Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] a [noun] in [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You know , I ca n't stay for a week in silence . |
| 2 | We could not undress for a week in case of a submarine attack , and you all got a little cross , I remember . |
| 3 | However , during that poor run which ultimately cost them the title , they were knocked out of the FA Cup by lowly Wrexham , and that must act as a warning in neon lights for their trip to non-League Yeovil . |
| 4 | My words , he could qualify for a part in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat , it 's really something . |
| 5 | But then the watching gods take a hand ; and one of them says that the great Roman god might not approve of a settlement in Africa , of a mingling of peoples there , of treaties of union between Africans and Romans . |
| 6 | She always wore a flowered cotton overall and her thin gingery hair framed a face that made me think of a martyr in search of grace . |
| 7 | Someone unkindly suggested he should audition for a part in Jaws as a fish . |
| 8 | But er I think erm the pound goes a lot further there , you 'll probably fe but I 'd probably feel like a millionaire in Jamaica |
| 9 | Instead she made do with a holiday in Cornwall with the kids . |
| 10 | And we could do with a break in America . ’ |
| 11 | Yes your neighbours could do with a lesson in parking |
| 12 | Unfortunately , it is precisely at the point when the plaintiff can not succeed in a claim in negligence that he needs to have recourse to the rule in Rylands v. Fletcher . |
| 13 | George and Marie clearly need to do some manpower planning , starting with themselves : Marie could clearly do with a bit of training in delegation , and George might benefit from a course in marketing . |
| 14 | This will result in a reduction in base acquisition cost for the purchaser and reduce any capital gains tax liability of the vendor . |
| 15 | In the short term this did result in a reduction in capacity , leading many observers to criticise BR for short-sightedness in view of the need to attract new traffic in readiness for the opening of the Channel Tunnel , but during 1988 the Dover-Dunkerque service received a boost when Railfreight Distribution commissioned a new high-capacity ferry , the Nord — Pas de Calais , to cater both for individual wagonload consignments and for trainload traffic on this route . |
| 16 | More curiously , since the complexities of threading one 's vehicle through the traffic is successful , this peripheralization of awareness does not result in a reduction in efficiency . |
| 17 | Specifically , an expansion of demand would result in a reduction in unemployment but would also lead to a balance of payments deficit as imports increased . |
| 18 | Offshore units have been piloting changes in the job training format which will result in a reduction in paperwork and clearer guidance for the trainers . |
| 19 | The rather crude experiment that Marie Gibbs made by putting the methylanthranilate in the chicks ' bills when their eyes were closed arid showing that this did not result in a change in receptors is one such test , but , because being blindfolded is itself scarcely a neutral experience for the birds , it ca n't be more than suggestive . |
| 20 | A change in the type of materials being used in the construction , such as a move from steel to fibre-reinforced plastics , can result in a change in design drafting rules and drawing techniques leading right through to the replacement of complete sections of manufacturing machines and skilled men . |
| 21 | Lack of awareness of late presentation of traumatic rupture of the diaphragm in children may result in a delay in diagnosis . |
| 22 | It appears to show that a rise in interest rates of 1% would result in a fall in investment by 1.3% after four months , and 2.8% after twelve months . |
| 23 | In support of this , it suggested that the ending of farm subsidies would result in a shift in production from farmers in richer countries to those in the developing world whose farming methods , the report asserted , were less polluting . |
| 24 | We are witnessing a totally negative step by reducing the number of clubs — which will undoubtedly result in a drop-off in support . |
| 25 | The rise in gross income for the second family could also result in a drop in family credit , council tax discounts and even school meals . |
| 26 | It could also result from a change in composition , and thus indicates that the Moon has a crust . |
| 27 | Its strands can grow to a metre in length , making it the world 's longest moss . |
| 28 | As Sheila Kitzinger , the birth expert , wrote : ‘ The most undermining thing you can do to a woman in labour is to encourage her to feel sorry for herself . ’ |
| 29 | The study will also take into account the effects of aging , which may contribute to a decline in knowledge retention over a long period . |
| 30 | If you do work through a programme in sections , try to finish by playing the whole programme through without a pause , if it is not too long . |