Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [verb] in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Faye had been taken to Labour and Delivery , where she waited in a private room for Dr Greene 's arrival . |
| 2 | Picture an island near Zanzibar ringed by a virginal coral reef where you stay in a thatched hut amongst palm trees on a pristine beach . |
| 3 | If you think about and watch the settings of your child 's behaviour , it may be that he or she behaves in a non-compliant way , or has a tantrum on some occasions but not others ; that is , some situations seem to act as cues for him or her to behave in a particular way . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , he has not honoured the spirit of the words that he used in Committee , where we engaged in a long debate about the value of the assets and the effect on the workers . |
| 5 | The flaps stood up on either side of her ankle , and were laced together where they met in a stiff ridge over her foot . |
| 6 | The connections are sealed joints and only the Electricity Board may make these joints and provide the two service wires to each house , where they terminate in a sealed , fused container . |
| 7 | If you think about and watch the settings of your child 's behaviour , it may be that he or she behaves in a non-compliant way , or has a tantrum on some occasions but not others ; that is , some situations seem to act as cues for him or her to behave in a particular way . |
| 8 | For example , if we go to the doctor , we expect him or her to behave in a particular way , to ask questions about our illness and symptoms , possibly to examine us , to make a diagnosis and perhaps write a prescription . |
| 9 | Afterwards , the actor was swept from the courtroom and along the corridors , closely pursued by screaming fans and on to the court steps , where he said in a prepared statement : ‘ This has not been a case about homosexuality and I resent any suggestion that it was . |
| 10 | He threw out a hand , clutching at empty air , then fell backwards , tumbling head over heels down the steps , finally crashing to a stop at the bottom , where he lay in a spreading pool of blood . |
| 11 | Her eyes had become focused on the firm line of his lips , and a scalding message raced into her belly where it clenched in a strange , anticipatory tingle . |
| 12 | On every local flight that I make in a single-seater glider , I do some sideslipping on the approach to keep in practice . |
| 13 | His interest and concern calmed me and sitting in his study at the back of the church I felt more at peace than I had in a long time . |
| 14 | He has words of praise for the RSNO Chorus , which he says has ‘ sounded better than I remember in a long time ’ in the initial rehearsals of a work new to all concerned . |
| 15 | ‘ Better than I have in a long time . ’ |
| 16 | Theda came to herself to find that she lay in a large four-poster bed , with the curtains drawn back , and the weak autumn sun coming in at the windows . |
| 17 | Mary Leapor also knows that she lives in a dirty world . |
| 18 | A small orchestra was playing ‘ Lights of Moscow ’ and the waiters were clattering metal dishes and semaphoring with table napkins , and there was the air of subdued hysteria that you get in a big theatre when the orchestra is tuning up . |
| 19 | Also , primary schools are more adaptable erm they have n't got the constraints ; they have n't got the syllabuses to get through ; they have n't got exams at the end of the year ; they have n't got to the sort of subject departmentalization that you get in a secondary school . |
| 20 | It may be an idea to check out any varieties that you fancy in a reputable book — some are hard to grow and need lots of light ; other plants are still being sold that are really bog plants and should not be grown submerged . |
| 21 | It 's called time , it gives you a little space at the top so you can fill in what you feel to be your role , and if you can fill below , all the tasks in respective order that you do in a typical day . |
| 22 | Lucy had no intention of reverting to the former subject , so she said in a determined voice , ‘ I would like to get on with the job . |
| 23 | It is very rare that we disagree as an industry , but it is equally rare that we speak in a co-ordinated way , ’ he said . |
| 24 | To make sure that we 're able to put our point across clearly so that we speak in a clear way so that people do n't have any er doubts as to what you actually mean . |
| 25 | If that is what getting engaged does to him , the pity is that we live in a monogamous society ! |
| 26 | Meanwhile we should stop pretending that we live in a golden age of literary biography , an art form that all too frequently seems to be founded not so much on spite , as on a fundamental lack of interest in its subject . ’ |
| 27 | I think that we look very favourably on schemes whereby an education process is involved erm where there are workshops and performance , but it becomes a total package in itself — it 's not just a performance for an ethnic minority , but it 's one that represents the fact that we live in a multi-cultural society itself . |
| 28 | The Government has argued for some time now that we live in a parliamentary democracy and that all decisions on behalf of the people will be made by Parliament . |
| 29 | Perhaps Lagerfeld was trying to remind us that we live in a harsh world . |
| 30 | Precise definition of what is and is not a legitimate purpose is probably not possible , but the fact that we live in a competitive or acquisitive society has led English law , for better or worse , to adopt the test of self-interest or selfishness as being capable of justifying the deliberate doing of lawful acts which inflict harm . |