Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [v-ing] [pers pn] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , if it is possible to talk of a Keynesian revolution in economic policy , then there is a strong case for placing it in the early 1950s rather than around 1947 . |
| 2 | Stella was afraid Babs might tell Dotty that she did n't wear a slip and that Dotty would rush out and buy her one , just as she had bought her a brassière after catching her in the wardrobe with her arms above her head about to be fitted for her Ptolemy costume . |
| 3 | The maximum fees that companies can charge for inspection or copies are now prescribed by regulations ( the former practice of stating them in the primary legislation did not work well in an inflationary climate ) and these regulations clarify the obligations of companies regarding inspection and copies . |
| 4 | The precautionary principle suggests that , as the future damage done by pollution is often more costly than the extra expense of avoiding it in the first place and in any case it is often unacceptable , even if a money cost ca n't be put on it , then prevention is better than cure . |
| 5 | ‘ There was some talk of replanting it in the late Sixties when you were back in London . |
| 6 | For myself I do not care , but I do not want armed retainers terrifying my household by arresting me in the dead of night . ’ |
| 7 | The theory is that if the players can not be persuaded to give the public value for money , they must be forced into a slow trot by hitting them in the most vulnerable area — their back pockets . |
| 8 | It would have looked a lot worse if I had n't a proper motive for meeting you in the first place . ’ |
| 9 | I tidy and vacuum the sitting room after she 's gone to bed — I do n't see any point in doing it in the morning because it 'll only get messed up again . |
| 10 | He said he did n't know what the UK operation would look like after the restructuring but said most resources would be concentrated in Switzerland : ‘ support and marketing is here , so there 's not much point in having it in the UK too . ’ |
| 11 | We must assume that someone wants to see a recording , otherwise there was no point in recording it in the first place . |
| 12 | The name reminded me of that , but the peculiar detachment of shock prevented the reminder from disturbing me in the slightest . |
| 13 | It is interesting to examine the optical fibre before using it in the communications system . |
| 14 | It is not an easy thing to get rid of a body by dumping it in the sea , except from a boat , Of course it is less of a problem if you have access to a pier or a jetty , but most such places are public and liable to be overlooked , even at night . |
| 15 | The Statute of Limitations itself does not affect the right to payment , but only affects the procedure for enforcing it in the event of dispute or refusal to pay . |
| 16 | If your foe stoops on a ground unit and is locked in combat you 'll have a good chance of catching him in the flanks . |
| 17 | Lewis added : ‘ Bowe 's stripping has robbed me of the chance of beating him in the ring . |
| 18 | Now that her son had taken over , she showed every sign of treating him in the same way , much to his discomfort . |
| 19 | It 's a bonus to have your papers delivered , but my newspaper boy , like all others , had perfected the art of cramming them in the letter box so that they were shredded as you pulled them inside . |
| 20 | I used the privacy to make some calls on the house phone without logging them in the red exercise book Mr Goodson had drawing-pinned to the wall . |
| 21 | Clive also attended , visibly gleeful that he had spared the school any undesirable publicity by unloading me in the nick of time . |
| 22 | This is a factor which the police are used to taking into account and [ there should be ] no difficulty in weighing it in the balance along with many other factors . ’ |
| 23 | It may seem obvious to you that coffee cups belong in the top cupboard , but if people get into the habit of leaving them in the sink and you allow them to do that ( even when it irritates you ) it will be difficult to get them to change . |
| 24 | Abuse has a habit of smacking you in the nose like that , for all to see . |
| 25 | There were a lot more long balls down the middle of the field than usual , simply because Beeny was putting them there whereas Lukic had got into the habit of putting them in the stand . |
| 26 | As long as you 're not holding needles , it does n't matter which position these levers are in , though I try to make a habit of having them in the knit position . |
| 27 | Up to five hundred Soviets arrive every day , and it 's the Israeli government 's policy of settling them in the occupied territories of the West Bank that cause most Arab hostility . |
| 28 | Our deductive practice needs no such justificatory shoring up and can not be revised by rational argument , hence there is no circularity in deploying it in the explanation . |
| 29 | P'raps 'e knew 'e was in the wrong by provokin' me in the first place . |
| 30 | Future Perfect aims to help people approaching or over the age of 50 deal with the transition from their main career by pointing them in the direction of new opportunities . |