Example sentences of "[vb pp] in [verb] [adv prt] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This follows the realisation that if the hunters succeeded in wiping out the goats the vegetation might swiftly regenerate , making it impossible to see the wary pigs . |
| 2 | We in the North owe him a considerable debt for the enthusiasm and perception he has shown in building up the schools ' collection of works of art now owned by the County Council . |
| 3 | During both April and July 1981 vigorous exchanges took place in the press and in Parliament about the role that deteriorating social conditions and unemployment may have played in bringing about the riots . |
| 4 | I agree with the hon. Gentleman that every conceivable thing that can be done should be done to ensure that the applicant — the hon. Gentleman was right to say that he may be old and slightly confused — is assisted in filling out the forms . |
| 5 | The White Paper goes on to emphasize : ‘ It is the loss of liberty involved in carrying out the terms of the order rather than the activities carried out during the order which is the punishment ’ ( p. 18 , para. 4.4 ) . |
| 6 | As each component was later to be assembled into the complete working mechanism , care was taken in laying out the details in order to reduce the manipulation that is necessary at a later stage . |
| 7 | These included : — unrest in Sunderland against a colony of Mormons whose church was attacked with ‘ volleys of stones ’ — an exciting river rescue in South Park , Darlington , where an old man almost drowned — worries in Middlesbrough about dogs running loose and unmuzzled which were referred to in the Commons — the Guardians in Tynemouth were engaged in clearing out the workhouses , putting children in institutions or ‘ scattered homes ’ — a picture hall in Consett was fined for overcrowding ; — the oldest inhabitant of Coundon , Ralph Goundry , had died aged 97 . |
| 8 | Whilst the class were actively engaged in carrying out the transactions the students went from pair to pair and helped out . |