Example sentences of "of [v-ing] it in the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A simple microscopic examination of some vaginal discharge , suspended in a salt solution , will give the diagnosis in most cases , and there are also reliable methods of culturing it in the laboratory . |
| 2 | But gradually the idea of performing it in the garden , and the setting of the last act of Figaro , which all takes place in the garden , started to suggest an alternative scenario for moments from the opera . |
| 3 | But , as one ex-councillor puts it , ‘ If he ca n't manage to present the Labour Party in new colours in his own constituency , what hope has he of doing it in the country ? ’ |
| 4 | The Malaysians hoped in particular that , once relations between Hanoi and Bangkok were normalised , the concept of neutralisation would gather new momentum because ASEAN would recognise the importance of detaching Indo-Chinese communism from the communism of China and the USSR , and of merging it in the mainstream of Southeast Asian nationalism . |
| 5 | Instead of putting it in the power of the creditor to prevent his debtor from obtaining his liberty on giving up his all , it vested the right of a negative in the judges in open court , where it was more just to place it than to allow it to remain in the power of the creditor who , from motives of resentment , was less likely to decide impartially in his own cause . |
| 6 | Listen , listen to me , when it 's finished , instead of putting it in the box we 'll put it on that other one and listen to it for a wee while |
| 7 | And I left it on the side instead of leaving it in the grill . |
| 8 | ‘ Can I come in instead of discussing it in the corridor ? ’ |