Example sentences of "in [adj] it [vb past] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The court appeared to disagree with Goulding J at first instance in that it seemed to say that confidential information which can not be described as a " business secret " ( in the narrow sense of that phrase ) could not be protected by an express clause . |
| 2 | In 1972 it failed to reach reserve price when it came under the hammer at auction . |
| 3 | In 1932 it had captured international headlines when the church was attacked by a mob of evangelical bigots who went to work with sledgehammers , wrecking altars and destroying ornaments of which they disapproved ; perhaps the last violent twitch of the Puritan tail on English soil . |
| 4 | In particular it wanted to ensure that British nuclear thinking , planning , targeting and developments as a whole evolved along lines which were compatible with and were harnessed as far as possible to fit in with its own requirements . |
| 5 | This belief is firmly backed up by the experience of the West German government when in 1965 it attempted to bring criminal charges against nine Chemie Grunenthal executives who were indicted for causing bodily harm and involuntary manslaughter in connection with the drug thalidomide . |