Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] [prep] a [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead of a plot of intertwined complication , which would do nicely for a book in which its unravelling was the whole of the matter , you might well find that a plot which consisted of only one major twist or deception would suit you best . |
| 2 | To help the patient gain control of his leg movements , the physiotherapist places the hemiplegic leg in certain positions , and asks the patient to maintain the position , checking that he can do so without an increase in spasticity . |
| 3 | On the other hand , the latter assignment may demand more from a pupil in terms of information retrieval and may be a more fruitful area for database creation . |
| 4 | The other assembly approach which was originally planned for but has since been abandoned ( Volvo 10 Years On ) was ‘ dock assembly ’ , where the carrier would move sideways into a dock in an assembly area . |
| 5 | Provided a tribe member can recognise an intention that he should respond appropriately to a signal in the simple system , we are happy to regard the signal as linguistically meaningful to him , rather than simply causing or triggering certain behaviour — as was the case with the bees . |
| 6 | It would respond immediately to an increase in carbon monoxide levels , working quicker than current detectors which respond to smoke after a fire has taken hold . |
| 7 | Although , according to conditioned attention theory , exposure to a stimulus will inevitably lead eventually to a decline in its power to evoke an attentional response , this decline can be postponed ( even for a time reversed ) if the target stimulus ( S1 ) is followed by some other ( S2 ) during initial exposure . |
| 8 | White worm are small thin worms which can reach just over an inch in length and are of course white in colour . |
| 9 | I often feel like I could pack up and go home for a holiday in Ireland . |
| 10 | ‘ Always I have let my horn cry at setting forth , and though thereafter we may walk in the shadows , 1 will not go forth as a thief in the night . ’ |
| 11 | From the point of view of social and economic policy I believe we face a choice : either we accept the present trends which will lead inevitably to a decline in individual freedom and responsibility and the restriction of opportunities for our children and grandchildren or else we face the seemingly impossible task of dismantling the corporate state . |
| 12 | We used that equation to argue that an increase in the money supply must lead either to an increase in P or Y or both . |
| 13 | What luxury to go and bathe there after a day in the outdoors ! |
| 14 | Miss Lee is at Nwanza , in Tanzania , with the Church Mission Society and will come home for a holiday in Britain next year . |
| 15 | It , therefore , persuaded the DES to withdraw Circular 1/82 which imposed a moratorium on virtually all new advanced courses , so that , under specific conditions , proposals for new courses can come forward for a start in September 1983 . |
| 16 | An investigation will start today into a fire in a vacant office block in North Station Road , Colchester . |
| 17 | Some mothers can enjoy and care well for a baby in arms , but are disturbed by and neglectful of a toddler who starts to express independence and move away as well as towards . |
| 18 | The rest of the family sat huddled round the pool , rather as rose bushes , shallots and date palms will crowd thirstily round an oasis in the desert . |
| 19 | But he will slip away for a holiday in a luxury Spanish villa after the final ceremony . |
| 20 | She did n't want to make Betty cry here in a field in the summer . |