Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] [pers pn] in the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He care for the whole of mankind and has given us in the Bible a guide-book by which to live . |
| 2 | But it is obvious that the sentences form part of some larger act of conversational interaction between two speakers ; the sentences contain several references that presuppose shared knowledge ( e.g. ‘ that meeting ’ implies that both speakers know which meeting is being spoken about ) , and in some cases the meaning of a sentence can only be correctly interpreted in the light of knowledge of what has preceded it in the conversation ( e.g. ‘ You ca n't be sure ’ ) . |
| 3 | The misspelling may be because the child has not previously seen the word written down , but more likely because he has seen it in the context of his reading , without paying much attention to anything more than its contour — that is , he has recognised the word without having to decode it , and has understood it without giving its spelling structure close attention . |
| 4 | He has offered madness in the form of a minute ; she has accepted it in the form of an examination answer . |
| 5 | To that extent it does not matter in principle whether the individuals are described in a particular society as ‘ upper class ’ , ‘ middle class ’ or ‘ lower class ’ , or whether the society is rural or urban : it is a universal that all individuals in all societies have contacts with other individuals ( even the exceptional case — say , a hermit — has occasional societal contacts or has had them in the past , and ‘ isolates ’ are special cases ) . |
| 6 | ‘ The City is certainly more inclined to look kindly on the film trade than before , and thus a considerable weight that has handicapped us in the past is removed ’ , remarked John Maxwell , as he launched British International Pictures ( BIP ) as a public company with interests in production , exhibition and distribution . |
| 7 | Store has got it in the can |
| 8 | Unfortunately , the designer has integrated them in the text , and while this might be admirable for coffee table books or even guide books , it is quite wrong here as it makes them look cramped and mean . |
| 9 | No other wave since has deposited him in the river . |
| 10 | So a new ball Lewis This his third chance Stone has found him in the end . |
| 11 | Sergeant Bragg remembered that your friend Aubrey Rivington has assisted us in the Past — through your good offices . |
| 12 | When he reached the hut Ariel had built , he found Kit Everard asleep on the threshold , curled up like a worm when a hoe has struck it in the earth , rust-pink and grimacing with his whole body , as if in pain . |
| 13 | It has put us in the position of villains , whereas the Secretary of State is the villain because he will not pay . |
| 14 | ‘ She looks like someone has punched her in the mouth , ’ said one pal . |
| 15 | The dual Oaks runner-up is not at her best on soft ground and trainer Michael Kauntze has left her in the Prix Vermeille at Longchamp on Sunday . |
| 16 | She does n't do anything special to look after the distinctive voice which has kept her in the music business for an astonishing 33 years . |
| 17 | Only Pears ’ consistency has kept him in the background . ’ |
| 18 | Only Pears ’ consistency has kept him in the background . ’ |
| 19 | Well , I see they 've instructed you in the story of your birth , since you had so thriving a grudge against me . |
| 20 | They were some of the best he 'd ever taken , he said , but it was difficult to tell since he 'd dropped them in the water when he was changing film . |
| 21 | They 'd met them in the pub a couple of weeks back . |
| 22 | I told him that I 'd seen her in the company of a minder I did n't like the look of and that I 'd followed them to Woolwich . |
| 23 | She stared at him and , as her eyes met his , once again , like the moment he 'd seen her in the pool , she seemed unable to look away . |
| 24 | Lucy reckoned that , for the man in charge , he had some staggeringly dull tasks to handle ; she 'd seen him in the stockroom once , counting every bottle in every crate of tonic water . |
| 25 | It was a look she recognised instantly , although it was the first time she 'd seen it in the flesh . |
| 26 | Well only because we 'd seen it in the shop |
| 27 | Once they 'd had a conversation on two levels , from street to first-floor window ; it had been in April ; on the second occasion he 'd visited her in the afternoon , for a walk along the canal . |
| 28 | They 'd used them in the war , gliders . |
| 29 | He 'd bought it in the Bazaar from an Indian trader who told him it would make the muscle grow . |
| 30 | Almost inaudible in the crush , he thanked everyone who 'd helped him in the case . |