Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] it in [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | In 1868 and 1879 the two ‘ Torrens Acts ’ made the owner of a house responsible for keeping it in a habitable condition , and gave powers of compulsion to the local authority . |
2 | It worries the lawyers , and the insurance company were always fussing about keeping it in a private house . |
3 | Everybody 's got ta do it in the long run . |
4 | She added that the effect had been enhanced by Miss Minoprio 's " curious mannerism of waving the club to and fro above the ball instead of addressing it in the conventional manner " . |
5 | It was a film made some years ago in black and white , but , despite the difficulty of watching it in a foreign language , the power of the drama gripped them both , Sarella because she was a professional and was impressed by the intensity of the acting , and Marc because it seemed to strike some deep chord within him . |
6 | ‘ There was some talk of replanting it in the late Sixties when you were back in London . |
7 | Anyway a plant , we think , for bigger gardens but if you can get away with growing it in a small space where cutting it back by all means do because it is quite a pretty thing . |
8 | The Badlands spirit is swelling — catch this wave now , but do n't think about doing it in a Fat Willys T-shirt . |
9 | Although the case for commitment accounting improving budgetary control is a good one , there is a real problem involved in adopting it in the financial accounts . |
10 | He had picked up one of the pups and examined it roughly before replacing it in the cardboard box with the others . |
11 | The owner of a firearm is none the less owner because the law prohibits him from discharging it in a public highway ; the owner of a field does not cease to be owner because the public or a neighbour has the right to use a footpath across it . |
12 | It is always wise to examine a flower very carefully before placing it in the blotting paper as if it contains any tiny insects they will think they are being provided with a picnic lunch and eat their way through the contents of your press ! |
13 | He lightly scored his finger on the edge of the spur , gasped and quickly dipped it in the bowl of water on the lavarium before bathing it in a little wine . |
14 | Many businessmen fear that , while Peking may stick to its open door and reform policy in name , officials responsible for implementing it in the southern provinces may lose their jobs as hardliners attempt to tighten their political grip . |
15 | Since launching it in the late 1980s , Microsoft has sold over 25m copies . |
16 | That 's when the Caterham goes , eight months after five of us struggled for a weekend to built it in a cramped studio behind the office . |
17 | If the post is a pivotal one , consideration should even be given to advertising it in the local press and community newspapers . |
18 | What kind of ‘ authority ’ will you be representing and have you given enough thought to conveying it in a non-threatening way ? |
19 | We 've got ta put it in a modern , secular way or more secular . |
20 | These words are I love them , I love them , redemption , and sanctification and so on , I love them , but er we 've got ta put it in a different way . |
21 | 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 . |
22 | Why do I wan na put it in the big mug for ? |
23 | The counselling process focuses upon self-image , and ultimately aims at modifying it in a constructive way . |
24 | Right : Protect your outdoor pool from the rigours of winter by enclosing it in a Norwegian log chalet . |
25 | At this point , the trustees decided that the future of the church would be best secured by vesting it in the Redundant Churches Fund . |
26 | For example , you can form a curve in a stalk by positioning it in the required shape and then securing it with tiny pieces of tape for the first couple of days of pressing . |
27 | The argument is clearest in its application to the theatre : recall Harsnett 's view that the theatre was a zone of pollution and licence , one capable of being managed by locating it in a designated place on the social periphery . |
28 | It has led some people to argue that the only sensible way to study learning is by examining it in the ecological conditions to which it is adapted ( Johnston , 1981 ) . |
29 | By accepting it , by wrapping it in a warm blanket of love , by flowing with it , we begin to release and transform it . |
30 | Some control is obtained by planting it in a bottomless container ; spring or autumn are suitable times , and the runners can be detached |