Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] the [noun sg] in [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Delightfully christened after the character in Hong Kong Phooey , Henry And The Mild Mannered Janitors could be Teenage Fanclub 's kid brother . |
| 32 | The Easter egg , overcome by heat , too much food , and an excess of wine , had to go and stand outside the door for a little fresh air , but came back full of verve and ready to tackle some of Willi 's bonbons that were scattered about the room in dishes in case anyone felt the need of more to eat . |
| 33 | They 've come through the hole in time . |
| 34 | ‘ According to gossip , your uncle was substituted for the Scapegoat in Saturday 's festival . ’ |
| 35 | Two simple recipes are included for the teacher in Appendix B on page 94 . |
| 36 | 15 The high quality of the environment in the project areas provides a spectacular contrast with unreconstructed streets nearby — and indeed with the public environment we have grown to accept as the norm in Britain . |
| 37 | When she had chosen the least remarkable and staggered downstairs in a pair of high-heeled purple boots the others got their revenge by wheezing about the room in hysterics once more . |
| 38 | I know that all my readers are keen to know about the knitting in Australia , but it was a working holiday , and I must tell you a little about the ‘ holiday ’ . |
| 39 | Roy Hattersley , deputy party leader , was blamed for the change in policy which has been approved at three previous conferences . |
| 40 | I am now shown correctly in Hansard as having voted for the Government in Division 15 . |
| 41 | Gorillas , as mentioned above , are terrestrial animals feeding on ample vegetation found at ground level whereas chimps congregate and move between fruiting trees irregularly dispersed through the forest in space and time . |
| 42 | There were meadow browns , small skippers , and even painted ladies flitting among the tall flowering grasses on the canal bank , bending them over as they settled , knocking off the pollen in puffs of fine , yellow mist . |
| 43 | The Aston Villa centre half , now settled comfortably back in the Irish fold after the controversy of his failure to appear for the game in Albania three weeks ago , is a major figure in Charlton 's plans . |
| 44 | The design activity itself will need to communicate through the network in order to accomplish its set task . |
| 45 | This means that if , for example , the cooking cycle is programmed for two-and-a-half minutes at a required temperature the machine will adjust to compensate for the fall in temperature which occurs when a frozen or chilled food will have been cooked for two-and-a-half minutes at the correct temperature . |
| 46 | Although the number of suicides by other methods rose , this was not sufficient to compensate for the fall in deaths due to coal gas poisoning — indeed , a reduction in suicide of over 30% was observed . |
| 47 | There is moderate reduction in lung cancer risk associated with lower tar cigarettes but research in the UK suggests that the assumed health advantages of switching to lower tar may be largely offset by the tendency of smokers to compensate for the reduction in nicotine ( cigarettes lower in tar also tend to be lower in nicotine ) by smoking more or inhaling more deeply [ 4 ] . |
| 48 | While this is a welcome help it does little to compensate for the difference in service provision between the urban and rural areas . |
| 49 | However , one of our Panda drivers noticed a Mini van parked off the road in Badger 's Cross at about one in the morning . |
| 50 | I apologise for the delay in response — we had to track down which university you were at ! |
| 51 | While 83 international beauties battle for the title in Bophuthatswana 's ‘ Lost City , ’ Alan meets visiting celebrities like Jerry Hall , Richard Branson and Brigitte Nielsen . |
| 52 | Workers are not free since they are forced to work for the capitalist in order to survive . |
| 53 | The English representative on the board asked her whether she 'd like to work for the company in Switzerland , as resident copywriter ( for Jane was bright , though she despised the ‘ profession ’ ) . |
| 54 | Former Defence Minister Ariel Sharon discredited during the war in Lebanon , possibly back in a prominent post . |
| 55 | All the time he and Rufus were living it up , driving about the countryside in Goblander , driving to London once to buy marijuana from the dealer Rufus knew in Notting Hill , drinking and smoking ( as he had put it ) Hilbert 's furniture away , all that time Vivien and her boyfriend Shiva were making arrangements to join Ecalpemos . |
| 56 | The damage was reported to the management and the captain was told not to worry as the item in question was in a damaged state before our visit . |
| 57 | The government believes that the informal , voluntary and commercial sectors should substitute for the state in welfare provision . |
| 58 | The challenge was accepted and amidst cheers from a group of semi-inebriated local husbands , the offended owner headed out the door in search of a couple of friendly Gardai . |
| 59 | This contributed towards the shift in policies of the late 1970s and early 1980s . |
| 60 | There was consistent growth over this period and it is notable that this occurred despite the collapse in demand during the 1970s . |