Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] in a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He sorted through them in a numb panic . |
| 2 | Residential workers have the difficult task of finding a balance between guiding young people forward , perhaps before they are ready , and caring for them in a personal way which does not threaten loyalty to their parents . |
| 3 | And so a strong tradition has grown up that teachers must know their pupils , care for them in a general way , interest themselves in their moral development , and give them as many educational opportunities as possible outside the class-room as well as in it . |
| 4 | This must have been a joke , as he laughed , or perhaps any mention of marriage was a joke to Gordon , who walked past Nenna and settled himself between them in a small chair , actually a nursing chair , surviving from some earlier larger family home and much too low for him , so that he had to try crossing his legs in several positions . |
| 5 | We assembled laser sculptures of " the subtle anatomy of man " , with the acupuncture points hanging in space and the lines of " qi " energy flowing between them in a shimmering web . |
| 6 | The world spread out for me in a new map of associations and sensations . |
| 7 | Heads came bursting from every doorway to see them pass , and the warm hum of excitement and eagerness span after them in a golden thread , the voice of the brightness that flashed like sparks from face to face . |
| 8 | The others gaze after her in a casual way and resume their Beatles medley . |
| 9 | He threw a stick into the river and the dog went after it in a flying leap , landing with a huge splash and paddling furiously , its black head sleek like a seal . |
| 10 | He was starting to feel like a bundle of notes about himself in a case-history folder in hospital , one of the folders labelled ‘ NOT TO BE HANDLED BY PATIENT . ’ |
| 11 | He flung out his other hand towards them in a desperate plea , and Cardiff moved to take it . |
| 12 | At first Creggan had mantled at these free birds , raising his great wings and lunging his beak towards them in a threatening way . |
| 13 | Men have been known to write and ask for a picture of me in a bathing costume . |
| 14 | ‘ Male fans ask for pictures of me in a bathing costure ’ |
| 15 | It was here that they were found , over 30,000 of them , stored in boxes and covered in dust , some of them in a poor condition . |
| 16 | If they were packed tightly there could be 5 thousand million of them in a cubic centimetre of inflammation . |
| 17 | Put a layer of them in a not-too-deep earthenware casserole . |
| 18 | ‘ I dream of them in a big house . |
| 19 | You can play any of them in a single match , or contest the Sea Cup ( not quite as interesting as the D-cup ) . |
| 20 | ‘ For cutting animals up and disposing of them in a public place . ’ |
| 21 | Sam had been responsible for the departure of her mother 's lover , but Pam had not complained openly , since it put all of them in a bad light : her lover had been revealed as pusillanimous , Sam as a harridan and herself as a person of no control or strength of will . |
| 22 | ‘ I hope you 'll be watching the box on Thursday night , ’ he said to each of them in a humorous voice . |
| 23 | God is God , not man writ large ; and he can not be spoken of simply by speaking of ourselves in a loud voice . |
| 24 | However , it remains possible that people do see the support which they give to elderly relatives as part of a two-way pattern which stretches over time and across generations , and where they themselves will benefit ultimately from the support of someone in a younger generation . |
| 25 | Once you have destroyed the myth of somebody in a different situation to yourself , it is over . |
| 26 | A slim hand shook each of theirs in a powerful grip . |
| 27 | The productive relations in turn give rise to the superstructure of the society , the third tier , which includes its laws , religion , culture and politics , all of which in a Marxian analysis are devised to keep the dominant class in power . |
| 28 | Here are some further special conditions , some of which in a suitable case may be useful . |
| 29 | ‘ My aunt in America sent us a photo of herself in a black dress after Grandad died and it was very plain . |
| 30 | She caught sight of herself in a long gilt mirror and smoothed her fair hair . |