Example sentences of "in [pos pn] [noun] [coord] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well he 's hit me while I 've had my kid in my arms and quite a few times . |
| 2 | The slow deliberacy with which the wife commences her reply , with not a hint of offence in her reaction but rather a hint of care in selecting the right mode of reply , emphasizes her willingness to converse on the topic : So does her subsequent appropriation of a rhetorical device , the occupatio , a statement emphasized by the speaker feigning unwillingness or lack of freedom to express it : The monk too takes a moment 's pause before replying : again seeming to digest the implications of the wife 's words , or ( and ? ) to express , silently but with an eloquent action , astonishment at the wife 's ready invitation to him to continue to converse on this topic . |
| 3 | Because the assessment is internal , there is flexibility in its timing and hence a student can work towards a module at his or her own pace . |
| 4 | He played a vital part in the whole development both with his ideas and his supremely practical outlook : no setback discouraged him ; a man of great integrity , discerning in his judgments and withal a sardonic sense of humour . |
| 5 | A dialling-tone purred in his ear and then a woman said , ‘ Number please ? ’ |