Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] in the [noun] ' " in BNC.
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1 | A baby was the last thing she expected to see in the servants ' quarters , especially as Rosa looked far beyond her child-bearing years . |
2 | By 1914 there were no more than 20,000 noble landowners fully enfranchised to vote in the landowners ' curias of the Duma and the zemstvos , as well as in the provincial assemblies of the nobility . |
3 | Deane , anxious to end a wretched run that has brought him only one goal in 15 Premier League matches , failed to score in the reserves ' 1-0 win at Leicester . |
4 | The Bank of England was granted leave to intervene in the plaintiffs ' action on 7 May 1991 . |
5 | And all of us had to assemble in the servants ' hall for lunch . |
6 | The desire to ensure that the adult child retains an appropriate degree of independence can be particularly tricky in these circumstances , especially if she or he returns to live in the parents ' home and is dependent upon them for accommodation , child care , emotional support and possibly for money as well . |