Example sentences of "a [noun] [to-vb] [adv prt] in [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rising cost of coal was automatically reflected in their contracts , so that , on nationalisation , there was less of a backlog to make up in price increases and consequently less ill will from necessary increases . |
| 2 | There is nothing wrong with such fear if it leads a Christian to cry out in weakness to God and exercise faith . |
| 3 | I explained about the shop ; I thought he might give me a loan to set up in business again … . |
| 4 | There was undoubtedly a tendency to push back in time the establishment of a far-flung military hegemony . |
| 5 | Terry Gilliam , ex-Python and film director : ‘ John has a tendency to go off in fits and starts . |
| 6 | For — while Sir Felix had nothing much wrong with him except a wild look in his eye sometimes and a tendency to go off in fits of what Gemma had called " unstable " laughter — she had heard certain tales of moral laxity about his brothers and uncles and even one or two of his sisters , which had done nothing for her peace of mind . |
| 7 | I had a tendency to run around in circles getting more and more worked up . |
| 8 | He had , after all , the business and a family to finance back in Broad Street , the cost of amassing and exporting his collections from Australia , and the travel and living expenses of seven people to cover . |