Example sentences of "[pron] in [adj] [noun] [pron] [modal v] " in BNC.
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1 | There 's nobody in this room who could n't win a sprint race against a sumo wrestler now , without any practice , even in stockinged feet you could do it . |
2 | It is ironic that by privileging sexual difference Scruton shows himself the victim of precisely the modern intensification of sexuality which in other ways he might regard as contributing to a legitimation of the perversions he repudiates . |
3 | Thus large companies and boards of nationalised industries were provided with enormous financial assistance enabling ( or rather persuading ) them to base their reorganisation on designated development areas which in many cases they would not otherwise have chosen , for reasons of both private and public benefit when judged over the longer run [ Knight , 1974 ; Moore and Rhodes , 1973 ] . |
4 | Was it a scene which in later years I would look at with nostalgia , even longing ? |
5 | When I go I usually pay er to go round the back er which in some circuses you can do and only two weeks ago |
6 | Nine months or a year 's time we may have a different animal working in that office and it may well be some person who has who does some J L O work to supplement John and does some project work , now er Jackie has indicated she 'd love to fill that role , and we all know what project she 'd want to be doing it , but er if we do put somebody in that role they will be project officer as well and on the wall will be a year planner and it 'll have things like crucial crew gala day and all these major major things and that particular officer will work quite closely with the new Pat and they 'll be able to take some of the weight off our shoulders so when we start planning for something like crucial crew you can delegate some of the work to the project officer and perhaps the other sergeant Now I know things do n't always work out quite that straightforwardly but you know the last year has been a bastard of a year for us in terms of sickness , four S L O's have been on long-term sick we 've lost Pat for all that time Jed was off for quite a while |
7 | Likewise as I pointed out in the last chapter , in dramatic playing a boy may be required to adopt the function of an Abbot of Durham Cathedral , and in so far as he continues to see himself in that role he will continue to signal to others that that is what he is doing . |
8 | Being a bit hard up for anything new to tell you in this section I 'll say that the weight of the guitar is medium/light and , true to form , it balances perfectly whether you choose to sit or stand while playing . |
9 | it may be flattering to be taken for the head of the firm if you are not , but it is not good business , and sound progress can not be made with anyone on a false footing , in fact , it must be obvious that the greater the respect you hold and encourage towards any of your seniors , the better the position they will be in to assist you in any difficulties which may arise . |
10 | ‘ I said , if he harms you in any way I shall explode and blow his head off , ’ said the Thing . |
11 | I know this is really putting on you , but … well , I would appreciate it so much and will recompense you in any way I can . ’ |
12 | As it was , Thomas merely patted her hand and said , ‘ This is a very good idea of yours , Schätzchen , and of course I shall help you in any way I can . ’ |
13 | ‘ When I said I 'd help you in any way I could I did n't expect you to turn into Torquemada ! ’ she said bitterly . |
14 | If danger threatens powerful muscles can snap the valves tightly shut , and once a bivalve has closed itself in this way it can be very difficult to force it open — it has ‘ clammed ’ up . |
15 | There must be something in this house which would explain it all . ’ |
16 | If 2 carriers have children , there 's a one in 4 chance their child will have normal blood cells , a one in 2 chance they 'll have children who also be carriers anda one in 4 chance of them having a sickle cell sufferer . |
17 | I would advise such readers not to lose heart : there is nothing in this book which can not be grasped by an 11-year-old who employs a little application : I know , because I 've tested it on an 11-year-old . |
18 | There is , of course , nothing in this paragraph which might not appear in many schools ' booklets . |
19 | Under contract TEC come here usually one day a week to carry out these interviews erm they poke me in any corner they can find . |
20 | In Avon , Dr Peter Fleming , or a member of his team , will visit the home within 24 hours with the General Practitioner to give an explanation , as best they can , as to what has happened , to explain the post-mortem findings , and to counsel parents and help them in any way they can . |
21 | And yet I do n't think there 's anybody in this room who could last a minute in a ring with a sumo wrestler because obviously being fit for sumo wrestling is quite different from being fit for sprint running , you need a completely different physique . |
22 | Without him in this show there would quite frankly have been no show . |
23 | The annuity is actually quite a attractive because there 's not much tax er liability on an annuity anyway , only a very small proportion and for her in this situation she could actually make a single contribution of say eight thousand pound , the maturity from the endowment , and actually buy this sort of contract straight off . |
24 | Dr Courtney , she told me , had said that he would help her in any way he could . |
25 | He was determined to torment her in any way he could . |
26 | Cambridge liked undergraduates reading theology to have two years over the work and believed that if they tried to do it in fourteen months they would do it superficially , or else they would be sure to hurt themselves by overwork . |
27 | Bet if I took his jacket off and put it in that washer it 'd of fallen to bits cos it was that mucky . |
28 | That policy does not work and if one applies it in that way one can only deepen slumps — just as the Government are doing now . |
29 | Then you take an acid chloride , and dissolve it in another liquid which wo n't mix with the first one . |
30 | If there is a drugs ring operating in my father 's club , then I 'll help you to crack it in any way I can . ’ |