Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] in [Wh det] [pers pn] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All of these aspects of the production of the text affect its meaning , both from the point of view of the author 's intention and of the most probable interpretation , even before we consider the wider social situations in which it may be encountered . |
| 2 | There are a number of different ways in which we can measure wealth . |
| 3 | There are many words and phrases which can be put into this category in English , and many different ways in which they can be classified . |
| 4 | Well I get involved in it in so many different ways erm this is a difficult one , but one of the things that happens is that a number of teachers , both from the area and elsewhere , erm do advanced courses at the university and as part of these courses we have a unit on evaluation , and for this they will choose some area of their school work which they and their colleagues — and I emphasise that this is something they do have to involve their colleagues back at school in very much — erm feel it would be useful to look at and then they try and discuss with their colleagues what aspects of it are important and significant and what ought to be seen , and they bring this discussion back and we all discuss together there 'll be different teachers working on different problems the different ways in which they could approach this problem and how they might most usefully be able to do it and at the end of the exercise they will have found out quite a lot about this particular area of teaching and very often we find that the people they 've consulted have themselves got quite interested in it and begun to realize that it 's not being done in a way that 's there to threaten them , they 're not sending a report to the headmaster or the Chief Education Officer or anything like that — it 's for the benefit of the people doing the work themselves . |
| 5 | But in a sense , too , she knew that Louise was not wrong to worry about Harry committing such a blunder , for Harry , moving in the social circles in which he would move , if he survived the siege , to the day of his death , would almost certainly suffer the inconveniences of having such a wife , would regret his marriage , and perhaps in due course would come to believe that his life had been ruined . |
| 6 | The legality of the threat of use of a weapon therefore depends on an evaluation both of the characteristics of the weapon and of the possible circumstances in which it might be used . |
| 7 | Maria turned clear eyes , golden-brown tonight , on Luke and said what needed to be said , eschewing preamble , cleverness and a host of other possible costumes in which she might have dressed it up . |
| 8 | Like every other company in the oil industry , we ca n't operate in isolation from the factors that control the world oil business and we have to respond in a positive way by managing the business in line with the economic circumstances in which we must function . |
| 9 | Indeed , if the Council have any other similar projects in which we could be involved , we would be happy to help . |
| 10 | Alison Kelly sees at least four distinct senses in which it can be argued that science is masculine . |
| 11 | It shows us some simple ways in which we can all join the drive for a better environment . |
| 12 | There are somewhat similar ways in which it would be odd to express assent to a question to show that one shared the speaker 's wondering . |
| 13 | This discussion of pedagogical grammars will help you in any of the following four typical situations in which you may find yourself : a . |
| 14 | Sometimes he played games , drawing the assassins into verbal battles in which they would confess . |
| 15 | And I 'll start backwards by saying what I 'd like to see , and that is that I think with a group of women coming from such a broad spectrum , that the work we 're going to do is never going to be the same and there are going to be large areas in which we may not be able to work together . |
| 16 | Nevertheless , at least in public , he reiterated his previous position that there were no foreseeable circumstances in which he would challenge Mrs Thatcher . |
| 17 | I argued that there was a lack of clarity ( or clear research evidence ) concerning what these appropriate qualities might be , an unfortunate tendency to abstract approved-of skills from consideration of the contextual circumstances in which they might need to be employed , and an inclination to present a one-sided interpretation of the implications of specialist subject expertise for teaching quality . |
| 18 | The Faculty will normally only register for the LL.M. degree those candidates who possess a prior degree in law although there are exceptional circumstances in which it will vary this requirement . |
| 19 | There were endless ways in which he could have made my activities seem a nuisance , positively damaging to our marriage , or — which would have been worst of all — merely trivial . |
| 20 | Does he agree that one of the most useful ways in which we can give them know-how is to tell them how we managed , in the light of the Maastricht agreement , to reject the principle of monetary union ? |
| 21 | The Smiths were prime movers in what you could call the depoliticization of personal life , after punk 's initial demystification . |
| 22 | An ever increasing flow of economic data has been matched only by the multifarious ways in which it can be interpreted and applied in relation to economic policy . |
| 23 | It is felt that by doing this the planning department can gain a better understanding of the information needed by the business units , their concerns and possible ways in which they could be assisted . |
| 24 | The fecundity of the Great Mother gives rise to numerous ways in which she can be defined . |
| 25 | Salomons used the theatre to mount dramatic displays in which he would produce startling effects with the aid of electricity , music from the orchestrion , and scenes with magic lanterns . |
| 26 | ‘ Oh yes , she should stay where she is , she 's alright at home — I suppose the only circumstances in which I would n't be able to manage would be if she needed a lot more done for her — personal things like . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ The only circumstances in which I would anticipate the use of the remedies of certiorari and mandamus would be in the event , which I hope is unthinkable , of the panel acting in breach of the rules of natural justice — in other words , unfairly . |
| 28 | Ever since 1947 some Gaullists had recognized that the General 's willingness to prolong his role beyond periods of acute crisis — the only periods in which he could function as a consensual leader — risked compromising his mystique . |
| 29 | As the young runner 's confidence grows in this way the coach 's job is to fuel the novice 's dreams by suggesting practical ways in which they can be achieved . |
| 30 | The attention of individual members can be drawn to small , practical ways in which they can change the dynamic processes within the family . |