Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] [pers pn] in [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We went off to parade for lunch ; this meant ten minutes doing press-ups with the Corporal halting us in mid exercise so that we were poised between the ground and the arms-stretched position — as our limbs weakened so people started to slump and collapse , which resulted in kicks and blows . |
| 2 | This is a statement of law as it should be , rather than as it is , but there is nothing to stop the courts developing it in this direction . |
| 3 | As I began to serve more regularly I became more accepted amongst the older stalwarts of the service , my naval experience and general seamanship picked up on fishing craft and yachts standing me in good stead . |
| 4 | The act of the king touching them in this way protects them from the otherwise dangerous consequences of being in contact with the power of the king . |
| 5 | ‘ The Secretary of State , in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 21(1) , ( 2 ) and ( 3 ) of the Oil and Gas ( Enterprise ) Act 1982 , and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf , hereby makes the following Order : ’ |
| 6 | We intend to place the money in our building fund and it is also a faith-building experience for us to see God blessing us in this way . |
| 7 | In particular , teacher-librarians could describe how some subject areas were making greater use of the library for project-based or topic-based work , and could describe how the library was booked , sometimes on a regular basis , by departments using it in this way . |
| 8 | They reported that they knew of no matter involving her in any way and asked for a description of the white identification cards . |
| 9 | ‘ I ca n't see your dad reaching us in this weather , even riding a horse . ’ |
| 10 | They also enabled women to challenge male professional power while at the same time implicating them in coercive class regulation . |