Example sentences of "[vb infin] [vb pp] [adv prt] in [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So the delicate gilded furniture and the rococo mirrors had gone from his office ; and in their place were desks and chairs that renaissance princes might have sat on in perfect safety , even if they had weighed three hundredweight . |
| 2 | Now , part of that might just have purely the ritual that 's associated with things like coronations and investitures , but surely if people had felt so strongly about it they would n't have turned out in such numbers , er to support her . |
| 3 | If I do that that 's five hours I 'll have built up in one week . |
| 4 | Beneath the overwhelming memories of physical delight there were fears — a fear that she might not have measured up in some way . |
| 5 | We might have rode along in that coach the whole night while I just stood there in front of the office . |
| 6 | We may have slipped back in some fields , but in others ( such as molecular biology or pharmaceutical research ) we remain world leaders . |
| 7 | ‘ If a department has an internal review it can get bogged down in internal considerations . |