Example sentences of "[vb past] in [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had their tea together , and Clare delighted in eating from the same plate as Tess . |
| 2 | In a separate section of the statement , France joined in calling on the Libyan government to " prove by concrete actions its renunciation of terrorism " . |
| 3 | ‘ The understanding of our history we achieved in preparing for the 70th anniversary of October is not something frozen and given once and for all . |
| 4 | An example of this procedure is the Declaration on border controls and immigration which Britain succeeded in appending to the Single European Act . |
| 5 | They succeeded in closing off the third of five underground conduits formed beneath the surface crust and through which red-hot magma has been flowing . |
| 6 | Somehow , in the confusion of rapid troop movements , El Cid never succeeded in joining with the royal army , though he certainly attempted I to do so . |
| 7 | We shall see how much or how little of local nuances it succeeded in conveying to the top authorities . |
| 8 | Most speakers did this , but some still persisted in reading from a prepared script without raising their heads from the lectern . |
| 9 | The hon. and learned Member for Burton ( Mr. Lawrence ) persisted in talking about the new harsher penalties that would be available under the Bill . |
| 10 | The understanding reached between them and the catholic — nationalist lay leadership resulted in schooling in the future state being allocated to the domain of the church , in exchange for the legitimation of that state by the church leadership . |