Example sentences of "[noun] in [noun sg] [adv] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , to get some idea of the true impact , it is essential to put a comprehensive monitoring programme in place as soon as possible . |
| 2 | Some of his oldest friends , who for years had been accustomed to seeing him , fat and genial , as the leading light of a pig-sticking expedition , were astonished to hear him now holding forth like a veritable Newton or Faraday and discussing the latest discoveries in medicine as fluently as if they were entries in the Bengal Club Cup or the Planters ' Handicap . |
| 3 | Kathleen Stone ( 1973 ) identifies this device in operation as early as the late nineteenth century , in the steel industry . |
| 4 | The afternoon 's shopping had been arranged to console her sister Penelope , who at twenty-five was still young enough to suffer disappointments in love as commonly as colds or headaches . |
| 5 | Nevertheless the ridding of my skin complaint by necromancy coincided with a shift in emphasis as far as my instruction was concerned . |
| 6 | I 'm all for having the ball in play as often as possible . |
| 7 | Omanis made their mark in history as early as the third century . |
| 8 | Such pessimistic Conclusions are rejected by pluralist writers , who believe that the political system can be used to bring about any change in society so long as that is what the majority of people desire . |
| 9 | The lien of a solicitors ' firm over clients ' papers pending payment of its costs will not be lost by a change in membership so long as the papers have come into the firm 's possession before the change : they can not ( subject always to any specific arrangements with the client to the contrary ) lawfully be retained after such a change in respect of a debt falling due before that event . |
| 10 | Needing to borrow £50,000 million this year , Mr Lamont had to promise his creditors that he would put his accounts in order as soon as possible . |
| 11 | But there was no money in conservation as far as the business people were concerned and the charities and voluntary bodies were well-meaning but lacked resources . |
| 12 | And McAllister remembered his silent distress when he had come home after losing a woman in childbirth not long after she had arrived in Vetch Street . |
| 13 | Good windsurfing boots or shoes have soft rubber soles so your grip will be far better , and the materials used in them mean that they can withstand use in water much better than running shoes . |
| 14 | 9. ( 1 ) After the initial allotment any shares proposed to be issued shall first be offered to the members in proportion as nearly as may be to the number of the existing shares held by them respectively . |
| 15 | 9. ( 1 ) After the initial allotment any shares proposed to be issued shall first be offered to the members in proportion as nearly as may be to the number of the existing shares held by them respectively . |
| 16 | Rather oddly , in the context of a crisis in which the abolition of the House of Lords was under consideration , it seems to have been assumed that this reservation would present a realistic safeguard against a majority party in the House of Commons seeking to keep its government in power indefinitely rather than face the country . |
| 17 | It can provide a safety net for children in danger as well as for those who have socially or emotionally lost their way . |
| 18 | This is regarded as a Good Thing by Orcs who are universally content with their lot , being ultimately happy to meet their end in battle so long as they get a chance of a good fight . |
| 19 | The strongest ecological difference is that between those who can accept whaling in principle so long as it is properly regulated and those who do not accept whaling in principle at all . |
| 20 | There were hopeful indications of a possible decline in hooliganism both inside and outside the ground . |
| 21 | Well I have to say straight away that I 've erm worked on a Council with the Labour Party in opposition with us , and now with the Labour Party in Government with us with us a very small group , and I have to say it 's much preferable to have the Labour Party in power than to have the Conservative Party in power as far as we 're concerned , because at local level the sort of things that we want to do — providing better services , caring of people , all those sort of things — we do n't disagree . |
| 22 | For many years I , along with everyone else who takes an interest in jazz both here and further afield , have read and respected the forthright and honest views of a jazz critic who is without equal in our community . |