Example sentences of "[det] [noun] [subord] in a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is a good time to start this scheme because in a recession it 's even more important that those in the greatest need get the most help . |
| 2 | Baldwin ( 1954 ) states that 42 per cent of Mexico had ‘ accelerated erosion ’ and so on , although as section 1 of this chapter suggests , it is difficult to know how to gauge the significance of these figures except in a general and qualitative way , which indeed may be sufficient . |
| 3 | By legs told me that I had skied more that day than in a week on previous holidays . |
| 4 | There was more imitation ice than in The Ancient Mariner , more gilt than in a psychiatrist 's office , more rolled gold than in Acapulco . |
| 5 | You would rather stand in the rain any day than in a bus shelter . ’ |
| 6 | This woman violates the taboo of not touching any man when in a state of impurity by secretly touching his garment , hoping thereby to heal herself . |