Example sentences of "in [noun sg] [prep] [art] [noun pl] [unc] " in BNC.

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1 A hearing by Imro 's investigation committee on February 18 found that Midland Bank had failed to take reasonable care in monitoring of the managers ' pricing of the units .
2 At the fourteenth siege of Tor Alessi he charged right into the heart of the Dwarf infantry and was cut down by King Gotrek who snatched the Phoenix crown from his corpse and took it in payment for the Elves ' insolence .
3 There is an enormous literature in Russian on the Decembrists ' Siberian exile which accurately reflects the powerful impact which these ‘ first enlighteners of the Siberian people ’ had on the scientific investigation and cultural development of the region with which so many of them came to identify themselves , and where not a few chose to remain after they were eventually amnestied by Alexander H. Just as their initial , ill-fated rebellion marked the beginning of the nineteenth-century Russian revolutionary movement , so did their exile beyond the Urals open a new phase in the history of political exile in Siberia and of the on-going battle between the radical intelligentsia and the autocratic Russian state .
4 The EP was ‘ brought in ’ in response to the teachers ' perception that they lacked the skills to manage George 's behaviour .
5 Superficially such a resolution might appear to have been no more than a minimum concession by the Federation in response to the seamen 's involvement in a wave of strikes by transport workers which had reverberated around the ports of Britain in the previous summer — an undertaking that it would withdraw its " ticket " if the union would do the same , so that neither side would attempt to control the supply of seamen and free labour disputes would cease .
6 Brandy , meat and bread and cheese were distributed and he rode round the encampment raising his hat in response to the men 's cheers and delivering an admirably concise address : ‘ My brave boys , we have one march more and then all our labour is at an end ; sit down at your tent doors and be alert to take up your arms . ’
7 In response to the children 's far more advanced views on integration the tutorial programme was revised and within two weeks the child was a member of the mainstream school .
8 Continued success in this area will obviously depend in part on the unions ' continued ability to stay abreast of developments , and contribute to any agreement or trade and legal standards that are produced .
9 Thanks in part to the sportsmen 's pressure , much has changed in South Africa .
10 The outcome of the policy process is an even gamble , all win some bets and lose others , in contrast to the elitists ' view that the odds are stacked in favour of the house .
11 This year we have added a special Olympian category in addition to the athletes ' section to reflect both the track and field achievements ( Christie , Gunnell and Kriss Akabusi 's 400 metres hurdles bronze ) and winners away from the stadium — Chris Terry ( archery individual and team bronzes ) and gold-winning cyclist Chris Boardman and boxer Robin Reid ( bronze ) .
12 Rallies , demonstrations and strikes were reported on Jan. 4-6 in a number of towns and cities in support of the nationalists ' demands , and on Jan. 5 there was a general strike in Kurdzhali and in the nearby city of Khaskovo .
13 Incidentally , much of its work was done in support of the Citizens ' Advice Bureaux , erm , in which it helped develop er , computer applications , and also it had the courage to organise a major AIDS conference .
14 These figures were produced in support of the employers ' position in the course of a bitter wage dispute ; the weavers claimed that on some types of cloth they could hardly make 4d ( 2p ) a day .
15 In 1907 local cooperative branches were petitioned to forward a resolution to congress in support of the women 's franchise .
16 On Sept. 30 , ramblers all over Britain joined in demonstrations and acts of trespass in support of the Ramblers ' Association Forbidden Britain Day campaign .
17 Mr Sillars , calling for the retention of the party 's principles , implicitly sanctioned the campaign to overturn the executive 's statement in support of the MPs ' decision to vote with the Government in the Commons last week .
18 Two days later the official trade union movement , the Mozambique Workers ' Organization , previously silent on the strikes , came out in support of the workers ' actions , saying : " We consider that most of the strikers ' grievances are justified . "
19 Outside the Bombers is a seat funded partly by the No 10 Squadron Association in appreciation of the villagers ' support during the war .
20 It is enough if there be just and reasonable grounds for apprehending that unless payment be made an unlawful and injurious course will be taken by the defendant in violation of the plaintiffs ' actual rights .
21 He trained as an architect and town planner before helping to found the Panhellenic Socialist Resistance , the forerunner of PASOK , while in exile from the Colonels ' dictatorship from 1967 to 1974 .
22 The auction — hosted by the Queen 's cousin , the Earl of Harwood — is in aid of a children 's hospital .
23 Whilst resident at Croydon , where he died 28 December 1873 , Harris published two poems , ‘ Lines on the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution ’ , sold in aid of the Freemasons ' Life Boat Fund in 1871 , and ‘ Lines on the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Wedding Day of John and Mary Harris ’ ( 1870 ) .
24 That was all in aid of the companies ' desperate need to make massive profits .
25 The Clare Singers presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat , in aid of the Children 's Society , Rye Hills School Hall , Redcar , 7.15pm .
26 In recognition of the Salesians ' work in education the Prime Minister , Rajiv Ghandi , has authorized a commemorative postage stamp picturing the Salesians ' founder , St John Bosco , with an Indian boy .
27 Chola is replastering the floor with fresh mud and cow-dung in deference to the gods ' visit .
28 Well , the twenty million obviously just comes er , in prop well not in proportion because the salary levels differ but in proportion to the numbers er , made redundant in the individual companies .
29 Tish Reid , who has been in disagreement with the women 's squad chief coach , will attempt to make her point from 374th place .
30 He sporadically published a newsletter about rare firearms , collected guns himself , and was the proud owner of a decrepit fishing boat that was called Bronco-Buster in honour of the Giants ' Superbowl victory , though the Maggot himself never referred to the beaten team as the Denver Broncos , but always and ever as the Denver Fairies .
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