Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [v-ing] [pers pn] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , if it is possible to talk of a Keynesian revolution in economic policy , then there is a strong case for placing it in the early 1950s rather than around 1947 . |
| 2 | Stella was afraid Babs might tell Dotty that she did n't wear a slip and that Dotty would rush out and buy her one , just as she had bought her a brassière after catching her in the wardrobe with her arms above her head about to be fitted for her Ptolemy costume . |
| 3 | Thanks for putting me in the picture , Patrick . ’ |
| 4 | A simple microscopic examination of some vaginal discharge , suspended in a salt solution , will give the diagnosis in most cases , and there are also reliable methods of culturing it in the laboratory . |
| 5 | The maximum fees that companies can charge for inspection or copies are now prescribed by regulations ( the former practice of stating them in the primary legislation did not work well in an inflationary climate ) and these regulations clarify the obligations of companies regarding inspection and copies . |
| 6 | The precautionary principle suggests that , as the future damage done by pollution is often more costly than the extra expense of avoiding it in the first place and in any case it is often unacceptable , even if a money cost ca n't be put on it , then prevention is better than cure . |
| 7 | ‘ There was some talk of replanting it in the late Sixties when you were back in London . |
| 8 | The two robbers banged on the side of the Security Express van , spread-eagled one of the guards before shooting him in the legs . |
| 9 | They even coloured some of the mixture with saffron to make a ‘ yolk ’ , then they carefully filled the shells before baking them in the ashes of the cooking fire . |
| 10 | They have lost only once at Anfield since beating them in the 1988 FA Cup Final . |
| 11 | Everyone remarks on how aggressive it now is , and it seems Down Under , Hewlett-Packard Co made its point about its new mainframe-killing Emerald servers by launching them in the Fossil Gallery of the Australian Museum , carefully labelling the dinosaur skeletons with jibes at IBM Corp , Hitachi Ltd , Fujitsu Ltd , Amdahl Corp and Digital Equipment Corp : legends such as ‘ ES/9000 — a large body and a small brain led this animal to become extinct ’ . |
| 12 | A further consequence of commercialism is the pressure for management to legitimate politically determined goals by clothing them in the language of managerial decision-making . |
| 13 | For myself I do not care , but I do not want armed retainers terrifying my household by arresting me in the dead of night . ’ |
| 14 | The theory is that if the players can not be persuaded to give the public value for money , they must be forced into a slow trot by hitting them in the most vulnerable area — their back pockets . |
| 15 | It would have looked a lot worse if I had n't a proper motive for meeting you in the first place . ’ |
| 16 | He had grown up in Weston-super-Mare and had been working in local radio in Bristol before joining us in the mid 1970s . |
| 17 | I tidy and vacuum the sitting room after she 's gone to bed — I do n't see any point in doing it in the morning because it 'll only get messed up again . |
| 18 | He said he did n't know what the UK operation would look like after the restructuring but said most resources would be concentrated in Switzerland : ‘ support and marketing is here , so there 's not much point in having it in the UK too . ’ |
| 19 | We must assume that someone wants to see a recording , otherwise there was no point in recording it in the first place . |
| 20 | The name reminded me of that , but the peculiar detachment of shock prevented the reminder from disturbing me in the slightest . |
| 21 | ‘ A managing director of one of my companies is a great believer in studying the star signs of applicants before employing them in the company . |
| 22 | It is interesting to examine the optical fibre before using it in the communications system . |
| 23 | Some men get just as turned on by nuzzling and licking the cock and balls without taking them in the mouth . |
| 24 | It is not an easy thing to get rid of a body by dumping it in the sea , except from a boat , Of course it is less of a problem if you have access to a pier or a jetty , but most such places are public and liable to be overlooked , even at night . |
| 25 | The Statute of Limitations itself does not affect the right to payment , but only affects the procedure for enforcing it in the event of dispute or refusal to pay . |
| 26 | There was a lot of sympathy for the concept , but we saw real difficulties about enshrining it in the planning machinery without far more information about how one would take the concept of sustainable development forward in district plans . |
| 27 | If your foe stoops on a ground unit and is locked in combat you 'll have a good chance of catching him in the flanks . |
| 28 | Lewis added : ‘ Bowe 's stripping has robbed me of the chance of beating him in the ring . |
| 29 | Now that her son had taken over , she showed every sign of treating him in the same way , much to his discomfort . |
| 30 | It 's a bonus to have your papers delivered , but my newspaper boy , like all others , had perfected the art of cramming them in the letter box so that they were shredded as you pulled them inside . |