Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [verb] in [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Theodosiou was the first to go for stamping in the 72nd minute and Greg Downs followed after protesting at a penalty decision . |
| 2 | An early decree ordered the destruction of heathen temples ; and the pressure of Westernisation was so relentless and meticulous that at one stage male Christians could be fined for urinating in the oriental , crouched position . |
| 3 | This , they say , is the only chance the rhino has of surviving in the wild |
| 4 | What looks like thinning in a major unit may turn out to be something much more complicated in the smaller constituent units . |
| 5 | It was considered too onerous for a man to serve both as coroner and verderer , and verderers were often excused from serving in the former office . |
| 6 | Help at this time may help you or the person you look after to remain at home as confidence is slowly regained in managing in a new situation . |
| 7 | We had a little chat with Unix System Labs president Roel Pieper last week and he did n't exactly rule out the possibility of USL making a takeover move on Santa Cruz Operation Inc ( UX No 396 ) : however , he said , it would n't be a good business value unless both firms were committed to going in the same direction . |
| 8 | To provide a service within the community by providing a safe , secure environment in which the individual 's rights and needs are recognised , by assisting clients to adjust to living in a communal setting and providing support for clients using professional agencies and the resources of the department . |
| 9 | There is no doubt that by returning to nursing in the next decade you will be helping to prepare the profession for the enormous demographic and social challenges facing Britain in the 21st century . |
| 10 | Me old man right , me uncle , me uncle used to live in a house which used to digging in the back garden , this piece of fucking dirt and he pulled out this and its sort of round , my old man 's gone , no he , he said er I would n't dig there any more |
| 11 | In fact , the individual migrants who participate in this urban migration manage to generate income which is more attractive to them than the income they would have earned by remaining in the rural areas . |
| 12 | Answer ( b ) is an example of ellipsis because does can not be said to substitute for sing in the above question . |
| 13 | The Sargasso Sea is also said to have been the site of the ancient lost island of Atlantis where the eels could have once again found fresh water and been able to feed after spawning in the nearby sea . |
| 14 | When we speak of budgeting in the public sector we are not referring to the Chancellor of the Exchequer 's spring Budget statement . |
| 15 | She even hummed along with the radio as she rattled down the motorway , something she had n't felt like doing in a long time . |
| 16 | Buzz did not feel like sitting in the small lounge at the Eastbourne hotel , which contained a great many genteel , inquisitive , elderly ladies , all of whom seemed to be knitting . |
| 17 | Similarly , partners are prevented from participating in a competing business . |
| 18 | The above mentioned insiders , that is , individuals connected with a company , individuals contemplating making a take-over , and tippee traders , are not only prevented from dealing in the relevant securities , but are also subject to two further constraints : first , counselling or procuring any other person to deal ; and secondly , communicating inside information to any other person . |
| 19 | As the blood tries to flow backwards , the pockets fill up , closing the valves so that blood is prevented from flowing in the wrong direction . |
| 20 | Buckby wrote to every head teacher in Cleveland last year seeking support after Langbaurgh runner Adam Mead , the county champion , was prevented from running in the English Schools because the departure date of a school skiing trip was brought forward 24 hours . |
| 21 | This scheme is a great success as our trainees benefit from learning in a real working environment . |
| 22 | In time of war , persons for the time being residing or doing business in an enemy country , whatever their nationality or domicile , are disabled from suing in the English Courts ; but , if sued here , they will so far as possible be given an opportunity of defending themselves . |
| 23 | There were large profits to be made from investing in a whole host of European industries . |
| 24 | But , however genuine the prospects of trade with the South Seas might have seemed , especially when enhanced by the right to sell slaves to the Spanish colonies granted at the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713 , it is clear that so hugely capitalised a new incorporation was also intending to contest with the " big two " — the Bank of England and the East India Company — for the profits which came from dealing in the national debt . |
| 25 | The Hammersmith & Fulham Group recommends that the change in Amnesty 's Mandate , extending the right of conscientious objection to include members of the armed forces who object to serving in a particular war , ‘ be rescinded ’ . |
| 26 | It is as if God , embittered by the recalcitrance of humanity , has turned to behaving in the same manner as that imputed to him by the serpent in the Garden in its dialogue with the woman . |
| 27 | Not only does it refer to developing in a photographic sense , but to the development of a group of young people . ’ |
| 28 | Improved and expanded since opening in the early 70's the marina has matured into a real alternative to the South Coast . |
| 29 | Already looking at playing in the 1995 Rugby World Cup , Japan stole a march on emerging Asian rivals , Hong Kong , by bringing forward the dates of next year 's Asian Championship . |
| 30 | The light on the moor answered by moving in the same way . |