Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1924 Mussolini survived a personal crisis when he was accused of colluding in the murder of Giacomo Matteotti , an opposition leader , and finally became head of state in 1925 when the Fascists banned all other parties . |
| 2 | ‘ He always kept bottles of champagne in his fridge at work and he moved in very high-society circles . |
| 3 | HOUSING experts yesterday saw hopes of recovery in the depressed market after unseasonally strong activity . |
| 4 | Cases involving taxi drivers usually took place at night in remote areas ; it was an easy form of attack . |
| 5 | Maturities vary but they tend to be longer than those for conventional stocks ; only three of the 13 stocks outstanding at end-September , 1991 had maturity dates before the end of the century and several still had terms to maturity in excess of 20 years . |
| 6 | Chea Sim , Hun Sen and Heng Samrin were the only members of the Kampuchean People 's Revolutionary Council placed in power by the Vietnamese in 1979 who still held positions of power in Phnom Penh . |
| 7 | We also obtained funds for investment in the business from the sale of supermarket property , borrowing and other creditors . |
| 8 | In contrast to the morning papers , which suffered most heavily from the competition of the nationals , the evenings also had scope for growth in towns where an evening was not already established . |
| 9 | The inspectors also said teaching of religion in non-church primary schools was generally poor , and ‘ usually lacked rigour , clear purpose and explicit religious content . ’ |
| 10 | Since the gentry had tended to buy and sell land without reference to the administrative cohesion of the parcels they exchanged , two or more communes often existed side by side in a single centre of rural population . |
| 11 | I often watched Michael at work in his shaping room . |
| 12 | Jewelled with moisture , it now had pride of place in my fridge . |
| 13 | There was a strong crusading tradition in the Geneville family , extending back to the mid-twelfth century : Geoffrey and his brother William duly accompanied Edward on crusade in 1270 , but returned before him . |
| 14 | Richard 's enchantment with girls sometimes raised echoes of anxiety in his parents . |
| 15 | However , while I was in hospital , I had seen a boy I vaguely knew die of leukemia in the bed opposite me . |
| 16 | The French tight forwards won ruck after ruck in the opening spell and towering lock Olivier Roumat , captaining the side , won clean line-out ball with ease . |
| 17 | Her father , David Hammond , aged 25 , allegedly beat Sukina to death in the family home in St Paul 's , Bristol , last December 6 after he became annoyed when she would not spell her name . |
| 18 | Harper had told the court he twice briefly lit tufts of hay in order to see better in the darkened barn . |
| 19 | He explicitly confronted issues of racism in his 1960 commentary on the antisegregation struggles in Little Rock , Arkansas ( The Little Eagle Rock Incident ) and in his installation , Five Car Stud . |
| 20 | Graham Shaw , ex-Cadbury Schweppes , said he always gulped when he received a headhunter 's bill , and certainly took cost into account in choosing between the methods . |