Example sentences of "[subord] [verb] [adv] in a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are obviously more overheads when the client group is geographically dispersed rather than grouped together in a home . |
| 2 | In this garden annuals and bedding are used particularly well as they are dotted around perennials and shrubs , rather than grown together in a bedding scheme . |
| 3 | Surely that 's better than fading away in a hospital bed somewhere ? |
| 4 | From a spy to a slimy toad and from this to a serpent Satan moves , crawling on his belly in the dust rather than standing upright in a pool of fire . |
| 5 | Also , a young Norwegian secret agent named Bernhard Bergersen had while travelling past in a train on the opposite side of the fjord , risked his life by taking a photograph of the Tirpitz as she lay at anchor . |
| 6 | However it does seem that mental models can be developed in the abstract without the need to resort to action , in other words it is possible to learn while sitting passively in a class-room . |
| 7 | The sheep wisely leave it alone and most bugs do , too , for it contains two chemicals which , when mixed together in a creature 's stomach , make cyanide . |
| 8 | Sent to Pipe to be prepared for a Gold Cup campaign , he indicated abundant potential when strolling home in a handicap at Wincanton on Boxing Day . |
| 9 | They are described as being antiparallel , which means that when bound together in a helix one reads 5' to 3' , the other 3' to 5' . |
| 10 | When lost deep in a maze , whistle bravely . |
| 11 | Group support gives the participants the courage to stick to their individual guns and know that they can not all be misguided , regardless of the protestations of the sufferer when confronted even in an understanding and supportive manner . |
| 12 | When working together in a team , the members can learn much from each other . |