were pelted with petrol bombs as an Apprentice Boys bannerette was being dedicated. The Wankel engine drinks fuel like a space shuttle and my petrol warning light flashed on and off more than the indicators. We urge people to be aware of the dangers of using accelerants such as petrol. A jail inmate was allegedly injected with liquids including petrol and acid as part of a police interrogation in India. The cost of petrol and diesel at the pumps is a little lower than it was in mid-May but the price has edged up in the past few days. In R v Dawson, a petrol station attendant with a weak heart died of heart failure when the appellant attempted a robbery of the station. A new chemical plant was established the following year for making oil and petrol from creosote and coal through a process called hydrogenation. When they cannot afford glue or are too scared to steal petrol, these youngsters turn to Jenkem as a way of getting high. In July 1974, the standard rate became 8 percent and from October that year petrol was taxed at a new higher rate of 25 percent. Castor oil was used for lubrication, since it is not soluble in petrol, and the resultant fumes were nauseating to the pilots. On petrol machines the engine drives both the cylinder and the rear roller. The breakfast roll is available from many petrol stations and convenience stores throughout Ireland. The petrol tank filler came adrift as they neared the Adriatic coast and drenched them both. Show More Sentences There were also some 200 empty petrol tins for measuring the blast, a technique that Penney had employed on Operation Crossroads. After being bombarded with stones and petrol bombs from nationalists, the RUC, backed by loyalists, tried to storm the Bogside. There are three shops, two petrol stations and five bars and restaurants, mostly because of a lot of border traffic from the Norwegian side. There is a small petrol station with restricted opening times near the harbour. There are two large services on the A55, along with numerous other petrol stations at the side of the road. Economic recovery and the end of petrol rationing led to rapid growth in car ownership and use. After World War II, Wilhelmshaven became the main German port for the import of petrol. The emission rate for cars using highways has been on a decline between 1975 and 1995 due to regulations and the introduction of unleaded petrol. These boats were expected to have a high speed, making use of the lightweight and powerful petrol engines then available. The presenters decided to grow their own environmentally friendly petrol by planting rapeseed in a field. This reduced the number of pipelines needed to pump the planned volume of petrol across the channel. So for instance, in R v Sheehan and Moore two viciously drunken scoundrels threw petrol on a tramp and set fire to him. For a large part of the twentieth century the majority of light vehicles used petrol engines that were equipped with a carburettor. The defendant had poured petrol over her husband and set it alight, causing burns from which he died. A tax on petrol was introduced despite Treasury concerns that it could not work in practice. Mantle lamps powered by vaporized petrol, such as the Coleman lantern, are also available. W H Smith, an Esso petrol station, and an electric vehicle charging station. The petrol station at Hawes was bought out in October 2017 after North Yorkshire County Council awarded the community in Hawes a grant. It makes a small car, the Chevy Cobalt, which sips petrol in moderation and is therefore selling well. Police said they got away with a Tornado 43cc minibike, a petrol scooter, two Marver fishing poles and a fishing tackle box. Show More Sentences For many years the business was based almost entirely on the production and sale of the antiknock compound for use in leaded petrol. Sainsbury's petrol station in Castle Vale has seen a large number of bilking offences in the past 18 months. At that time, even with a ration card one could only take delivery of petrol in the vehicle's fuel tank. As we all know, diesel engines tend to be noisier and rattlier than petrol engines. With a choice of petrol, diesel or hybrid, hatch or estate, this generation Auris deserves to finally shake off its image as a makeweight. The petrol engine can instantly be engaged by either kickdown or by toggling a switch from pure EV to hybrid mode. Richard Campbell, 21, was sitting in the family's car outside their home in Wick, Caithness, when he poured petrol over himself and lit a match. Facility will have the storage capacity of six thousand kilolitres of petrol. Most major Australian