Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] in the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You began to see them in the expensive cars . |
| 2 | I have got to try to outbowl him in the early matches because there is a good chance we may go into the Tests with only one spinner . |
| 3 | ‘ For stealing household goods and trying to sell them in the surrounding villages . ’ |
| 4 | So if things are to be done quickly , an approach able to look without let or hindrance at problems , even the most deep-seated , is needed : to define them in the clearest terms : to suggest alternative ways to solutions : finally , to seek resources for those solutions . |
| 5 | I have to pay 80p for one piece of Vallis , Cabomba etc at any of the fish centres in this part of the world and £1.50 each if I was to buy them in the little pots . |
| 6 | Mark Bright had two excellent chances to steal it in the closing stages but a draw was perhaps fair . |
| 7 | There now exist community groups of a greater or lesser degree of militancy which have eschewed political parties as the main vehicle of their demands ( although they often have to use them in the later stages of campaigns ) . |
| 8 | I do not therefore mind leaving these matters in the safe hands of the Germans , just as many nations before 1914 were content to leave them in the safe hands of the British . |
| 9 | This feedback will be used to guide us in the possible uses of the tape when we come to launching the 4th edition in early 1990 , which will be the published version of the tape . |
| 10 | For pupils of high ability , too much of the curriculum was often taken up with preparation for exams , and too little done to stretch them in the earlier years . |
| 11 | We shall often have to invoke them in the following chapters , though we shall rely all we can on originals . |
| 12 | I should prefer to watch him in the primeval forests of his native land , wielding an axe against some giant tree . |
| 13 | Accommodation should therefore be available both to assist them in the personal adjustments they will have to make and to ensure that at the outset they are suitably accommodated . |
| 14 | To understand this point you should imagine ( or even actually perform ) your pronunciation of a sentence in a number of different ways : for example , if the sentence was ‘ I want to buy a new car ’ and you were to say it in the following ways : ‘ pleading ’ , ‘ angry ’ , ‘ sad ’ , ‘ happy ’ , ‘ proud ’ , it is certain that at least some of your performances will be different from some others , but it is also certain that the technique for analysing and transcribing intonation introduced earlier in the course will be found inadequate to represent the different things you do . |
| 15 | Perhaps some of his churchmen allowed personal ambition and family loyalties to involve them in the political divisions of the reign , and so may have welcomed a change of dynasty in 1016 . |
| 16 | The answers to these questions seemed to elude me in the small hours in dampest Solihull , my mind seemed to be preoccupied by the pain coming from my back , neck and yes my backside as well ! |
| 17 | It was first spotted by Gary Walker at Wiiija Records — currently championing Huggy Bear and Cornershop and one of the ‘ 90s ’ most underestimated talent scouts — who flew to Belfast with the last of his money to sign them in the early days . |
| 18 | Nevertheless , the principle of chisel ploughing has much to recommend it in the right conditions . |