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 .
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