Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [verb] [pers pn] in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a press release following the Chief Environmental Health Officer preempting a report that was being made to the council going to be implemented for the use of the Environmental Protection Act , and goes on to list them in indented form . |
| 2 | So for some children it is deemed better to place them in small homes where it is easier to maintain continuity of care . |
| 3 | Kite had to win in New Orleans to be invited but could only manage joint 12th with Severiano Ballesteros , whose last round of 69 has also put him in good heart . |
| 4 | This versatile gas powered styler heats up in minutes and because The Civil Aviation Authority has O.K. 'd it in checked-in luggage on aeroplanes , you really can style your hair anywhere you like ! |
| 5 | As I passed the hall in a large comprehensive school , where notices proclaimed ‘ Quiet please : examination in progress ’ , the invigilator , a geography teacher , staggered out to engage me in slurred discussion of educational issues . |
| 6 | Thus , speakers who have productive control of Dyirbal morphology tend not to use it in peer-group situations . |
| 7 | You know the kind of thing I mean : the chickens dart into the mêlée , pick up a morsel of food , and then charge off to eat it in comparative quiet . |
| 8 | Applause rang out , and she twirled around to acknowledge it in demure delight , clapping the barman — and then being crushed against the ample bosom of the barman 's wife . |
| 9 | And it 's not everybody 's job to do that , so ordinary people took the jobs as shunters and could be taught how to do it in short time , if they were average and er in good health . |
| 10 | Mr Junejo was a conservative Muslim whose wife , following strict Islamic traditions , did not join him in public appearances . |
| 11 | Mention the most important points about the questionnaire you would use , but do not show it in full . |
| 12 | Some elite theorists believe that the masses have repressed interests even if they do not express them in observable forums . |
| 13 | I know they do not hold me in high regard . |
| 14 | Three of the 64 Berkshire commoners are refusing to accept a deal under which they would be paid about £750 each to forfeit rights over the built-up part of the US Air Force base and agree not to exercise them in other areas . |
| 15 | ‘ Most men think Cleo is a boy just because I do n't dress her in pink frocks . ’ |
| 16 | But do n't stand it in direct sunlight . |
| 17 | The morning 's adventure had apparently left him in hot water with the lady of the moment . |
| 18 | Sir Patrick said the brochure had a dual aim : to show potential recruits that government legal work was responsible and worthwhile ; and to dispel the notion that the service was for lawyers who had not made it in other parts of the profession . |
| 19 | I 've just bathed her in cold water to get the temperature down cos she 's . |
| 20 | I 've not seen them in local garden centres , where can I obtain some ? |
| 21 | When you send a fax , a dialogue box pops up telling you in plain English just what is going on , while an animated fax machine , complete with a document feeding through it , shows you how far things have got . |
| 22 | ‘ It would n't have happened if that that cow had n't destroyed him in public . |
| 23 | So , Paul was worried that I had n't put it in straight were n't you Paul ? |
| 24 | I had n't put it in straight . |
| 25 | That does n't stand you in good stead . |
| 26 | After tea we would sometimes walk round their garden , and she gave me tips on gardening which have since stood me in good stead ; and cuttings , which still bring her to my mind . |
| 27 | I have successfully maintained them in hard water , with a pH of 7.8 , but try to keep a neutral pH of 7.0 , for best results . |
| 28 | Forgive me , Richard , it was my sister , I do n't know how she got your number , I have n't seen her in live years . |
| 29 | Have n't seen her in quiet a while . |
| 30 | ‘ Listen here , Miss Smart-Alec , you have n't seen him in full flight ! |