Example sentences of "[noun] in [adj] [noun pl] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There ; ll be nobody left behind to grieve , ’ carolled Lehrer , looking on the bright side , Kahn , on the other hand , advocated massive investment in deep shelters so that at least the lucky half — or should it be the unlucky half ? — would be left behind to grieve , and to prove that war need not yet be quite abandoned as mankind 's most addictive sport . |
| 2 | That future output depends on real investment in productive assets now and in the future , while the piling-up of financial assets in excess of real investment can only be inflationary in the long run ( a ‘ long run ’ which is already with us ) . |
| 3 | It is possible that juries would prefer to convict of murder in such cases so as to register their abhorrence of the defendant 's activities in general . |
| 4 | They did all the shooting in two days actually and er they made a blooming good job of it . |
| 5 | Their contribution so far has emphasized reviews of human impacts often reflecting research in other disciplines rather than appropriate fundamental impact studies by physical geographers . |
| 6 | No one familiar with the performance of domestic industry in most countries outside and some inside the First World would be surprised by this but , even so , one might wonder why the figures for local sourcing are quite so low when local materials and components are available . |
| 7 | He had stuck labels in various places so that Willie would associate an object with a word , until after a time Willie labelled them himself . |
| 8 | Collecting data in different forms so that results can be collated and compared can be done in several ways and can form the basis of much useful discussion . |
| 9 | Indeed , the song ‘ Sweet Freedom ’ is perhaps his best known ditty in these climes even though he has released tons of songs for the consumption of the masses . |
| 10 | Yet in a time of " unprecedented inflation , unprecedented wage demands and an unprecedented number of strikes " ' , most groups can be considered as having limited the fall in real earnings rather than as having maintained , let alone increased them . |
| 11 | There were cautious rumblings about the possibilities of new drugs , methods of giving chemotherapy in gentle dribs rather than massive doses , people looking into the effects of stress — with quite opposite results — and the need for computerized arrangements for regular cervical smear testing . |
| 12 | But now staff are being asked to deposit their used cups in special bins so that they can be picked up by the non profit making Save-a-Cup Recycling Company . |
| 13 | Through a simple presentation in some summer tent healing meetings , people saw God at work in changing lives physically and spiritually , and the breakthrough sought in evangelism was experienced through this vital means . |
| 14 | It was typical of the thoroughness of his approach that he immediately decided to visit sixteen gaols in nearby counties so that he could gauge the extent of the evil , look for alternative solutions and make out a proper case for reform . |
| 15 | Stimulate the hydra at any point on its body and a wave of excitation runs from that point in all directions so as eventually to involve every part of the nerve net . |
| 16 | The vagina and vaginal opening , in a healthy woman , are highly distensible and even where there is some tightness this may enhance sensation in both parties rather than otherwise . |
| 17 | The difficulty then is perceived by some to be that the law does not reach those persons who couch their racialist sentiments in moderate terms rather than virulently abusive ones , whereas — so the argument runs — this propaganda is equally insidious . |
| 18 | 62% felt that they should be cared for in the community in ordinary homes rather than in special homes or hospitals |
| 19 | Rolle stresses the need to acquire discretion in these observances so that they do not become ends in themselves and counter-productive to their true purpose — to release the practitioner to a freedom to love . |
| 20 | These are not inconsiderable rewards for promotion , and the question is whether there are pressures on , particularly , High Court judges to act and to speak in court in certain ways rather than others . |
| 21 | And if we were going to be bored , and we were usually bored , rarely being self-motivated , we could at least be bored on our own terms , lying smashed on mattresses in ruined houses rather than working in the machine . |
| 22 | to develop from a small beginning in manageable steps rather than to spend a long period identifying ‘ all ’ institutional needs and all required data items followed by software development of a ‘ complete ’ system on an unmanageable scale ; |
| 23 | Up the backstairs in bare feet so that no one would hear and interrupt them . |
| 24 | REDUCED losses on mortgage indemnity insurance helped the financial services giant , Legal & General , to report a big jump in annual profits yesterday and the shares responded with a gain of 16p to 481p . |
| 25 | To further reduce the risk of internal damage from blown dust and grit , load the cassette into the camcorder in dust-free conditions indoors or in the car . |
| 26 | We grew very rapidly until the last five years or so , since when we 've levelled off in size , but erm the range of our activities in various countries abroad and indeed in Britain , has continued to grow . |
| 27 | Most of the dogs that come up for rehoming do so because of a change in domestic circumstances rather than through any temperament problems . |
| 28 | Third , more technocratic accounts do not regard federalism or decentralization in unitary states either as ideological façades or as a direct reflection of external elites ' organization . |
| 29 | There is a very high incidence of alcoholism in families where incest occurs but it also appears that child molestation occurs in several generations in some families even when there is no other obvious sign of addictive disease . |
| 30 | We wanted to put our money in various places so that if one was not safe , the other would be . |