Example sentences of "in [art] [adj] [noun pl] [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Giggling like a child , rueful self-mockery etched on every line of her face , she applauded when a shout went up , joined in the disappointed groans when it proved a false alarm , commiserated with a rather determined little girl who had wandered into her own area of search and who thought she should have found one by now , and , thoroughly amused , by herself as much as by others , she whole-heartedly entered into the spirit of the thing . |
| 2 | He was running sixth and looking good for a point after a tense battle in the final laps when he span off the rain-soaked track on the last lap . |
| 3 | He was running sixth and looking good for a point after a tense battle in the final laps when he slid off the track on the last lap . |
| 4 | In the final days before they met , Mother 's face began to harden when she sat and watched Boy and O , as if she was trying to push them together by sheer force of will power . |
| 5 | The 16-point plan presented by the rebels at this meeting had been rejected by the government , but on Oct. 15 Chissano announced that MNR rebels would be allowed to stand in the 1991 elections if they renounced violence and laid down their arms . |
| 6 | The closest analogy I can think of is that it is very much like fishing , you never know what you are going to catch , you have to pull in the small ones when you are hoping for the big one , but occasionally a big one comes along when you least expect it . |
| 7 | He admitted that mistakes had been made in the five months since he personally took over the government , especially in the slow pace of privatisation . |
| 8 | Mr Yeltsin admitted that mistakes had been made in the five months since he personally took over the government , especially in the very slow pace of privatisation . |
| 9 | in the five years since they were first subjected to competition , Swedish Railways have transformed both their efficiency and their performance . |
| 10 | They say the stage is a respectable profession nowadays , well maybe it is , but I ca n't think it 's changed all that much in the five years since I left . |
| 11 | ‘ Would it surprise you to know that in the five years since I first set eyes on you , I have not looked seriously at another woman ? |
| 12 | It was a goal of the highest class , reflecting the progress the 29-year-old striker has made in the five years since he left Blundell Park to earn fame and fortune with Norwich City and Rangers . |
| 13 | Pinchbeck acknowledges that in the five years since he left , Magnus has undergone interesting change . |
| 14 | In the four years since we looked at the Subaru estate , it 's gone upmarket with a bang . |
| 15 | Stock , Aitken and Waterman 's achievements in the four years since they had joined forces were — even in an industry known for its hyperbole — sensational . |
| 16 | Carden is Europe 's most northerly commercial vineyard and in the four years since it opened has already established itself in the wine market . |
| 17 | All outputs along the same channel always appear together in the minimal acceptances because we assume that the environment , like occam processes , does not have the power of selective input on a channel . |
| 18 | Two days later , the Army raided a house in the Lower Falls where they found a collection of arms . |
| 19 | Software has improved dramatically in the six years since I bought the old computer and this one is faster and easier to use . |
| 20 | Carol , a jeweller for more than 25 years , has built up a steady following for her original designs in the six years since she moved out of London and started her own business . |
| 21 | As Alan Cantwell , the intermediates manager , pointed out ‘ any spillages can be controlled in minutes ’ and he was also keen to point out that in the 18 months since it was commissioned , ‘ no spillages have occurred ’ . |
| 22 | Dalglish will pay Swedish club Malmo £800,000 for their star man , taking his gross transfer outlay soaring to nearly £12 million in the 14 months since he took over at Ewood Park . |
| 23 | Dalglish will pay Swedish club Malmo £800,000 for their star man , taking his gross transfer outlay soaring to nearly £12 million in the 14 months since he took over at Ewood Park . |
| 24 | For example , in the case of a new piece of computer equipment , the law of confidence is all important in the early stages as it is being developed and evaluated . |
| 25 | I can guess , for instance , that an academic in the drama field , Richard Courtney , was embarrassed by her in the early days because she does not fit his Sladian view of what drama teaching is about . |
| 26 | In the early weeks after I had him I suffered from postnatal depression . |
| 27 | I note that the report to which the hon. Gentleman refers says : ’ Labour , if elected , would have little scope for increased spending in the early years unless it were willing to increase taxes by more than it has indicated . ’ |
| 28 | TV 's Bill star Nula Conwell had to call in the real police when she woke up to find her home burgled . |
| 29 | Other issues were raised such as the practice of banning Chinese from western hotels in the major cities unless they were on official business or actually accompanying foreigners . |
| 30 | These are amorphous , highly stable , dark brown or black cuticular pigments which are generally non-granular and are insoluble in the usual solvents though they are rapidly decolorized by oxidizing agents . |