Example sentences of "[vb past] in [adv] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The two awards were seemingly an acknowledgement of the specific problems met in adequately resolving the problem of the two sites . |
| 2 | Four years later , Greenpeace returned with another ship and succeeded in properly blocking the pipeline using special rubber balls . |
| 3 | Within a very few years it succeeded in drastically altering the climate in its own homelands — much to the pain of surviving Liberals , such as Harnack , who saw in the entire regrettable enterprise the swamping of properly respectable theological and historical study by a wave of sheer barbarism , of uncouth and indeed vulgar ‘ enthusiasm ’ . |
| 4 | He attempted to escape by hitting a nine-iron left-handed but succeeded in only moving the ball a couple of inches . |
| 5 | From the 1930s , on the other hand , the big insurance companies moved in strongly to fill the gap between the state pension and the standard of living for which most workers hoped , setting up occupational pension schemes for firms on a contract basis . |
| 6 | In a hectic 64th minute spell Collins headed the ball back to midfielder Martin Murray who completely fluffed a header and Gardiner raced in only to blast the ball over . |
| 7 | Perhaps he has just waited to see what was emerging and then stepped in quickly to take the initiative and carry forward the proposal which he has sensed is about to emerge . |
| 8 | Zamora — he 's probably related to the guy Wayne beat on his Los Angeles debut five weeks ago ( who knows ? ) — hung in gallantly to weather the storm and was warmly embraced by McCullough at the finish . |
| 9 | Today the Royal British Legion fell in proudly to hear the dedication . |