Example sentences of "in the [noun] [verb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.

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1 On the very day of the Manifesto a central strike committee in the capital proclaimed itself the St Petersburg Soviet ( Council ) of Workers ' Deputies .
2 On the very day of the Manifesto a central strike committee in the capital proclaimed itself the St Petersburg Soviet ( Council ) of Workers ' Deputies .
3 He and her mother were more than welcome , she would delight in the chance to show them the treasure that was hers , but leave it she would not .
4 ‘ A Classic winner is super at any time , but having Michael in the saddle makes it a really special day . ’
5 ‘ A Classic winner is super at any time , but having Michael in the saddle makes it a really special day . ’
6 Palace invites in the BBC to show what a hard life the royals have .
7 Daisy said , ‘ He told Sister he 'd like our Charlie to stay in the Hall to give him the chance to get his nerve back in easy stages .
8 She was a French Resistance girl in the series Moonstrike , a ballet dancer in a spy thriller , a nurse in Emergency Ward Ten , a secretary in Compact , and in the film Mix Me A Person she played Adam Faith 's girlfriend .
9 Indeed Michael Blair did it full justice several times last night and who says Josef Locke was n't standing in the wings giving it an envied ear …
10 ‘ There have been a number of occasions in the past when stories have appeared in the press saying what the figures are going to be in one or two days ’ time … but when someone quotes exactly the figure which is going to come out the next day it is hard to believe they just made an inspired guess .
11 Training in the choir gave me a fine knowledge of the Psalms , though I must say that none of us choir boys looked forward to the fifteenth evening of the month when the set psalm had no less than seventy-three verses .
12 Someone claiming to be in the know told us the other day that the reason DEC president Robert Palmer never showed up at that mammoth Unix strategy briefing session the company put the press and analyst corp through back in February was that he saw the rehearsals and did n't want to be associated with it .
13 We pressed on down the Gulf and after an hour or so my radio lad in the back gave me a chit — " The Argosy has been found , return to Bahrain " — and so , led by the squadron commander , John A. MacDonald commanding No 55 at that time , we were led back to Bahrain .
14 She had scarcely seen the Mercedes that had swung into the drive just as she 'd been about to go out , but by sheer instinct she had swerved to miss it , sparing only a glance in the mirror to tell her the other car was safe before speeding on her way again .
15 Another glance in the mirror showed me the twin head-lamps of a powerful car about the size of a small battleship .
16 In March this year the film industry in the USA awarded him a special Oscar for his outstanding contribution to world cinema .
17 They fear either that we are committed to move to stage three or that , irrespective of the provision in the treaty allowing us a free choice , we would none the less be obliged to move .
18 Instead a blunder in the opening left him a pawn down , on the verge of defeat .
19 I 'd have cast off in the Angharad to fetch you the minute I knew you were there ! ’
20 And I 'll see you again next week , but if you need anything in the meantime give me a ring will you ?
21 The high proportion of carbohydrates in the leaves makes them an ideal target for creatures that bite and suck out the energy rich sap .
22 A Scottish indoor record of 3min 57.57sec for the mile and a 1,500m in 3:40.7 as well as several fine competitive performances in the US gave him the right racing background and confidence to tackle Toronto .
23 We in the North owe him a considerable debt for the enthusiasm and perception he has shown in building up the schools ' collection of works of art now owned by the County Council .
24 ‘ I came to see if there was anything in the apartment to give me a lead on who killed Mahoney , ’ I said .
25 The intensely provincial , Catholic and Nationalist environment within which the DHAC operated was not conducive to its kind of class-based , quasi-Marxist political rhetoric which would , ten years earlier , probably have unleashed a backlash that it would have found difficult to survive ; even the mild leftism of Stephen McGonagle had in the past made him an object of suspicion among Derry Catholics .
26 There was just enough slope in the field to give him a decent run , though she felt sure it must be frustrating for someone so skilled to be stuck on what was little better than a nursery area .
27 We put him back in the sling-hammock to give him a chance to heal .
28 We had a fast and uneventful run to Stornoway where the new propeller was fitted but , to my horror , in the haste to re-launch us the same prop .
29 It happened that the dog was silenced just as her last remark emerged , and over his body , flattened now to the sheet where he lay panting , the old woman sitting up in the bed flashed her a look .
30 Two other roles secured in that year , 1960 , held better promise but in the end brought him no further progression in his career .
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