Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] [adv] in [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | But we still need to know how , I mean maybe in a participatory democracy we can defend freedom and equality to the system not in it seems absurd to say that democracy we have now is a way of embodied freedom I mean maybe weak notion of equality , but nothing |
2 | I mean back in the early nineteen eighties when we sold our first er system abroad we were quite surprised to find out that the French did n't have a road called Edgeware Road and an organization called B A C S on it . |
3 | And the handsomest Celt on earth kneels before me while I sit snugly in the big armchair , the best armchair . |
4 | I sit down in the grey plastic chair in the featureless room with McDunn and a man from the Welsh squad ; a big blond brindle guy in a tight grey suit ; he has a rugby player 's neck and steely eyes and huge hands that are clasped on the table , lying there like a mace of flesh and bone . |
5 | She 'd seen the card I put up in a local shop , advertising the top flat . |
6 | ‘ My Cat ’ , it began , ‘ was in agony due to being hung upside down from our bedroom window by my brother , when I set off in the luxurious coach provided for us . |
7 | ‘ But they always end up the same — I see that terrible expression on Len 's face as he fell — then I hear the thud as he hits the floor — then I wake up in a cold sweat . |
8 | Well where would you , mind you I suppose like in the olden days you could only get big prams , they just had them in the living room did n't they ? |
9 | You hate me when I turn up in the sexy German motor , you hate me when I ca n't turn up at all . |
10 | THE grandfather continues : ‘ I think only in the short term . |
11 | And although I move on in the final chapter to consider some of the policy implications of the analysis , the main aim will be to clarify rather than prescribe . |
12 | I exist somewhere in the high wild zone where thrill ends and panic begins , conscious only of the bucking and rolling of the boat . |
13 | Q I live out in the open country and my adorable springer , Sally , is forever picking up ticks . |
14 | I 'm mainly on Reception with Inspector Blakelock , and sometimes I help out in the general office . |
15 | I sing gaily in a loud Scottish accent . |
16 | By contrast , regions which lose out in the early development will see even their initial potential undermined relative to the growth-regions . |
17 | The name Mývatn means ‘ midge lake ’ and the principal reason the lake supports a large population of birds and fish is the astronomical numbers of chironomid and simuliid larvae which hatch out in the clear water . |
18 | The killer was not starvation , but typhus which spread quickly in the overcrowded and insanitary conditions . |
19 | It is also possible to discern rotary motion within the larger ovals , particularly cloud features which circulate clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anticlockwise in the southern hemisphere . |
20 | The authors conclude that it is more likely that many other factors should also be included in the analysis such as motivation , nicotine dependence , personality type , self-efficacy , therapeutic support , etc , which act together in a complex way and would substantially increase the explained variance of smoking cessation . |
21 | Thus , rules restricting disclosure made under s 48(2) ( g ) and ( h ) might be said to authorise rules which operate only in a regulatory context . |
22 | The point seems to be that " knowing or believing " are simple words which do not in the ordinary run of things require an explanation . |
23 | Little is to be seen or heard during the day of the thousands of ‘ night birds ’ which nest deep in the tussac stools . |
24 | You sit there in the head man 's office , you wave your hands about , your voice goes up and down , you raise your eyebrows and round it off with a quizzical smile and a subtle twist of the head . |
25 | You set off in a strong boat with keen crew , but your ship is dashed upon the rocks off The Isle of the Crown , and the adventure starts with your hero having been washed up on the beach of that isle and with a firm desire to seek out his long lost love … |
26 | If you go outside in the cold mornings |
27 | So it should n't be that much of a problem but I do recommend erm this weekend , amongst the many other things , to look at the C C Q , or at some time before you go out in the big wide world and do it for real , to look at the C C Q and pull it apart so you know what each box is actually for . |
28 | Out in the crisp , clear air , with a backdrop of mountains and a clear run ahead : wherever you choose in the world to ski — fashionable Switzerland , sexy , stylish Italy , star-struck Colorado — our run-down of high life destinations will make sure you end up in the right place . |
29 | You start off in the dank dungeons and your aim is to work your way to the top . |
30 | The household , the group of people who live together in a separate living space , is the main link between population and housing . |