Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] in [art] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The plaintiff had originally brought the action also against other defendants , seeking relief in the same terms as against the fourth and fifth defendants , but before action came to trial those defendants Norfolk Line Ltd. , Kent Line Ltd. , Transit Freights Ltd. and Britholdings Ltd. , ceased to be parties to the action . |
| 2 | I shall give way in a few moments . |
| 3 | Democratic centralism concentrates power in a few hands and at the end of the day produces decision rather than fudging . |
| 4 | Jennifer Coates suggests it is a mistake to treat single-sex and mixed-sex interaction in the same terms . |
| 5 | This range , although covered by many hundreds of metres of water for most of its length , breaks surface in a few places to form the chain of apparently unconnected volcanic islands . |
| 6 | Why do not the Government set up — as the Labour party will when it takes office in a few months — a national crime prevention council to co-ordinate the work of all the Departments of state in crime prevention ? |
| 7 | It is easy to be put off buying a greenhouse simply because you might be moving house in a few years . |
| 8 | Most people still find work in the same towns but in a greater variety of industries . |
| 9 | Learning by imitation can take place in a few minutes , whereas the reproduction of a whole new adult animal can take many years . |
| 10 | ‘ The presentation of the prizes will take place in a few minutes … ’ |
| 11 | The article began : ‘ A Report telling schools to ignore English teaching in favour of trendy methods has infuriated Mrs Thatcher ’ , and continued by saying that the lengthy report ‘ dismisses grammar in a few paragraphs ’ . |
| 12 | However , not all languages have a grammatical category of number , and those that do do not necessarily view countability in the same terms . |
| 13 | An extreme instance is provided by Godden and Baddeley ( 1975 , 1980 ) , who found that the ability of divers to recall a list of words learned either under water or on the beach was much better when the test took place in the same conditions as had prevailed during original learning . |
| 14 | Sir Robert Lee , who was also stated to have property in the selfsame places was a prominent local figure . |
| 15 | You leave school in a few weeks and you 've got to make yourself a living . |
| 16 | ‘ We 'll make land in a few hours , ’ he told her . |
| 17 | Apart from LCpl Smith , and my driver ( I have my own Land-Rover ) , the Adjutant is really the one I work most closely with ; we always seem to take part in the same parades , but we usually get back to barracks first , leaving the officers and men on guard . |
| 18 | Soak break in a few tablespoons of water with the vinegar and garlic for 10 minutes . |
| 19 | Such increases in tannin in browsed Acacia nigrescens in southern Africa have been reported to take place in a few minutes and the production of ethylene during damage has been considered to be the promoter of tannin increase . |
| 20 | Most of the C C P areas underwent reform in a few months . |
| 21 | Silicon Graphics Inc 's Laboratories are piloting a 50Mhz R4000 microprocessor , with two other system vendors following suit in a few months , according to Electronic News . |