Example sentences of "[vb base] in [noun] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As it turned out , the wide spread of professional competence present in the workshop made questions as to where individual expertise had been acquired recede in importance compared to the real advances in thinking which could be made through an immediate exchange of ideas . |
| 2 | In addition petrol-lead in food brought into the region would not be spotted . |
| 3 | The horns are of middle length or can be quite long , and they vary in style according to the herd 's origins , but commonly those of the cow grow outwards , forwards and then upwards . |
| 4 | The hinges are arranged in bands across the middle of the back and vary in number according to the species . |
| 5 | When the tortillas are ready , wrap each one in a tea towel ( if serving later , wrap in foil to reheat in the oven ) . |
| 6 | Much contention surrounded this one measure in evidence submitted to the House of Lords Select Committee and a good part of the discussion centred on the meaning of specific handicap ’ and ‘ to ensure the conservation of the environment . ’ |
| 7 | The swelter in summer squeezed on the planes of his skull like a knight 's helmet overheating in the sun , before the Saracens taught the Christians to wear veils , and the winds of winter bit into his brows like braces screwed onto scaffolding to keep it rigid , and set pain skirling through his body . |
| 8 | It is important to note that these ballets were created by MacMillan whose aim has been to convince audiences that dance in ballet belongs to the reality of life and to show how life can be manipulated . |
| 9 | Survival will be the name of the game on Sunday … when the country 's top triathletes arrive in Aylesbury to compete in the British Sprint Championships … |
| 10 | And a word of warning — when you arrive in Hye-on-Wye beware of the second-hand bookshops . |
| 11 | As a cause of lung cancer it comes second only to smoking , and research shows that people who live in houses affected by the gas run a one in thirty chance of dying of lung cancer . |
| 12 | Mr Milburn says the system is flawed because the majority of people in Darlington live in houses valued in the bottom category of less than £40,000 . |
| 13 | ( Approximately 10 per cent of the world 's population live in cultures characterized by the former sub-types , whereas 7 per cent live under the latter . ) |
| 14 | The only local people who live in the village live in cottages tied to the estate , and many cottages lie empty for most of the year while the number of rural homeless grows . |
| 15 | Besides , with this creed I can so clearly distinguish between the criminal and his crime , I can so sincerely forgive the first , while I abhor the last with this creed revenge never worries my heart , degradation never too deeply disgusts me , injustice never crushes me too low , I live in calm looking to the end . |
| 16 | So to while away those lonely winter nights , we 've arranged ( with Virgin Vision ) for 90-minute videos of red Ben live in action to go to the senders of the first 20 correct entries . |
| 17 | So to while away those lonely winter nights , we 've arranged ( with Virgin Vision ) for 90-minute videos of red Ben live in action to go to the senders of the first 20 correct entries . |
| 18 | He puts great emphasis on the difficulties of prediction , and urges that where there are rules to which people do in fact adhere for the most part , and which help maintain the social stability required for any kind of good to flourish , we are likely to come nearest to doing what is objectively right ( in terms of its actual consequences ) if we also stick to the rules , but that where the rules , however useful they would be if generally obeyed , are widely flouted we should make a direct judgement of what will have the best consequences . |
| 19 | Though at first sight these two demands seen strangely unrelated , they do in fact meet in the idea of God 's holiness . |
| 20 | Changes in mortality rates will result in either a decrease or increase in prevalence according to the direction of change in mortality . |
| 21 | In this context , the term inquisitorial seems to mean that chairs feel they have the freedom to investigate cases and elicit the information they think they need in order to get to the truth of the situation , rather than to choose between competing arguments . |
| 22 | It is all a matter of degree , of course , and much may depend on what communications have in fact passed between the persons concerned . |
| 23 | Then , by what actually occurs , you will be able to confirm that you have in fact turned in the right direction to reach your track . |
| 24 | Anomalous barium and zirconium values occur in syenites associated with the Insch gabbro . |