Example sentences of "in a [adj] [noun] [pers pn] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To maintain rapport in a postal survey we must always put ourselves in the position of the respondent . |
| 2 | Thus , whereas in a face-to-face meeting I can say I 'm Joe Bloggs , on the telephone I must say This is Joe Bloggs or Joe Bloggs is speaking with third person verb agreement ( but see Schegloff , 1979a ) ; in contrast in Tamil we would have to say on the telephone the equivalent of Joe Bloggs am speaking , with first person verb agreement . |
| 3 | However , in a well-maintained aquarium they can reduce the chances of disease . |
| 4 | In a final hearing it will also have seen the guardian ad litem 's report . |
| 5 | In a curious way he would miss Tibbles . |
| 6 | In a curious way you can understand what is being said only by letting your mind slip into the same fuzzy state Shepherd 's must have been in when he spoke . |
| 7 | Without this single find in a remote country we should only have doubtful knowledge , from some remarks in Herodotus , of archaic decorative metal-work on this scale . |
| 8 | In a philosophical mood he would describe his loneliness as an occupational hazard . |
| 9 | But we still need to know how , I mean maybe in a participatory democracy we can defend freedom and equality to the system not in it seems absurd to say that democracy we have now is a way of embodied freedom I mean maybe weak notion of equality , but nothing |
| 10 | I think if I 'd been in a Western country I would have had a lot more comeback … |
| 11 | Available in a wide range they can be used in many attractive combinations |
| 12 | In a strange way it can actually contribute to the success of many marriages , for not every woman wants to spend her life with an eternal Romeo . |
| 13 | Indeed , Mr Wolski rarely looked anyone full in the face , seeming meek and quiet as if in a strong wind he might almost have been blown away . |
| 14 | In a strong wind he must refuse to move until sufficient additional crew arrive to handle the glider safely . |
| 15 | If you are in a violent relationship you can get additional legal protection . |
| 16 | When kept as individuals in a mixed community they can bully other smaller species but they are in the main more peaceable than the average marine fish . |
| 17 | However , the content through which these mathematical skills are taught has a set of messages all of its own and because we live in a capitalist society we can easily be unaware of these messages — about the exploitation of labour , the sexism , the inequalities based on racism and social class — that are all a part of the ideology of capitalism . |
| 18 | In a capitalist society you can not escape the impact of money on your own welfare . |
| 19 | In a similar way we can use the die figures for the early imperial bronze coinages minted at Corinth to calculate that the total value coined over a century was only about half a million denarii , or less than 5000 per year . |
| 20 | In a similar way we can first examine ray average costs and returns to scale along a ray . |
| 21 | In a similar way we can mock an accent or dialect , projecting a stereotyped figure more in the manner that stage actors do than in the manner that mere quotation provides … |
| 22 | In a similar way he might have been surprised by the figure he cut in prose or come to that in life . |
| 23 | If she had been in a similar position she would also have called on the nearest colleague . |
| 24 | The dark cream also sets off the bright red roses well — had I chosen a white satin , card or fabric in a similar shade it would have been too bright and could have detracted from the frame . |
| 25 | And in a similar fashion you should use the Dipabase to keep the skin as soft and moist as you can |
| 26 | If I behaved in a similar fashion I would expect to lose my ‘ ticket ’ and be imprisoned for a considerable time . |
| 27 | This is so sensitive that in a noisy office it can pick up an unamplified solid electric guitar from about 12 inches and show the exact pitch on the strobe . |
| 28 | Take a pair of binoculars with you so that when you spot surface activity in a distant area you can use them to confirm or otherwise that it is bream which are the cause . |
| 29 | So to put it another way you could say in a typical year we would receive about twenty thousand complaints and enquiries about shopping . |
| 30 | If it just went in a straight line it would take fifteen minutes . |