Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [pos pn] [noun] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | She knows he ca n't , as does Porfiry who will soon rephrase her question in statement form : ‘ You ca n't get on without us . ’ |
| 32 | However , trade unions , students and academic staff and human rights groups demanded a commitment from the AFRC that it would not extend its period in power . |
| 33 | A tenant in common or joint tenant of land can not sue his co-tenant in trespass , unless the defendant 's act amounts to the total exclusion or ouster of the plaintiff or destructive waste of the common property . |
| 34 | The second story does not find its parallel in Exodus till chapter 18 . |
| 35 | In the end the ECSC was still trying to integrate only one part of complex industrial economies , and could not possibly pursue its aims in isolation from other economic segments . |
| 36 | One such gillie , towards the end of his career , carried out his duties more by instinct than by reason : he had always been shortsighted , but , nearing retirement , he could hardly see his hand in front of his face . |
| 37 | You can hardly see your hand in front of your face and er I mean there was no way to fight the fire , so I mean all we could do was sort of stand back and look 'cos we were up There was about At that stage there was twenty or thirty of us standing in this north west corner of the platform . |
| 38 | You must always keep your reader in mind because he or she is the true reason for writing the report . |
| 39 | But no cases would be started in the hope of convincing a judge to " extend " an uncontroversial rule in a controversial way , and ( what is even more important ) no one would ever adjust his conduct in anticipation that a court might extend a rule if for some reason his affairs were brought before it . |
| 40 | You can also insure your payments in case you 're unable to work due to sickness , accident or redundancy . |
| 41 | Thousands of lovestruck fans would willingly take her place in Home and Away as the girl who wins Craig McLachlan 's heart . |
| 42 | Steve Peers , fishing for Wirral Borough Council , could not lay his hands on any bloodworm , the most popular match bait on the can also put his faith in caster and won the match with 2lb 7oz . |
| 43 | An Englishman on saying good afternoon does not automatically extend his hand in greeting . |
| 44 | ( At Taï , a young chimpanzee will often harass its mother in order to use her tools , to eat her fruit or to sit on her branch . ) |
| 45 | But he added : ‘ We do n't want our day in court … we would like to see a settlement . ’ |
| 46 | And yet I do n't feel her presence in Martyr 's Cottage . |
| 47 | Well , I will surely keep your desires in mind , Isabel . |
| 48 | ‘ Is it meaner than a dungeon so dark that you ca n't see your hand in front of your face ? ’ |
| 49 | I know now he was just trying to make a sale and did n't have my size in stock , but since he was wearing a fleecy top and tracksuit trousers I believed him , and bought these huge leather edifices that a young married couple could quite comfortably live in and bring up a family . |
| 50 | I was going to say , I wo n't mention her name in case she 's run out of . |
| 51 | I tried to shout like the two of them , but my cry came out strangled and distorted ; I just could n't express my anger in English . |
| 52 | I think if we behave badly and do n't put our house in order , hunting could be in an extremely dangerous position . |
| 53 | More tips next month , and if anyone wants to send in a few , go ahead — you might even get your name in print ! |
| 54 | we wo n't save their version in case we wreck it , will we ? |
| 55 | So , do n't wrap your children in cotton wool . |
| 56 | And the names on the score sheet , do n't rub your eyes in disbelief when you see the morning paper , they are and . |
| 57 | ‘ That 's not true because I 've won many of my matches when I could n't hit my serve in court . ’ |
| 58 | He wo n't close his eyes in case you do something to him . |
| 59 | The officer/warden should then describe his signal in detail . |
| 60 | It was even argued that a State could justifiably be compelled , by the other members of that system , to sacrifice for the common good territory to which it had every legal right , just as it in its turn could compel one of its subjects if necessary to sacrifice some of his wealth to its needs ; for ‘ the most legitimate rulers must sometimes renounce their rights in order to maintain the balance ’ . |