Example sentences of "[subord] [noun] [verb] [adv prt] in [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | This is not only quicker than casting stitches off in small groups but it also gives a neat edge without the stepped edge that usually occurs . |
2 | ‘ If agencies wind up in 1993 at the same level as in 1992 , they 'll be doing well , ’ states Martin Larkin , managing director , Irish International Advertising . |
3 | ‘ If ships go down in shallow water , ’ adds Michael Cohen , ‘ cargoes are damaged by the tides . |
4 | While engineers scrape by in cheerless garrets . |
5 | ‘ I know he has made mistakes , but for the first time since Shanks took over in 1959 , a Liverpool manager has got a job to do . |
6 | For reasons set out in earlier reports and in statements ( IG 16–19 ) concerning her car , abandoned in Exeter station car-park , it is possible , even likely , that she met someone there by arrangement … |
7 | This positive working relationship helped to strengthen the foundations of the sport , especially when Sarah moved on in 1987 to become a senior staff coach at the English Ski Council and Development Officer for freestyle . |
8 | I served my time in both India , Palestine , Gibraltar , Egypt and these sort of places abroad and when I , I nine months of my colour service to finish , which were a twelve year service , when war broke out in nineteen thirty nine . |
9 | When war broke out in 1939 , the combination of a depressed agriculture at home and a convenient empire abroad had ensured that around 70 per cent of the nation 's food was imported from overseas . |
10 | WHEN WAR broke out in 1939 , the UK Government Ministry of War Transport and the Admiralty quickly assumed control of shipping . |
11 | Since he did not commit himself unreservedly to any party he earned a reputation for political inconsistency , and had to confront the hazards of non-alignment when war broke out in 1642 . |
12 | When war broke out in 1914 , Harrison was sent to France to join the British Expeditionary Force and regarded this as a heaven-sent opportunity to move away from the subject of the venereal diseases . |
13 | Fourth , the absence of penalties for abuses , such as involvement in price-fixing , means that firms have every incentive to engage in anticompetitive behaviour until they are discovered , as Williams points out in this issue . |
14 | Almost as soon as war broke out in 1914 James Seely joined the army . |
15 | Hong Kong Special Report : Portugal takes a stand and Macao celebrates a passport to security : Unlike Britain , Portugal offers a guaranteed home to many of the citizens of its enclave in the Pearl River delta when China takes over in 1999 . |
16 | The hem of a distant Marsquake shivered through the walls of the burrow , and Jezrael had to stuff the back of her hand in her mouth to stifle her laughter as Ember cried out in artistic mock-orgasm . |
17 | When Gockley took over in 1972 , the HGO charted a new and more interesting course . |
18 | ‘ The days of two-hour training sessions have long gone as players turn up in better physical condition and therefore know fitness work has to be done . |
19 | Three Polish prisoners were killed when riots broke out in five jails after parliament excluded habitual offenders from an amnesty . |
20 | ‘ They have raised over £1 million for the redevelopment — they deserve to reap the reward , ’ says the man who was captain when Charlton went down in 1956 to begin their troubles . |
21 | But nothing prepared the 14-year-old for the shock when Tony ran off in real life with Tracey . |
22 | For a time briefer than the smallest period measurable by today 's clocks , the universe grew ever faster , as energy stored up in some hitherto unsuspected field of force was released . |
23 | Garages fire : A caravan and car were badly damaged when fire broke out in two garages on allotments at Sherburn village , Durham , yesterday . |