Example sentences of "[vb pp] in [coord] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The candidate must not be hidden in or by the crowd ; at the same time he must not appear too remote . |
| 2 | Thus factories were placed in or near the port of Belfast . |
| 3 | The only other significant source of nephrite within reach was situated in and around the Vostochny Sayan range of inner Siberia , west of the southern end of Lake Baikal . |
| 4 | These are common enough , since , as has already been mentioned , a large proportion of the world 's volcanoes are situated in or below the oceans . |
| 5 | A small crowd were gathered in and around the garden listening to it . |
| 6 | ‘ Pool controls the operation of this station , the planet-based droids , the various structures we have built in and around the star system . |
| 7 | The attempt to disguise the fact that the decision itself was not made in or by the Cortes , was taken a step further with the announcement that the Law of Succession would be submitted to popular consideration in a national referendum on 6 July 1947 . |
| 8 | The godly had some success in severing their connection with the church by banishing them from the churchyard , but the old festal calendar survived and the activities associated with it — mumming at New Year , dancing at Candlemas , football and other games at Shrovetide , and maypole dancing on Mayday — were relocated in and around the village ale-house . |
| 9 | For a week or so in February , a pair of longtailed tits was often to be seen in and beneath the shrubs near the nutbag . |
| 10 | Two divisions of Republican Guard were also based in or around the capital to serve as Saddam Hussein 's personal bodyguard . |
| 11 | The British executive is collective and the Prime Minister 's power is exercised in and with the Cabinet . |
| 12 | A less clear-cut example occurs at Frilford , where several distinct concentrations of debris are known in and around the temenos and the crossroads . |
| 13 | Quantities of empty drinks cans have been found in and near the building . |
| 14 | After this time L4 and L5 have been found in and around the pancreas before their appearance in the large intestinal lumen . |
| 15 | Restaurants , antique and craft shops can be found in and around the township and in addition to the Castle currently undergoing environmental works , visitors are intrigued by the thriving ancient Corporation with its Portreeve , Jury and Common Attorney etc. which retains with pride local customs dating back to its 13th Century Charter . |
| 16 | Northampton 's history goes back beyond the Romans — certainly to the Iron Age and settlements of that time can be found in and around the town . |
| 17 | The hub of all this activity was found in and around the market place and the Guildhall and down towards the Cathedral . |
| 18 | The sniping was still fairly accurate and still concentrated in and around the orchard . |
| 19 | Generally , though , ivory seems to have been concentrated in and near the temples . |
| 20 | This is a Cenotaph Corner with five hundred feet of lurching exposure thrown in and with the arms already tested by four demanding pitches . |
| 21 | As he walked slowly home , Van Cheele thought about several things which had happened in and around the village recently . |
| 22 | On May 1 more than 10,000 US Army troops and National Guardsmen were deployed in and around the city . |
| 23 | Based in Gloucestershire , the organization had formed after a series of childhood leukaemia cases was discovered in and around the village of Lydney , directly across the Severn Estuary from the nuclear power station at Berkeley . |
| 24 | And the number of expended condoms discovered in and around the bathing-area suggested that not only ingress and egress , but congress too , were not unusual there , with the cover of the night , and the cover of the cubicles , combining to promote this latter activity — even when frost was forecast . |
| 25 | Tennants had lived in and around the village for many generations and had served the small community as farmers , millers and blacksmiths . |
| 26 | The bomb , which caused no casualties , had been planted in or under the luggage compartment of one of the buses . |
| 27 | Various events such as Powerboat Races , Circuit of Ireland Rally , Carnivals , Mountain Bike Races and Fun Runs are held in or around the lake and farmlands and there are ample parking facilities . |