Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] in [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 If there was a grievance the students would refuse to eat their evening meal , and parade and make noises , or sit in a solid wall of silence .
2 The squire and the rector , and the traditions which they represented , had no power or influence in the squalid housing estates which grew up round each new factory and mill .
3 On the one hand , such action would simply rekindle the international outcry that resulted in the postponement of the ‘ harvest ’ or cull in the first place .
4 Instead of pitting the small firms against large firms , specialization by technique or process in a pervasive network of subcontracting forges a partnership which seems to have maintained the widely dispersed structure .
5 Instead of pitting the small firms against large firms , specialization by technique or process in a pervasive network of subcontracting forges a partnership which seems to have maintained the widely dispersed structure .
6 Whether doctors should concentrate solely on the clinical aspects of general practice or act in a wider capacity to tackle the underlying causes of ill health is a subject often discussed .
7 But before doing so , it should be noted that although the discussion so far has treated procedure by writ or summons in the High Court as the relevant alternative to Ord. 53 procedure , this is not the only possible alternative .
8 Celtic students , if not native speakers of Gaelic , are similarly required to attend summer schools or reside in a Gaelic-speaking community in circumstances approved by the department .
9 ‘ I will or perish in the generous cause .
10 Perhaps other people do n't suffer from my nightmares or waken in a cold sweat in the middle of the night , confronting fragmented episodes from their distant past , floating by them as if the detritus of a forgotten shipwreck in an Arctic sea .
11 Sit or lie in a comfortable position , read through the exercise and then follow these steps .
12 In particular the meaning of a term or link in the semantic net was often unclear to them .
13 Latecomers sink or swim in the great flotation race .
14 ( 1977 ) found that only one-third of respondents in a large survey of transport availability in Norfolk had used a bus or train in the preceding month .
15 TAGH might stimulate formation or release of EGF from duodenum , submaxillary glands , or platelets , or stimulate TGFα synthesis or release in the intact liver .
16 He watched attentively , noting every frown , every look of puzzlement , every last betraying blink or twitch in the old man 's face , anxious to gauge the depth of his feelings .
17 While many visitors are simply content to unwind on the beach or indulge in a little holiday sport and activity , others have the opportunity to gain a better insight into the history and customs of this beautiful region .
18 Rake or hoe in a top dressing of rose fertiliser .
19 Doors with wood or aluminium frames are widely available from builders ' merchants and timber yards , and you can either do the work yourself or call in a local builder to do it for you .
20 Wood , steel and aluminium frames are widely available from builder 's merchants and timber yards in a range of traditional standard patterns and sizes , and you can either do the work yourself or call in a local builder to do it for you .
21 There was no room for Haydn or Hume in the eighteenth century , for Verdi or even Dostoevsky in the nineteenth .
22 Loam-based composts are more limey , so if you use rainwater or live in a soft water area , using John Innes compost is especially important .
23 The present study then is concerned to explore the role of the emotions or affect in the social life of the Tolai of Papua New Guinea , a group well-known in the ethnographic literature with whom the researcher has himself worked earlier .
24 In the near future the Guild is planning to open a new Museum of Knitting & Crochet in the historic village of Saltaire near Bradford .
25 Underline , or write in a different colour , the bit of the word that causes the difficulty : cf. strategy " A " , number 4 ( page 9 ) .
26 Some warrens are so extensive they can range over as much as 50 acres or take in a complete gravel working .
27 Enjoy the shops , museums , historic houses , parks and gardens , or take in a public exhibition at the NEC .
28 Wether you 've decided to treat yourself to that trip of a lifetime or invest in a valuable antique , an Abbey National Personal Loan offer you real freedom .
29 Or invest in a foundation-and-powder compact which can be whizzed over the face first thing and used to touch up a shiny nose or chin during the day .
30 If neither solution is practical , try burning a joss-stick or invest in a large aerosol spray .
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