Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] in the [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't want to stand in the doorway and shake hands but it 's a great feeling to go into one of the restaurants and realise they do n't belong to the GrandMet or Imperial , but they are mine ! ’ |
| 2 | Their problem is their flower buds tend to swell in the winter and can be damaged by frost or winds . |
| 3 | He seemed to want to try to remain in the underworld while still reaching out for life 's little comforts and luxuries . |
| 4 | needs to sit in the printer and things like that erm so you do n't you know |
| 5 | Finally , decide which learning points you want to implement in the future and work out an action plan which covers : |
| 6 | Some want to invest in the island and get some kind of tourism going . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Inmates want to work in the kitchen because it means they can be out of their cells for most of the day and can have a bit of extra food , ’ he says . |
| 8 | Ma was twisting a handkerchief in her hands , and her nose was as red as the apples Anna had been forbidden to pick in the garden because they were to be kept till Christmas . |
| 9 | Okay if you just sort of like think of a vague title which sums up what the things are which you want to cover in the essay and if you get it to me by Monday then that that 'll be quite good . |
| 10 | One common solution to this problem , which avoids the politically undesirable alternative of imposing or reimposing fees , is to rely on parents to provide equipment , just as they are very widely expected to help in the construction and sometimes the furnishing of schools . |
| 11 | RMI needs to ensure in the way that it tackles the information aspect that it can incorporate properly the ‘ user-led ’ aspect of information specification . |
| 12 | In the game larder , pheasants and duck and partridge hung by their necks in winter time , and bunches of snipe waited , pin-eyes closed , to be plucked — once Nicandra picked up a little bird , too mangled to hang in the bunch and faced him with a fellow . |
| 13 | She suspected that Mark was thinking of the West Indians who had come to live in the parish and of course that was very right . |
| 14 | If they do that then maybe the opposite full back needs to drop in the middle and say Batty cover the opposite midfield area ? |
| 15 | Fuel is needed if you want to stay in the air because the Epical engines consume fuel at an alarming rate . |
| 16 | ‘ I like the freedom of being able to decide , tonight for example , whether I want to stay in the flat or whether I want to go down to Gloucestershire . |
| 17 | We want to stay in the area as we both like walking , especially in the Dales , ’ said Audrey . |
| 18 | Charlie , now a light middleweight , could n't wait to get in the ring while Tommy somehow managed to keep himself out of the firing line , although both of them became aware of Captain Trentham 's menacing presence as his swagger stick continually struck the side of his leg . |
| 19 | Getting the couple to write down targets , stating what they want to change in the marriage and negotiating these targets , can be an effective way of improving the situation Likewise , the therapeutic techniques for overcoming sexual problems often involve a graded series of targets towards improving performance and technique one stage at a time . |
| 20 | The prostitutes , all aged between eighteen and twenty-three , apparently became La Tour 's perks and he was generally expected to join in the fun as well . |
| 21 | This makes the transaction less attractive to underwriters who are looking to invest in the offeror and may explain why , in practice , it is rare to see an open offer being made to shareholders . |
| 22 | One of the Army bands came to play in the ward and an orderly rushed in , waving a newspaper . |
| 23 | The leader is seen to emerge in the drawing and to carry the others with him . |
| 24 | I had had no intention of seeking to intervene in the strike and would not have done so but for the ubiquitous activity of George Wigg . |
| 25 | Bring fully into the consciousness of your patient that particular lift of his mother 's eyebrows which he learnt to dislike in the nursery and let him think how he dislikes it . |
| 26 | Nicolo 's words seemed to hang in the silence that suddenly enveloped the room . |
| 27 | Why could n't this woman simply accept it as a fact of life , part of her make-up , such as not wanting to live in the country or swim in the sea . |
| 28 | In return , Flemish weavers eventually came to settle in the neighbourhood and teach local workers their ‘ mysteries ’ . |
| 29 | I shall here consider three such attempts to connect past and present : firstly , that which I shall call a ‘ kairos ’ approach , in which the past is basically normative but it is said that there can be development ; secondly , that which I shall call the ‘ golden thread ’ approach , in which a leading motif is lifted out of the past and applied in another situation ; thirdly , that which I shall call an ‘ a priori ethical ’ position , in which essentially authority is seen to lie in the present but there is not perceived to be any fundamental clash with the past . |
| 30 | His brother , Tommy , came to live in the house but he did n't survive very long either . |