Example sentences of "in [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Remember opportunity costs : in coughing up the money for one project , investors are still comparing it with other possible projects . |
| 2 | In sucking out its nourishment the root form infects its lacerations of the root with a poisonous secretion which prevents the vine from healing itself . |
| 3 | Obviously every record company in Britain wasted no time in sniffing out the possibilities of picking up the band . |
| 4 | Erm well let's say for example I was in posted in for |
| 5 | But we also recognise that all families face extra costs in bringing up children . |
| 6 | Many gregarious species obviously co-operate with others of their own kind , to the benefit of all : lionesses co-operate in hunting , and in bringing up the cubs ; meerkats stand guard over the colony . |
| 7 | There are of course problems in bringing up a Down 's child which are not present , at least to the same degree , in bringing up a child without Down 's Syndrome . |
| 8 | There are of course problems in bringing up a Down 's child which are not present , at least to the same degree , in bringing up a child without Down 's Syndrome . |
| 9 | The parents or guardians of an autistic child will encounter rather different difficulties in bringing up their child than those with a Down 's child , although there are some common themes which , it could be argued , operate for all children . |
| 10 | Whatever we think about child baptism , it did reflect a serious interest in the role of the family in bringing up children . |
| 11 | Mrs. Dolman was even shorter than my mother 's — 4′ 10″ , but she did a wonderful job in bringing up her family single handed after the tragic death of her husband . |
| 12 | It is called the recession and it has blighted the lives of thousands of people who want no more than to earn an honest living and take pride in bringing up their families . |
| 13 | Male tigers play very little part in bringing up their young . |
| 14 | The problems which they confront in bringing up their children have too often been exacerbated by the interventions of those in the helping professions . |
| 15 | In the following year the public were lectured from the courts on the duties of parenthood when , expressing himself ‘ perfectly satisfied that these crimes can be traced to neglect of parents ’ , the Recorder of Bradford struck the familiar harmonies of discontent : ‘ Parents of this time , unfortunately , do not take sufficient care in bringing up their children . |
| 16 | Seen in historical and anthropological perspective , perhaps the most interesting aspect of the contemporary preoccupation with childrearing is that today we are self-consciously concerned with the possible psychological consequences of the methods which we use in bringing up our children . |
| 17 | And parents are really not alone in in bringing up their children , their children are exposed to all sorts of outside influences , through the media , in their peer groups , and those in many ways , I think , are getting worse rather than better . |
| 18 | Our admissions policy and er , er pre- establishments throughout the education department certainly takes account of erm single parents ' situations , particularly the stress that 's involved in bringing up parents in that respect because it 's it 's the stress that 's involved rather than |
| 19 | But on the other hand , our large houses , our separate bedrooms , our greater education , make us … more particular in our ways than you — make us feel the importance of little things , little decent ways , little safeguards , and the little constant watchfulnesses in bringing up our children , which the terrible struggle for existence and the pressure of space but too often make you forget and grow careless about . |
| 20 | Yes , the answers and comments of the students and your fellow-teachers will certainly be valuable to the project — they were helpful , interesting , and in quite a few cases enlightening in bringing up incidental considerations I had n't previously given enough thought to . |
| 21 | Lucy gnawed her lower lip while she sat cursing her stupidity in bringing up Doreen 's name . |
| 22 | The experiments of the last 30 years in bringing up the young have failed . |
| 23 | Despite the tour results , with only two wins and two draws to set against four defeats , Sole cited the tour as a success in bringing on newcomers . |
| 24 | But I want a Labour Britain to play its full part in bringing about a nuclear-free world , ’ Mr Kaufman said . |
| 25 | ‘ Economic incentives are potentially powerful tools in bringing about changes in the purchase of cleaner vehicles , ’ ECMT documents state . |
| 26 | Fear of premature burial was undoubtedly one factor , if not a major one , in bringing about cremation , the most noteworthy funerary innovation of the century . |
| 27 | Unemployment was obviously a factor in bringing about both long-term and short-term political changes . |
| 28 | ‘ Sincerely believe that RR can be instrumental in bringing about an end to Iran/Iraq war — a la Roosevelt w/Russo Japanese War in 1904 , ’ North wrote to Poindexter in September 1986 . |
| 29 | The reason for including R in the picture is that , at least in all existing organisms , successful recombination requires the presence of enzymes , which in turn must be coded for by genes ; it is such a gene that is symbolized by R. The symbol r in Figure 5 represents a gene which is ineffective in bringing about recombination . |
| 30 | Baxter later referred to ‘ many strange occurrences ’ , no doubt recognising the hand of Providence in bringing about their union . |