Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [noun sg] in the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And although the majority of materialist philosophers base their belief in the neurophysiological theory of perception on arguments rather than observations , they are , nevertheless , greatly influenced by the apparent successes of neurophysiology . |
| 2 | You know , she 'd say , they cook their cabbage in the same water as the bacon . |
| 3 | One whiff of the opened container will make an on-heat goat wag her tail in the characteristic manner . |
| 4 | At this meeting the divisions review their performance in the current year and present and answer questions on their plans for the following year . |
| 5 | People who make their living in the informal sector are also required to pay all kinds of petty taxes , including business licenses , market charges and fees to government officials before permits can be issued . |
| 6 | THE British Lions were today fuming over two refereeing decisions which they claimed cost them victory in the first Test against New Zealand in Christchurch . |
| 7 | It is perhaps understandable why these men , who earn their livelihood in the very embrace of the Goddess of the South Seas , should take her so seriously , but it came as more of a surprise that the Sultan of Surakarta should do the same . |
| 8 | National styles have been blurred by the diaspora of players in search of money — most of this summer 's Brazilian squad , for example , earn their living in the Italian league , and as a result the national team has inherited a less flamboyant , more pragmatic European style of play . |
| 9 | Women even cut their hair in the same style . |
| 10 | A WOMAN has been sent a council tax bill for £800 after bungling valuers put her shack in the highest tax band . |
| 11 | Louisa began again , but faltered when she saw Emilia close her eyes and shake her head in the little bonnet she wore . |
| 12 | Fielding ( I noticed ) cut his veal in the normal way , but then passed his fork to the right hand to prong the meat . |
| 13 | I thought ooh , what if you put your hand in the wrong place urgh urgh ! |
| 14 | Troops kill US teenager in the silent suburbs * . |
| 15 | She never forgets that it 's Howard to whom they all owe their place in the new order of things . |
| 16 | For some types of find , scientific methods are useful in the process of analysis , but most specialists begin their analysis in the same basic way . |
| 17 | Having decided on the story , theme or music , choreographers should consider some vital rules of theatre and construct their ballet in the same way that authors and composers work out their books and compositions . |
| 18 | If he had not returned in twenty years his son , Don Benedetto , should inherit his lands and administer his fortune in the normal way . |
| 19 | ‘ I read your article in the last issue , ’ Evelyn said . |
| 20 | Off with the nightie , on with those jeans ( OK , do n't bother fastening them just yet ) , pop your baby in the brand-new car seat , and zoom off home with proud daddy . |
| 21 | Besides , I set my tale in the last century and not today , because that is a convention which readers like . ’ |
| 22 | The home fires will be kept burning , as Walter Smith 's men pursue their interest in the European Cup on foreign fields in the mini-league stage . |
| 23 | As class sizes will be limited , the earlier you get your entry in the more chance you have of being included in your preferred classes . |
| 24 | " Get your peg in the right hole , missus , before you chip off the corners — and possibly even lay bare your embarrassment " . |
| 25 | In my view this book would deprave and corrupt young children and I draw your attention in the sincere hope that you will find it possible to take action against the publishers . |
| 26 | The Enemy is at work , and our first task as Christians as we confront our adversary in the Great Battle for the modern world is to identify his strategies . |
| 27 | Introduce yourself straightaway , smile , make direct eye contact and ask open questions which indicate your interest in the other person . |
| 28 | It could not tolerate the possibility , in the years 1953–6 , of Jordan and the accommodationist wing of the PLO negotiating a separate peace agreement , since this was bound to weaken its own regional position and destroy its primacy in the Arab struggle against Israel . |
| 29 | Every immigrant family carries this sense of pain somewhere in its psyche , but often it is left to the women to hold the sense of pain and loss while the husbands and children find their way in the new world . |
| 30 | — COXHOE WMC snooker aces , Paul Davison , Eddie Rhodes and Neil Moseley , continue their success in the National CIU Snooker Team Championships with a visit to the semi-final in Leeds on Saturday June 6 . |