Example sentences of "line [adv prt] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ This is what it is all about really ’ , said one of the clowns , handing me a bun just before he dashed across to the pub car park where they all lined up in order to be judged which of them was the best-dressed ( he was , incidentally ) . |
| 2 | Back in the industrialized countries of the North a reserve army of workers is lining up in dole queues , desperate for work . |
| 3 | Lining up in opposition are those who favour less use of the legal options in truancy cases , preferring policies which place greater emphasis on the causes of truancy . |
| 4 | ‘ You know , with all these tragedies lining up in wait for us , we really should n't waste time . ’ |
| 5 | Abdul Shahid , a Bengali-speaking five year old and a beginner in English , wanted to show off his three sand pies lined up in order of size . |
| 6 | During busier days they brought companies to the unlisted securities market but required owners to sell only 15 p.c. of their shares to outsiders — who often turned out to be long-term holders lined up in advance by the issue 's brokers . |
| 7 | By now , a hundred people have lined up in front of him and a security guard begins to keep them in line . |
| 8 | The six of us walked to the front and lined up in front of the stage . |
| 9 | A queue of about ten people wearing gym shoes was lined up in front of the ladder . |
| 10 | Sadly , that great sight disappeared in 1970 , when the cars lined up in front of the pits at the commencement of the race . |
| 11 | On 17 October 1952 tanks were lined up in front of the presidential palace and a group of officers led by Nasution called on Sukarno to dissolve parliament . |
| 12 | Everyone else , from the father to the uncles to the cousins , was lined up in front of the brother and given a gun . |
| 13 | Four younger men were lined up in front of him and he was addressing them . |
| 14 | Huge four-wheeled carts , each pulled by six horses , were lined up in front of the main doors as Fat Henry moved his furniture and belongings elsewhere for another round of pleasure . |