Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [noun] in [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | But that does not make it right to encourage disaster in search of diversion . |
| 2 | These and other findings discussed by Johnston and McClelland ( 1980 ) not only provide evidence in favour of their model of visual word-recognition , but also evidence against other types of model . |
| 3 | On Sept. 17 the politburo of the ruling Kampuchean People 's Revolutionary Party ( KPRP ) appointed Hor Nam Hong , hitherto Minister Assistant in charge of monitoring Foreign and Judicial Affairs , as Foreign Minister of the SOC in place of Premier Hun Sen [ see p. 37655 for August government and party appointments ] . |
| 4 | I do n't think , you 'd better have cards in front of you . |
| 5 | Germany was constitutionally permitted only to send troops in defence of NATO territory , although following the December 1990 all-German election Chancellor Helmut Kohl had conceded that this rule would have to be changed . |
| 6 | When it is only a month or two old , the long dangling object in front of its face is obviously a puzzle to it . |
| 7 | He had already made speeches in favour of European co-operation and even of a Franco-German union . |
| 8 | It was n't Rory Adam had set his sights on , it was the nightclub , and it seemed now that his first devious move was already paying dividends in loss of business for Rory . |
| 9 | Third , since 1984 , unions in RENFE have won the right to negotiate over the level of minimum service , and management has not normally run services in excess of that level even if resources were available . |
| 10 | After acclamations before the Lateran Palace , like those that had already taken place in front of St Peter 's , the new pope went up to the principal part of the palace , called the Leonine presbyterium , and later celebrated with a banquet . |
| 11 | The hospice wishes to thank the Springfield Mission for inviting the hospice chairman to address its members this week and to all those who have generously sent donations in memory of Mrs Hope , Mrs Ducker , Mr Brown and Mr Reed . |
| 12 | By thus reproducing arguments in favour of unequal pay which had a long pedigree , Amelia McLean 's article showed that she was either unable or unwilling to realize that , apart from anything else , the introduction of Monotype machines within the previous few years had completely redistributed the cards . |
| 13 | If the buyer indicates that he will nevertheless accept delivery in spite of the breach of condition , that may well amount to waiver ( see Rickards v. Oppenheim , paragraph 7–05 above ) . |
| 14 | Many science teachers already have classes in excess of 25 pupils . |
| 15 | And , as the IFS points out , the system still encourages perks in place of straightforward pay , because these still do not bear national insurance charges . |
| 16 | But this hardly carried credibility in view of the collapse of three attempted wage-restraint initiatives by the Labour government since 1974 , and the failure of the 1969 ‘ solemn and binding ’ covenant , the 1974 social contract , and a myriad other scraps of paper in the past . |
| 17 | I always put K's in front of it , always forget . |
| 18 | Given the fact that many other countries have formally adopted VFM in advance of Britain it is useful to review developments in some of these other countries . |
| 19 | We might have been a lot wiser if , presumably to preserve their privacy , they had n't always used English in front of Maria . |
| 20 | Although Charlie could always see Trentham in front of him , Tommy was so silent in his wake that from time to time he had to look back just to be certain his friend was still there . |
| 21 | JOHN Mortimer has been telling me about his first ever speaking role in Rumpole of the Bailey , his popular television series . |
| 22 | ‘ What I suspect is that someone has deliberately caused delays in delivery of leather and has been undercutting your father 's prices . ’ |
| 23 | It 's like putting Dracula in charge of a blood bank . |
| 24 | They admit to having tentative discussions with Lindner 's agent several weeks ago but quickly lost interest in view of the player 's sky-high demands . |
| 25 | The food was unspeakable , most children wore threadbare clothes and badly worn shoes in need of repair . |
| 26 | During October 1991 , the bond market was subdued and the Bank of England sold only modest amounts of previously issued tap stocks but also received payments in respect of a stock sold earlier by auction but with payment by instalments . |
| 27 | In his choice of contributor Lehmann was able to draw upon his wide-ranging contacts , for he had lived for a period in Vienna and had also travelled Europe in search of material . |
| 28 | They will also abolish A-levels in favour of new types of certificate — in theory broader , but inevitably of lower standard , thus undermining the one area of our school system where academic excellence has been allowed to flourish . |
| 29 | Tesco 's auditors also received £0.2m in respect of non-audit work . |
| 30 | ‘ We have also put planks in front of the paddle to ensure it does not happen again . ’ |