cities receive their petrol from a single refinery. Engines run on unleaded fuel closely resembling publicly available petrol. Permission is only required if the sui generis use is materially different from the existing one, such as from a petrol station where petrol tanks might have leaked. When the three pulled into a petrol station to refuel, the station's owner called a gang and attacked them and their film crew with stones and chased them out of town. This allowed Eighth Army to build up supplies in the forward area unnoticed by the Axis, by replacing the rubbish with ammunition, petrol or rations at night. Lorry drivers siphoned off scarce petrol to barter for food with farmers. The bowsers then go out to the aircraft and supply them with petrol. Brent is suitable for production of petrol and middle distillates. One vessel carrying 50,000 MTs of petrol arrived here on January 16 and the bulk of it was dispatched to Punjab to recoupe the shortage in the region. Diesel is available at roughly 300km intervals on the WA side, as is Opal fuel which, at the Warburton and Warakuna roadhouses, can be used instead of unleaded petrol. I woke with a stiff neck in slightly gasiferous sunlight, mechanically receiving a mug of lurid tea with a dash of petrol from one of my invincibles. Up until the early 2000s, there was also a Post Office and petrol station. Show More Sentences Fuel shortages caused long lines of cars at petrol stations. A man carrying a knife had threatened three men and two female employees at the petrol station in the village of Frankenfelt in Rhineland-Palatinate state. He stole diesel from petrol stations at Tesco in Huddersfield town centre, Morrisons in Waterloo and a branch of the same store in Ashton-under-Lyne. And with a choice of front or all-wheel drive, some modern diesel and petrol engines and some aggressive pricing, this one's going to be extremely popular. Crude oil is purchased in US dollars, so the price of the petrol at your local servo is heavily influenced by the rate of exchange between the greenback and the Aussie dollar. In the 1990s, when economic sanctions were imposed on Serbia, a large percent of the population lived off smuggling petrol and consumer goods from neighboring countries. Control over combustion quality and improvement in the antiknock properties of petrol engines through the use of oxygenates has become widely accepted practise. To avoid misfuelling, diesel car owners could get a device that replaces the conventional fuel cap and prevents the petrol nozzle fitting in the tank. Despite an improvement in the economy, which coincided with a fall in the price of petrol and a favourable dollar exchange rate, the government did not enjoy full popularity. It was efficient, at a time when petrol was severely rationed. Examples from Classical Literature Pforzheim fell sidewise against the pink wall of petrol tins, still hung up by his apparat, and dribbling scarlet over the pink. In starting an engine, the petrol tap is turned on, and some of the spirit allowed to run into the carburettor. Anyway, while I was in New York I decided to kill two birds with one stone by looking for a new petrol cap for my car, a Shelby AC Cobra. Ruth Whitton, 68, was killed when petrol was poured through the letter box of her home in Baglan, South Wales, and set alight. The AA said petrol retailers and others had predicted that the UK's average cost of petrol would rise by up to 4p a litre in July. A KNIFE-WIELDING thug threatened a female shop assistant with a kitchen knife during a robbery at a Merseyside petrol station. The drama began when Quin drained petrol from the tank of an abandoned motor bike. Just yards away at Springburn's Esso garage, supplies of diesel had run dry before noon and only super unleaded petrol was available at several pumps. Shari Kelly set up The Refurbished Furniture Company in a former petrol station in Newbiggin by the Sea, where she also gives classic items a new lease of life. But at any time such a village would be liable to a raid of Asiatics or Africans or such-like air-pirates, demanding petrol and alcohol or provisions. Find more words! 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What is the opposite of petrol? Words that rhyme with petrol What is the plural of petrol? What is the adverb for petrol? What is the adjective for petrol? What is the noun for petrol? Translations for petrol Use our Sentence Generator Nearby Words petrography petrographic Petrograd petroglyphs petroglyph petrogenetic petrolatum petroleum petrolhead petroliferous petroline petrologically 6-letter Words Starting With p pe pet petr petro