Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [pers pn] in the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did n't tell her that they had brought him here unconscious after torturing him in the main building . |
| 2 | As Hill ( 1983 , p. 124 ) observes , the ‘ attacks on Quangos have obscured , rather than illuminated , the serious issue of how ministerial patronage might be replaced by alternative selection procedures , and how these bodies might be made more accountable , without losing that very semi-independence which was a major reason for establishing them in the first place ’ . |
| 3 | It would have looked a lot worse if I had n't a proper motive for meeting you in the first place . ’ |
| 4 | She added that the effect had been enhanced by Miss Minoprio 's " curious mannerism of waving the club to and fro above the ball instead of addressing it in the conventional manner " . |
| 5 | A report has recommended that logging in the ancient forests of the Pacific Northwest region of the USA be cut by more than half as a means of sustaining them in the long term and protecting their wildlife [ see EDs passim ] . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Now that her son had taken over , she showed every sign of treating him in the same way , much to his discomfort . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ There was some talk of replanting it in the late Sixties when you were back in London . |
| 11 | Having seen herself properly dressed again , she could not bear the thought of confronting him in the skimpy , shabby , ready-made clothes of wartime London . |
| 12 | State any biases you would expect to find , and what measures you would suggest ( either in the planning of the enquiry or in the statistical analysis ) for remedying them in the following situations . |
| 13 | If Ramsey was to be Archbishop of Canterbury , what was wrong with leaving him in the weighty see of Durham until the day came ? |
| 14 | Unless it was true , as he 'd alleged , that the women had robbed him before tossing him in the stinking water . |
| 15 | Although the case for commitment accounting improving budgetary control is a good one , there is a real problem involved in adopting it in the financial accounts . |
| 16 | He had picked up one of the pups and examined it roughly before replacing it in the cardboard box with the others . |
| 17 | This is normally accompanied by the equally widespread concentration on the factual content or the basic manipulative skills in the material and the associated neglect of the higher-level objectives that were probably the author 's main motivation in developing it in the first place . |
| 18 | This was partly due to ‘ The Loco-Motion ’ , remixed by Stock , Aitken and Waterman and her third single on the PWL label , succeeding in breaking her in the all-important American market when it climbed to number three in the US charts . |
| 19 | One of the possible kidnapping charges and that of theft relate to two incidents in which Mrs Mandela was part of a group which allegedly abducted three people before assaulting them in the old Mandela home in Soweto . |
| 20 | He had grown up in Weston-super-Mare and had been working in local radio in Bristol before joining us in the mid 1970s . |
| 21 | We must assume that someone wants to see a recording , otherwise there was no point in recording it in the first place . |
| 22 | The name reminded me of that , but the peculiar detachment of shock prevented the reminder from disturbing me in the slightest . |
| 23 | Had he done wrong in inviting her in the first place ? |
| 24 | He said after the case that the Department of Trade and Industry had been ‘ rather petty ’ in prosecuting him in the first place . |
| 25 | It is always wise to examine a flower very carefully before placing it in the blotting paper as if it contains any tiny insects they will think they are being provided with a picnic lunch and eat their way through the contents of your press ! |
| 26 | These negative or unenthusiastic reactions from the primary Gulf states showed that the prospects for involving them in the proposed neutralised area were poor . |
| 27 | Many businessmen fear that , while Peking may stick to its open door and reform policy in name , officials responsible for implementing it in the southern provinces may lose their jobs as hardliners attempt to tighten their political grip . |
| 28 | I am looking forward to seeing him in the French Open and hopefully he will win it this year ! |
| 29 | Well thanks very much for that Dave I 'll look forward to seeing you in the near future . |
| 30 | The committee looks forward to seeing you in the coming year . |