Example sentences of "[conj] in this [adj] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although in this last case we should note that it is much harder to talk of the sentence being ‘ wrong ’ ; there are circumstances when people validly violate semantic norms , as we shall see . |
| 2 | Grant that in this new year we may know your presence , see your love at work , and live in the light of the vent which gives us joy forever — the coming of your Son , Jesus Christ our Lord . |
| 3 | It would appear that in this moral stance they were backed by public opinion . |
| 4 | But the most important thing about Lord Robertson was that in this particular case he was even more prejudiced than Lord Grant , although in the light of all that had recently occurred , with far less excuse . |
| 5 | Uniting boredom , provinciality , the Gadarene stampede , and paper people , Peter Verkhovensky says : ‘ I realize that in this godforsaken town you are bored , so you make a rush for any piece of paper with something written on it . ’ |
| 6 | And if in this new life he was to be alone … well , he had been alone for most of his life . |
| 7 | The contributors will largely be from the educational faculty at the University , and in this first programme I have with me Professor Tony Becher , who is Chairman of the Education Area . |
| 8 | Once it disappeared altogether , and although a fair degree of brightness remained in the sky , the land became very dark and in this pathless place it was not easy for Stephen to find his way . |
| 9 | ‘ The British have a long history of being inventive and in this current climate we are being inundated with new ideas , ’ says Richard Paine , marketing director of Inventalink , one of Britain 's biggest agencies which sells the ideas to commercial companies . |
| 10 | Nonetheless , it is always useful to have some general guidelines , and in this final chapter I have gathered together many of the points that , from my personal experience , are worth bearing in mind when embarking on such a project . |
| 11 | All I can say is that I failed , and in this particular case I regret that failure . ’ |
| 12 | But Herschel 's equipment was not sensitive enough , and in this particular investigation he failed . |
| 13 | Porter has undoubtedly had a considerable impact upon corporate strategic thinking , and in this brief discussion it has been possible to present only the barest outlines of his ideas developed in two sizable books . |
| 14 | It was then an overgrown jungle , swamp-ridden and mosquito-infested , but in this unlikely environment I saw my dream . ’ |
| 15 | Had she been asked the same question in different surroundings her amazement might have been tempered with doubt that Nahum Morey was in his right mind , but in this confined space she began to share his conviction that they had been drawn together by their various needs . |
| 16 | Erm that tends to be unusual but in this particular case it is very relevant . |
| 17 | They liquidize but you can liquidize things by heating them up that would liquidize them but in this particular case you just mix them with some water what 's the process called ? |
| 18 | Playing the spy was not something that came naturally to her , but in this particular instance she sensed it was her duty . |
| 19 | They have white filters , and I am concerned lest in this poor light I should mistakenly set fire to the wrong end . |