Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [pers pn] in [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Thank you — I 'd prefer to see them in full sunlight , ’ Lucy said hastily , in case Silas imagined she was anxious to experience a moonlight stroll with him . |
| 2 | I want to see you in proper uniform today , Sharpe , today ! ’ |
| 3 | ‘ You have come to challenge me in mortal combat . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ They just want to do the job they are paid and trained to do and they want to do it in suitable clothing , ie in uniform . ’ |
| 5 | Nutrition is the process by which the body acquires all the foodstuffs it needs to keep it in good working order and converts them into energy , new body tissue and those substances necessary to keep all the body processes ( metabolism ) going . |
| 6 | Voluntary organisations took mainly ‘ first offenders ’ and tried to place them in domestic service . |
| 7 | I want to get you in three-quarter profile . ’ |
| 8 | At my weekend surgery three pensioners came to see me in considerable distress because of the difficulty that they faced in paying their water and electricity bills and other bills from private utilities following the large price increases . |
| 9 | Indeed the business was said to have made ‘ the very best of progress ’ and its move to open systems is reckoned to stand it in good stead for the future . |
| 10 | Once a routine of breastfeeds is established the mother can then choose to eliminate them in gradual succession . |
| 11 | Although the thing is initially being tested under OS/2 2.0 and AIX , IBM plans to incorporate it in future operating systems and to do versions of the Distributed System Object Model for other systems — and the Taligent Inc joint venture with Apple Computer Inc also has licence to the technology . |
| 12 | I 've experienced more now , and it 's going to stand me in good stead . |
| 13 | The theme of this EP , if the sleeve is owt to go by , is that aliens are going to put us in big test tubes full of pink bubbles . |
| 14 | Dear Rothenstein , Now that the Mexican president has provided you with the beak and talons of an Aztec eagle you may perhaps feel better equipped to face me in open contest . |
| 15 | So I write that down because that 's going to involve me in extra work at the end of the month . |
| 16 | Without any preamble , except the customary offer of a cup of tea which I declined , the Inspector began to take me in painstaking detail through my account of my discovery of Froggy 's body . |
| 17 | ‘ You know what you can do with your sphyg , ’ said Wexford , proceeding to tell him in lurid detail . |
| 18 | I would prefer to keep it in natural wood if we can but |
| 19 | Set against these points is the maintenance problem ; softwood doors need regular decoration to keep rot at bay , and even hardwoods require regular treatment with preservative and stain to keep them in good condition . |
| 20 | Most of her guests brought flowers when they came , knowing how she liked them , and how she loved to arrange them in tall glass vases on the kitchen table while people gathered around her , chatting in a tight excited crowd . |
| 21 | One minute We 're welcome to collaborate with the person next to you , you do n't have to do it in splendid isolation . |
| 22 | Do you have to dip it in hot water or something ? |
| 23 | and I , I went to see her in open evening , I could n't understand her , cos she you know , she real , I mean she is French |
| 24 | The lovely Polish mezzo Stefania Toczyska , who had three arias of her own , as well as joining Carreras in duets from Cavalleria Rusticana , Il Trovatore and Carmen , was also permitted a single encore before she quietly disappeared to leave him in sole charge . |
| 25 | " Dull for the telephone men , I 'm afraid , " I said , " but try to keep them in good heart . |
| 26 | Philips kept their ownership of the buildings and equipment used in the preparation and serving of the food , but made them available to ISS without charge ( while undertaking to maintain them in good order ) and Philips even paid for the electricity , water and telephone costs involved in the canteen operation and for the removal of waste . |
| 27 | Keeping braillers , typewriters and even magnifiers in their cases , or at least under covers when not in use , helps to maintain them in good condition , since dust and grime can cause damaged surfaces . |
| 28 | So they can be the deciding factor in what your programme 's going to be , so it pays to keep them in good trim . |
| 29 | The early industrialists were proud of their achievements and liked to have them in full view . |
| 30 | The metal-winged VH-BAF joined the Airworld Collection in 1988 , who continued to maintain it in airworthy condition . |