Example sentences of "[noun pl] in the [adj] [noun] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since Count Humbert 's lands controlled all the passes in the Western Alps it was a marriage which opened up intriguing , if uncertain , prospects , and Henry was willing to pay 5000 marks in order to secure it . |
| 2 | ‘ Even if I just get one of my feet in the wrong position it really messes me about and it 's easy for that foot to just flick off the peg . ’ |
| 3 | To many observers in the outside world it would appear that the religion is in little danger . |
| 4 | A strong challenge anticipated from the fiercely nationalist and right-wing Serbian Renaissance Movement ( SP0 ) failed to materialize : SPO leader Vuk Draskovic took only 20 per cent of the vote to come second in the presidential election , while his party took only 19 seats in the Assembly ( after winning 13 seats in the first round it fought the second round in coalition with other opposition parties ) . |
| 5 | Although the merger gave Roh control of 216 of the 299 seats in the National Assembly it provoked widespread resentment on the grounds that it effectively removed the elected opposition . |
| 6 | From small beginnings in the eighteenth century it prospered in the depression after 1814 . |
| 7 | The word translated ‘ God ’ is plural in form , and though in the vast majority of its occurrences in the Old Testament it means ‘ God ’ , it can equally well mean ‘ gods ’ , or ‘ divine or supernatural beings ’ , including river demons and evil spirits of the night . |
| 8 | However , if you look at things in the right way it is all quite logical and straightforward . |
| 9 | The transistor bridge drive introduced in Section 2.3 uses more semiconductor devices per phase than the unipolar drive , but by placing additional windings in the hybrid motor it is possible to simplify the drive ; this technique is described in Section 2.4 . |
| 10 | But is potential lies in the extra value it can offer AMV clients . |
| 11 | The choice will depend on the sale strategy ; however , if it is decided to set out the detailed procedures in the covering letter it is normal to include brief details in the information memorandum such as dates , KPMG contact staff , and a statement that direct contact should not be made with the management or staff of the business . |
| 12 | It is , however , pro-Scottish and when the Labour Party has a tiff with its Unionist bed-fellows in the Tory Party it should not expect the SNP 's automatic support . |
| 13 | The left-wing Progressive Labour Party ( PLP ) received only 97 votes in the one constituency it contested . |