Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think it is important that judges should retire earlier than they do , ’ said Mr Hewitt , of Etherley , near Bishop Auckland , who retired in his 73rd year but who has regularly been recalled to sit in judgement during the past two years . |
| 2 | FCA of who had been found to be in breach of Investment Business Regulation 1.32 in that in Camberley between 6 October 1989 and 22 August 1991 the firm failed to carry out a review of its compliance procedures in accordance with the terms of the Regulation and having been in breach of Investment Business Regulation 2.09 in that in Camberley between 6 October 1989 and 22 August 1991 the firm failed to warn clients of the extent to which they may be exposed to risk in accordance with the terms of the Regulation and having been in breach of Investment Business Regulation 2.32 in that in Camberley between 6 October 1989 and 22 August 1991 , when the firm gave advice to clients such that , if acted upon , it would result in commission being received , it failed to inform those clients of that position in writing in accordance with the terms of the Regulation and having been in breach of Investment Business Regulation 2.47 in that in Camberley between 6 October 1989 and 22 August 1991 the firm failed to issue engagement letters in accordance with the terms of the Regulation and having been in breach of Investment Business Regulation 2.60 in that in Camberley between 6 October 1989 and 22 August 1991 the firm failed to ensure that it had adequate records in accordance with the terms of the Regulation was reprimanded , fined £500 and ordered to pay £250 by way of costs . |
| 3 | You failed to fall in love with me — |
| 4 | I did n't want to quarrel in front of Flora — it seemed humiliating over something so small — so I said , ‘ Well , it 's just that they seemed so happy and fond of each other . |
| 5 | Potting up petunias in coco fibre — only gloxinia failed to thrive in coir compost |
| 6 | A government that sought to remain in office after losing a vote of confidence in the House of Commons would find its position politically intenable : it would lack the political authority to govern . |
| 7 | ‘ I do n't want to sit in court , it feels unpleasant . |
| 8 | So why do I want to fall in love again ? |
| 9 | This … this man , this total stranger was actually daring to sit in judgement ! |
| 10 | SALT I , the most important of these , placed limits on the further construction of intercontinental nuclear weapon systems by both sides ; it was intended to remain in force for five years or until superseded by a more comprehensive agreement , and it was the first real fruit of negotiations that had been proceeding since the late 1960s . |
| 11 | Two early Christians chanced to meet in Heaven . |
| 12 | I work in pastels quite a lot , but I tend to work in colour all the time rather than pencil or charcoal . |
| 13 | In academic psychology , black psychologists tend to work in administration , counselling , and ‘ race'-related research , areas which traditionally lack status . |
| 14 | He failed to appear in court to face four charges of theft . |
| 15 | Coun Mike J Carr failed to appear in court yesterday on a charge of assaulting Cleveland county councillor John Garvey . |
| 16 | The prosecution sought to adduce in evidence documents which contained statements made by the defendant in the earlier bankruptcy proceedings . |
| 17 | The trainers loved him and some , like Beamish , took it as a mortal insult when he failed to come in person to minister to their valuable charges . |
| 18 | Mr , sorry I you may want to comment in fact about the relationship of these figures and the emerging policy in Cleveland . |
| 19 | ‘ It is a very distressing case , We do n't know what the full facts are , and I would not want to comment in detail . |
| 20 | We do n't know what the full facts are , and I would not want to comment in detail , ’ he added . |
| 21 | We do n't know what the full facts are and I would not want to comment in detail . |
| 22 | Erm , since the wider range investments on the whole tend to increase in value more rapidly than the narrower range investments , then as the investments in the normal course of management are bought and sold , the proportion which you have invested in the wider range tends to increase faster than the proportion that you have invested in the narrower range . |
| 23 | What I shall want to argue is that their position is caught up in a circular argument : the only reason one could have for wanting to stand in this kind of relationship to biblical women is that one is Christian , but these writers never tackle the prior question as to whether feminism is in fact compatible with Christianity , such that one should want to stand in relationship to biblical women . |
| 24 | Quite quite often you tend to find in industry where er , if you 're dealing with mechanical bits and pieces |
| 25 | ‘ Having regard to the terms of the contract , the conduct of the parties and the circumstances of the case , I have no doubt that the property was not intended to pass in this case on contract but only in exchange for a valid building society cheque , but even if it may be regarded as intended to pass in exchange for a false , but believed genuine , building society cheque it will not in my view avail the insurers . ’ |
| 26 | We intend to work in conjunction with the Musée des Arts de la Mode . |
| 27 | Although he talked about how ‘ we , as communists , essentially intend to work in harmony with nature ’ , he made it clear that this meant ‘ understanding and controlling the laws of nature … to place them at man 's service ’ . |
| 28 | Now I feel it is very hurtful when you have a boyfriend and when he finds out he does n't want to know in case the child calls him Daddy . |
| 29 | ‘ He 'd been remanded to appear in court for a driving offence , ’ Fairham said . |
| 30 | She sat very still , letting his words flow over her , not daring to comment in case she said something stupid and broke his mood . |