Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [pron] in [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Ruling groups have found that their interests are best safeguarded if they are supported by a work force which can not think for itself in the coherent way writing affords . |
2 | I 'd been caddying for Ralph Moffatt on the pro circuit and got him through the pre-qualifier at Fairhaven , so I told him I 'd be caddying for him in the Open as I 'd heard nothing from Jack . |
3 | If the seller wants a margin , he must stipulate for it in the contractual description . |
4 | Members of the public took the opportunity to see for themselves in a unique open day . |
5 | ‘ The money we lifted was hardly intended for them in the first place , was it ? ’ |
6 | The chief preoccupation of Methuen 's later years , apart from his painting , and one for which he denied himself many luxuries , was the restoration , maintenance , and improvement of Corsham Court , the family seat , and of the collection of pictures which hung in the magnificent gallery built and furnished for them in the 1760s . |
7 | I would like to thank you all at this time on behalf of the Association and the sport we represent for all your efforts you make for us in an unpaid capacity and time given voluntary to all . |
8 | ‘ 2.4 million people done those Italians last weekend , I just read about it in the Daily Mirror . |
9 | The courses are designed for anyone in the voluntary sector who is unsure how the changes will affect them or who simply wants to be better informed . |
10 | He was rather taken aback but said he would report to head office and let me know about it in the New Year . |
11 | Her body bounced between them in the light gravity . |
12 | It does not do any harm to have a look and see what firms say about themselves in the various directories , including The Legal 500 , The Chambers Directory of Solicitors and Barristers and The Law Society Directory . |
13 | It is n't one of the large free-standing circular linkers ( through Silver do have one of these and I hope to write about it in a later article ) . |
14 | But the fact remains that twenty seven months after legislation to allow clients to choose solicitors to appear for them in the higher courts came into effect , the Advisory Committee has been unable to advance the process . |
15 | When he left his room , he knocked on the women 's door ; he would wait for them in the small restaurant at the front of the hotel . |
16 | Theoretically one can have the best materials taught by the best teachers , but although a number of films have been made , and probably will continue to be made , they have not had the success that was expected of them in the fifties . |
17 | Had Louis been inclined to forget the destiny his father had mapped out for him , he would have been forcefully reminded of it in the last decade of his reign , when his chief adviser was Suger , abbot of St Denis between 1122 and 1151 , a man of humble birth consumed by a passionate devotion to the cause of monarchy in the Carolingian mould . |
18 | ‘ For cutting animals up and disposing of them in a public place . ’ |
19 | She had dressed her hair daringly with ivory combs , sweeping it straight back from her face to emphasize her high cheekbones , then letting it fall behind her in a dark torrent that contrasted sharply with the pale silk of her gown . |
20 | ‘ It would n't be wise to communicate with him in the usual way while he 's there . ’ |
21 | I think that he , who could have had as many friends as he wished , never realized how much it meant to a lonely and friendless person to have a friend , to be seen walking with him in the rose-red streets of Salamanca , to be able to go to a concert or an art museum with him , to have him opposite me at dinner in even the meanest , cheapest restaurant . |
22 | The onus lies with them in the first place , because the design of the programmes of study is their responsibility . |
23 | You could tell her it 's her fault , not mine and next time she 's feeling like a bit of fun — if that was what she had been feeling like — maybe she 'd give a chap a chance to explain that there 's already a woman in his flat , a woman he will kick out with the utmost speed if she 'd just hang on , a woman he never even invited into it in the first place . |
24 | These planks he marked A , B , C , etc. , and all the man had to do was to sight along them in the proper order and he could not help getting the line right . |
25 | He had sat with her in the long dark evenings , had made sure she ate at mealtimes . |
26 | This special tribute in WWF News attempts , however inadequately , to give WWF supporters and staff a picture of what Peter 's many qualities and leadership skills meant to some of those who have been privileged to work with him in a great adventure . |
27 | He has always had a high reputation in England and the Covent Garden Orchestra were obviously eager to work with him in the 1950s . |
28 | Indeed , the suggestion might well have come from him in the first place , which would have been so much better for everyone . |
29 | Yet , although the number of officials for every 2,000 head of population rose from one in the 1750s to about four in the 1850s , the proportion was still incomparably lower than that prevailing in the West . |
30 | Who were these people , so many of them , crowding round her in a white hedge . |