Example sentences of "in [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 We had erm no we we actually had done that we have given questionnaires out as programmes we actually asked people to I mean it 'll be interest to see how many people fill it in this evening but there is a built in resistance by some people to actually fill in any sort of questionnaire er and in the past when we 've actually done that I think the response 's has n't been that that brilliant .
2 A great deal of Thomas 's trade had passed through the hands of Spencer Grenfell who seemed to have trouble bringing in payment to her father on time .
3 Of course not all of the elderly of the future will be relatively affluent , and , to repeat , we need to be alert to inequalities among the elderly — between age cohorts and within them : the cohorts who will be bringing more occupational pensions and owner-occupied houses into old age will also bring in experience of early retirement and early run-down of resources due to unemployment .
4 ‘ With your permission , I 'd like to use your warehouse as a staging area and base of operations , while we secure the area and send in protection for other American interests in the city . ’
5 An equity-based pension scheme with a built in protection against inflation has been launched by Legal & General , offering investors the benefits of increases in the FTSE 100 or the changes in the Retail Price Index whichever is the greater .
6 While a simple one-off party can be a rewarding subject for video , Christmas parties , and in particular children 's Christmas parties , offer even greater scope for creative video because they take place within the context of a whole season of festivity which has a built in story of its own .
7 The CSG , designed to bring in revenue of F37,500 million per year , took the form of a 1.1 per cent general tax and replaced the current 0.4 per cent levy from income tax .
8 The law envisaged the denationalization of 40-50 per cent of state assets by the end of 1992 , rising to 60-70 per cent by 1995 , which would bring in revenue of up to 400,000 million roubles .
9 Even the Sioux Indians immortalised in Dances With Wolves are angry because it will divert money from their bingo halls which bring in revenue to poor reservations .
10 See he was the man what brought in decasualization during the war .
11 We give more money to the Common Market budget than we give in aid to the third world .
12 THE TRANSPORT Secretary was attacked yesterday for failing to bring in screening of passenger baggage to be stored in aircraft holds , and for putting commercial interests ahead of tighter security .
13 He was an enigma , a challenge , a man-shaped outline of a jigsaw puzzle , to be filled in piece by piece until a complete portrait could be seen .
14 The very short duration of most of the " events " for which they are providing services , and the gaps which occur between these " events " , make it highly appropriate for such organizations to bring in labour on a casual basis .
15 Viewed against the abnormally small numbers in High Suffolk , the many wage earners of the Stour Valley also give the impression that expanding industry sucked in labour from far and wide .
16 One could go on and pick many other scriptures , you know in the erm the New Testament not only were there those three questions that we mentioned earlier on about salvation , but there are three unanswered questions in the New Testament in Mark chapter eight , Jesus asked that question of which there is no answer , for what shall it profit a man if he gains the whole world and looses his sole or what shall a man or a woman give in exchange for their soul , Jesus did n't try and answer , there is no answer to that question , then again in , in Hebrews chapter three , er chapter two and verse three there is an unanswered question , how shall we escape if we neglect so greater salvation , and finally one other the apostle Peter , he asked the question in , in chapter fo , first apostle in chapter four and verse seven seventeen for it is time for judgment to begin with the household of God and if judgment begins with us first , what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God
17 For example , in art , pupils have to hand in work to be assessed throughout the course , and they can thus accumulate a varied and impressive portfolio as part of their examination achievement .
18 Wife Doña Ximena , said he , these damsels who have served you so well , I will give in marriage to these my vassals , and to every one of them two hundred marks of silver , that it may be known in Castille what they have got by their services .
19 We may have to bring in assistance from outside to deal with specific problems , and Mr Whittaker 's network of contacts could be used for this purpose .
20 How much does the ordinary household give in cash to charity ?
21 Sometimes we have taken an independent decision to shut down one of our plants and bought in tonnage from a competitor , sometimes they have shut down and brought in tonnage from us .
22 How did they did they begin in sort of in ones or twos ?
23 Erm no it 's more likely to be a calendar month that she works on and fortunately February has four weeks in it this year for where our pay day is so I would be putting it in sort of like Feb first .
24 well suited or well fitted with the , with the stuff that , you know , you 've , you 've got erm I mean that 's probably the best way to do it and I also find actually trying to write things sh myself shows up the holes in arguments , shows up the bits that you need yet to fill in sort of thing
25 This broad , cobbled area , the main market place of the city , was packed with carts bringing in wine from the vintners , lawn for the cloth guilds , and vegetables packed high for the stalls and booths in the Poultry .
26 The nineteenth century was also the era of the Great City , sucking in population from the countryside to staff factories , shops , and homes .
27 Position the plant in the centre of the pot so that its crown is about 2 cm ( 1 in ) below the pot rim ( 1 cm/½ in if the compost is soilless ) , spread the roots out if they do not already form a compact ball with the soil and , holding the plant with one hand , fill in compost with the other all round the roots until the pot is full .
28 Oh , and I forgot to tell you yes , there 's quite a lot of visual art as well , and one of the really exciting things is our mail art exhibition , and that 's M A I L , where we 've invited people from all over the world , and within the community , to send in art on the theme of the rainforest .
29 They have discovered that problems that they thought had to be brought in person to a bureau , can in fact be carried out successfully over the telephone .
30 The remainder of Cynthia 's visit was spent in supporting Dorothy 's arm while she wrote a letter that was to be given to the solicitor — a Mr Graham Lytham of Messrs Granby , Hemingford and Bowles — and handed in person to Dorothy 's son when he received his gift .
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