Example sentences of "[vb infin] in a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let us consider in a little more detail some of the main features of British elections ( in other words , election of the House of Commons ) before proceeding to a consideration of the current controversy surrounding the electoral system . |
| 2 | The assumption was that she would bring in a number of new people whose loyalty she could count on . |
| 3 | He suggested that the jury should bring in a decision that would mean that ‘ in future , parents and doctors could make decisions on this awful problem without unidentified informers rushing off to the police . ’ |
| 4 | To be fair there was a week when Mr Barnes spotted this inconsistency too and suggested that seeing as how we all wasted our tutor time ( WE wasted it — I like that ! ) we should bring in a board game next week and he 'd organise a sort of tournament . |
| 5 | Araminta is fey , and Dermot is ‘ hopeless ’ , and their death is artistically right , and no one will bring in a verdict of wilful murder against you — although you have a strong motive to kill them . |
| 6 | I 'm going to wait to see how some other injuries settle down before I decide whether I should bring in a replacement . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ It is clear we need to sell and bring in a fair amount of money before we can think of buying again . |
| 8 | ‘ It is clear that we need to sell and bring in a fair amount of money before we can think about buying again . ’ |
| 9 | Any one of them would bring in a good profit . |
| 10 | The reasons for using some form of external assistance in recruiting key people are often quite clear : the confidentiality , the know-how and the experience are all obvious factors ; why bring in a headhunter rather than use an advertising consultant is sometimes more difficult to explain . |
| 11 | Between Alice and Mary and Reggie took place the accounting session which would bring in a regular contribution to the household . |
| 12 | The French police may bring in a suspect for interrogation under the process of garde à vue . |
| 13 | So the ministers in charge of the measure felt they could not bring in a guillotine or send the bill to a committee upstairs because most of the Conservatives would have voted against and , not being an issue of confidence between the parties , sufficient Labour dissidents might also have voted against the government to leave it in a minority . |
| 14 | One particularly useful feature is Autocloning which lets you bring in a scanned or painted image — such as an ordinary snapshot — and edit it in a particular painting style . |
| 15 | But if we want to give a definite end to the melody we can bring in a more complete restatement of the original theme . |
| 16 | ‘ £30,000 will bring in a very tidy income , you know . |
| 17 | It should bring in a great deal of money . ’ |
| 18 | Greg forbore to ask how someone with an accent like that would know , and said instead : ‘ It 'll bring in a tidy sum if it 's a best-seller , I suppose . ’ |
| 19 | So i it was n't a very easy thing then to get them and as I say you 'd be preparing a fare increase which , perhaps a ha'penny on certain fares and a penny on fares above a certain range and you had to allow for depreciation , or resistance in the public travelling but er as long as you could always bring in a little extra from a fare increase it was worthwhile going forward . |
| 20 | Labour can not , on the one hand , criticise us for giving our system careful consideration and waiting until 1 April 1993 and , on the other hand , announce that they will bring in a scheme in 1992 with no system to back it up . |
| 21 | He said that the woman in the house had only a table and television , and had spent the night before polishing the table so that it would bring in a wee bit extra to clear her debt . |
| 22 | That could bring in a few more . |
| 23 | I agree , and I hope Gloucestershire will eventually bring in a legal budget . |
| 24 | The company say the safety of their staff is paramount , they 'll even bring in a jeweller to remove rings which may have become a fixture over the years . |
| 25 | Liberal Democrat candidate Suzanne Fletcher said if her party were in power they would bring in a new type of rented housing , called partnership housing , which would cater for middle income groups wanting to rent rather than buy , built through public and private money . |
| 26 | Liberal Democrat candidate Suzanne Fletcher said if her party were in power they would bring in a new type of rented housing , called partnership housing , which would cater for middle income groups wanting to rent rather than buy , built through public and private money . |
| 27 | I hope they realise by being here we will bring in a huge amount of trade . |
| 28 | The tone of his detractors is modified , however , by those who fear that without Birt the right wing of the Conservative party would bring in a regime even less to their taste . |
| 29 | I 'm gon na bring in a hair tong today |
| 30 | Could you bring in a couple of ashtrays when you come in love ? |