Example sentences of "[noun sg] in [adj] [noun pl] [that] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 How distressed and worried is industry in those regions that we might mistakenly have a Labour Government , which would do so much damage to inward investment ?
2 Unfortunately , though , we are not very much closer to a genuine explanation of amnesia in functional terms that we were twenty years ago .
3 There was a Dylan Thomas in Hopper , not just in his abilities but in his self-destruct mechanism and it was a great pity in many ways that he spent so many years in James Dean 's gloomy black shadow , because he is talented and perhaps even more diverse .
4 So much has been written concerning this question in recent years that it would waste space to reiterate arguments as to the moral , sociological , psychological and medical aspects of the problem .
5 ( 6 ) No liability shall arise by virtue of subsection ( 3 ) above if — ( a ) before the date on which proceedings to enforce the liability are finally disposed of , the former residential occupier is reinstated in the premises in question in such circumstances that he becomes again the residential occupier of them ; or ( b ) at the request of the former residential occupier , a court makes an order ( whether in the nature of an injunction or otherwise ) as a result of which he is reinstated as mentioned in paragraph ( a ) above …
6 ‘ But there is no truth in these stories that we are romantically linked .
7 Erm , I wonder if this is a matter which budget review might wish to keep on a continuing brief , so that , to satisfy themselves that the , this council is in fact making progress , and will be in a position to satisfy the district auditor in future years that we are er , taking on board the comments that he 's making and er , moving forward .
8 v. Lowthian the defendants knew of the existence of the contract between the plaintiffs and their co-contractors but they did not know its precise terms and said that they assumed from their experience in other cases that it could be terminated at short notice .
9 Casework usually involves added complexity and the opinion is gaining credence in some circles that it is almost impossible to gain sufficient experience to become proficient unless one spends two whole days a week in a bureau .
10 It was inevitable that this strength , particularly when confronted by such weakness , generated the belief in both countries that they could transact a peace settlement which safeguarded their respective concerns .
11 It thus does not follow from the inappropriateness of the concession theory in modern conditions that we must accept the normative conclusions of the contract theory .
12 It seemed such a good morning in many ways that he was prompted to an unbearable hope and said , ‘ Would you ever marry me ? ’
13 They assemble in colonies many thousand strong and nest in long holes that they have either taken over from rabbits or dug for themselves .
14 It would therefore be unhelpful , not to say intolerable , if the controllers were able to report on their performance in any terms that they chose .
15 If the objects of the society are not charitable , the rule against perpetuities ( see p. 42 ) , from which charities , provided that they are to begin within the perpetuity period , are exempt , will make void any gift of property by way of permanent endowment , whether made by will or otherwise ; but there is nothing to prevent gifts or bequests from being made to a non-charitable society in such terms that it can , at any time , dispose of the capital at its pleasure .
16 You had a lot of , a lot of qualifications which you could get in the army in those days that you did n't have when you were in civil life .
17 It is no use telling a man who has received a thousand pounds a year in giro cheques that he has the means to better himself .
18 But it is not just in the matter of white notation in 3/2 passages that we can discern the traditions of mensural notation .
19 So strong is the activity in these discharges that it can still be measured in the sea right down the western coast of Britain , northwards round the top of Scotland , and even as far away as Scandinavia .
20 But during the Palaeozoic and Mesozoic they occurred in such profusion in inshore sediments that they are frequently important components of the rocks in which they are found .
21 This work eventually encountered various great technical difficulties which , it seems , could only be resolved by what most people have regarded as unsatisfactory expedients , and so that the , the system in many ways that he evolved as an answer to this programme has not been commonly held to be entirely satisfactory .
22 And secondly the fact that it was n't in the budget erm and the fact that they 're late means that we 're not also realizing the productivity in other areas that we had anticipated so we 're gon na be some six months late coming in .
23 Next , pack the nose with cotton wool or gauze and make sure that you inform the referee in subsequent fights that you sustained this injury .
24 It was the first time in fourteen years that he was travelling alone , his best friend having died of pneumonia only weeks before .
25 Austen Chamberlain was equally enthusiastic at the time , but later put the occasion into somewhat more critical perspective by saying that it was the only time in fourteen years that he had ever known Baldwin to influence a Cabinet decision .
26 At thirty-two years of age , Chrissie Stone could take the occasional shock to her system , but this was the fourth time in two weeks that she had slept late , and it was beginning to get her down .
27 The town has always been a primary IRA target but this is the first time in many years that it has singled out the commercial centre .
28 It was the second time in 24 hours that they had acted to stop a party in the county .
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