Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 'd think it would be totally alien for them to go in the water like that . |
| 2 | Without turning round he said in a harsh voice : ‘ If you want to know about Inez , Mr Wycliffe , you must ask Sara , the two of them lived in the same house for nearly twelve years . |
| 3 | More to the point , at that age , Auntie tells me , I saw no distinction between the two Fathers , both of whom lived in the sky . |
| 4 | In a very real sense , of course , the biographies of the Muftis in the following chapters illustrate the development of the hierarchy , but it seems not without point to concentrate attention on this particular aspect by placing side by side the biographies of two scholars , one of whom lived in the period before the hierarchy had become developed to any very great degree — before , perhaps , it is even possible to speak of a hierarchy-he other in a period when the development was fairly well advanced , though not complete . |
| 5 | What had originated as a spontaneous civilian outburst now began to be depicted in the international media as a revolt by Iraq 's majority Shia community , most of whom lived in the southern part of the country . |
| 6 | The report showed that there were between 27,000,000 and 35,000,000 blind people in the world , over 90 per cent of whom lived in the developing world , mostly in rural areas . |
| 7 | There were three of them seated in the wardroom , Talbot , Van Gelder and Grierson . |
| 8 | But the motive for praying for the saints is to equip them to minister in the world . |
| 9 | But , who let them loose in the launderette |
| 10 | ‘ But both Graham and I knew it was impractical for me to continue in the job and remain as manager of Exeter . ’ |
| 11 | I wanted to go out last week , but he said , ‘ No way , you 're not going out there ’ , and he made me stay in the whole week . |
| 12 | So a Court would consist of three Magistrates , one of whom sits in the centre and acts as Chairman |
| 13 | Another result is that firms make ‘ supernormal ’ profits ( profits in excess of those necessary to induce them to remain in the industry ) at consumers ' expense . |
| 14 | Paradoxically , the widespread availability of part-time employment for women may enable them to remain in the labour market , even while providing substantial levels of care , whilst men appear more likely to have to choose between full-time employment and stopping work altogether ( see Green , 1988 , Table 2.9 ; Parker , 1992 ) . |
| 15 | Already their father had given an indication of his deep displeasure by ordering all three of them to remain in the room throughout the ceremony . |
| 16 | Nothing lived in the entire village , and there was no sign of what had caused the deaths . |
| 17 | Use a sunscreen with a SPF greater than 10 from 6 months onwards , and then only let them stay in the sun for short periods . |
| 18 | She meant Hepzibah and Mister Johnny and how she owed it to them to let them stay in the house because there was nowhere else they could go , not with Mister Johnny 's shy ways . |
| 19 | If then they still do not help , bring all your people and let them stay in the office until it is done . |
| 20 | If women want to be in the home then certainly let them stay in the home . |
| 21 | Christian Democrats voted by 66 to 28 to accept the Tories as ‘ allied members ’ , allowing them to sit in the same group as the Christian Democrats in the Strasbourg Euro-parliament from May 1 . |
| 22 | Many of them are made by floating the freshly gathered blossoms on pure water and then allowing them to sit in the sunshine for a few hours . |
| 23 | Okay , suppose Come Up And See Me goes in the charts and they ring you up and say , ‘ Steve , how do you fancy going on Top Of The Pops ? ’ |
| 24 | I 'd say oh yes , you know but , still could n't get me to go in the Guild and er , it was so strange that the , I ca n't remember , I think I 've been in the Guild about twenty-five years so you 'll have to do your own little sum . |
| 25 | Well do you want me to go in the cellar see what we 've got ? |
| 26 | The laibon asked me to sit in the boma , and pointed to my tape-recorder . |
| 27 | He waves me to sit in the chair and I do , yawning . |
| 28 | Cool as you like , Paul bloody Lexington has asked me to sit in the wings for the entire run of this play and feed Micky Banks his lines ! ’ |
| 29 | It also times the transfer of its eggs extremely carefully so that most of them hatch in the hosts ' nests at exactly the right time . |
| 30 | Is not the most practical step that he could take to help renewables to allow those people working on tide , wind , coppicing and other renewables in the Atomic Energy Authority a separate organisation free from the foolish need to produce short-term profits , allowing them to invest in the advantages of renewables , which are essentially long-term ? |