Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [adv] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the rate of litigation in India was not as high as in Sri Lanka , interpretations by modern scholars of the Indian legal system provide some starting points for an analysis of Sri Lankan justice , and are worth pursuing here in some detail . |
| 2 | Their long mobile noses are used for rooting around in search of small animals . |
| 3 | There is also the potential for catching then in jerseys and sleeves , so Pintail Supplies recommend a leather apron — which they conveniently supply — and care . |
| 4 | After all , she 's hit the headlines on numerous occasions , what with smashing up the inside of a taxi a couple of years ago and then being done for speeding twice in the space of about 15 minutes . |
| 5 | With commercial considerations about patenting strongly in mind , they pursued unfamiliar compounds , not related to the barbiturates or other sedatives or tranquillizers then known . |
| 6 | In the case of Owen and Huxley there was a complex relationship , for Owen had been almost his father-in-science ; but Owen had other serious reasons for seeing little in Darwinism . |
| 7 | No , I would say that if an independent assessor has been dispatched to this is a good point worth bringing through in the event of erm a disagreement between ourselves and a policy holder , the policy holder has a number of aspects that they can they can approach . |
| 8 | This is no night for hanging about in the air . ’ |
| 9 | The room will be furnished with tatami ( mats ) for walking over in bare feet or socks/tights and seating is on zabuton ( large cushions ) . |
| 10 | People interested in agricultural improvement in the nineteenth century — in improving farming methods , in increasing the potential yield of land and in methods of improving the manner of storage of its produce — saw the formal lease as a mechanism for spelling out in advance precisely who was responsible for what , and for enshrining in legal terms how the land was to be utilised . |
| 11 | The immediate remedy is usually to petition for winding up in the public interest , so that a provisional liquidator ( the Official Receiver ) can be appointed , halting the company 's activities . |
| 12 | It may seem tame stuff after helping out in the privatising of British Airways . |
| 13 | WORLD 500cc motorcycle champion Wayne Rainey is critical in hospital after crashing badly in the Italian Grand Prix at Misano . |
| 14 | After gathering again in Milton Keynes in the early hours of this morning they all decided to leave the field at the same time , but there were only two exits . |
| 15 | And Jackson , who caused upset when he held his nose after touching down in the Ivory Coast , plans to perform extra dates in Africa . |
| 16 | And the singer , who caused upset when he held his nose after touching down in the Ivory Coast , plans to perform extra dates in Africa ‘ to make amends ’ . |
| 17 | After touching down in Manchester , Laura 's family wept as she dashed to her two-year-old brother and pushed a teddy into his arms . |
| 18 | After stripping off in a Levi 's ad and Thelma & Louise , Brad Pitt has been hailed as the new James Dean , a sex symbol for the Nineties . |
| 19 | After driving strongly in the top six , he fell victim to what he later described as ‘ Formula Ford driving ’ by Jean Alesi in the Ferrari F92A . |
| 20 | MORE than 12 years after teaming up in Heriot-Watt University 's volleyball team , two Royal Bank staff are once again in the thick of the action . |
| 21 | Offiah , back in action against Widnes last Friday after missing two matches with hamstring trouble , was carried off early in the second half after pulling up in agony . |
| 22 | Northern Ireland international striker Colin Clarke retains his place in Portsmouth 's team for the home League game against Tranmere after scoring twice in the FA Cup victory at Middlesbrough in midweek . |
| 23 | That was the end of his second month 's loan after scoring twice in six games ; later he was to turn down the chance of a permanent move . |
| 24 | She had just enough money left after selling up in Mexico to buy a small finca in Ibiza , where she settled in to survive on a war widow 's pension and the proceeds from her annual harvest of almonds . |
| 25 | According to this morning 's Irish Times , Dave O'Leary did n't get to play in the reserves and may have to undergo surgery on this achilles after breaking down in training yesterday . |
| 26 | I got back to Durham today after staying on in Leeds to watch the Villa match ! |
| 27 | Their only appeal to Clara lay in their austerity , which sometimes reached a point where it bordered on the dangerously extreme ; there was one sad tale , for instance , of a little girl who cared for her cruel stepmother with unfailing devotion , and who died of pneumonia after running out in her nightgown to look for her stepmother 's cat . |
| 28 | IVAN Lendl was today looking to Britain 's grasscourt season to resurrect his flagging career after failing miserably in his bid to land a fourth French Open title . |
| 29 | Earlier , another Valli international , Geoff Turnbull , had hoisted the Tynesiders into a 34second lead on the second leg after taking over in fifth position . |
| 30 | Most of the airfields were bomber units , with the exception of Debden in Essex , a Mustang base , where they were talked down by the American Ground Controllers after exercising around in fog for some time . |