Example sentences of "[verb] in [pron] [noun] for the " in BNC.
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| 31 | At first he was greeted by shouts and catcalls and Corbett wondered if the galley would refuse to heave-to and continue in its dash for the open sea . |
| 32 | Sir Peter Holmes , Shell 's chairman who admitted that he was ‘ astonished ’ to discover that the irregularities had occurred through an associate company failing to follow strict rules against speculative dealing , said that he expected any further exposure to be limited to a £65 million charge which the company would take in its accounts for the first quarter of 1993 . |
| 33 | As I told you , I did n't particularly take in her plans for the weekend , you know how one does n't , one just asks to be civil and does n't listen properly to the answer . ’ |
| 34 | Belinda Jones , ’ the owner of the name said simply , and waited while Dr Russell 's sister seemed to fully take in her presence for the first time . |
| 35 | We urge the Venezuelan people to continue the strong , democratic tradition existing in your country for the past 34 years . |
| 36 | As he edged past the dustbins he reached in his pocket for the keys to the Mercedes . |
| 37 | Mr. Crowther reached in his pocket for the key but Matthew was there before him . |
| 38 | She felt in her pocket for the key . |
| 39 | He put the chicken in a roasting bag and felt in his pocket for the vial of thallium . |
| 40 | He looked from the overcoat to the grimy , torn green flannels and the scuffed brown shoes laced with uneven lengths of string , then felt in his pocket for the cigarettes he had bummed off a group of Swedish students in Bonn a few days earlier . |
| 41 | He felt in his pocket for the key it was not there ! |
| 42 | I stay in my seat for the radio news . |
| 43 | Several prominent political and religious leaders spoke at the service and were united in their calls for the government to take firm and speedy action against those responsible for the deaths . |
| 44 | The authors are united in their concern for the quality of these children 's early experiences , although they disagree markedly in the solutions they offer . |
| 45 | The work may differ , but they are united in their admiration for the skill of the human hand and the imagination which drives them . |
| 46 | Finally some football news — Swindon Town are making one change in their side for the match with Bristol City at the county ground tonight . |
| 47 | She ordered a snowball , and fumbled in her bag for the price of it . |
| 48 | She made her way to the second floor , her frown deepening as she looked about her , properly taking in her surroundings for the first time . |
| 49 | After the punchline had been delivered and the ensuing laughter had died away , the blonde swayed away from the bar and looked in their direction for the first time . |
| 50 | She fumbled in her pocket for the key then let us in the side door . |
| 51 | All this has resulted in our profit for the Division being significantly higher in the second half compared with the first half of the year . |
| 52 | More than 90 per cent of people in this country are against hunting in any form but we still have to pay in our rates for the cost of police to protect those who hunt . |
| 53 | Each of the five Wedgwood Rooms had scored the biggest percentage sales increase in their region for the first quarter of 1992 . |
| 54 | He had played the worst of tricks on her , making her lose all her self-respect , and it was something that would rankle in her heart for the rest of her life . |
| 55 | For those tiring of today 's political grand prix scene , Gerald Donaldson 's Gilles Villeneuve — The Life of the Legendary Racing Driver represents a long-overdue memorial to the heroic Canadian driver who was killed seven years ago practising in his Ferrari for the Belgian Grand Prix . |
| 56 | There was at least a proviso that she should be asked for her written consent before the company was set up but otherwise she was not mentioned in his plans for the future of the schools . |
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| 58 | The majority of the newspapers had become woefully compromised in their support for the government and good investigative journalism was one of the casualties . |
| 59 | The government has also failed in its responsibility for the Health and Sa Safety Executive by restricting year after year adequate resources for them to carry out the function that they were designed for . |
| 60 | FEDERAL officials yesterday made one arrest in their search for the bombers of the World Trade Centre in New York and authorities said they were looking for other suspects . |