Example sentences of "[noun sg] in [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After purchasing new stock in Paris he re-established his business in 1751 in the Strand , at the centre of the London map trade . |
| 2 | That 's been his main stock in trade I suppose — he 's always just ahead with what he says . ’ |
| 3 | I mean that 's that 's one of his stock in trades he 's a superb volleyer of the ball and it was there for a second with a chance was there for a second . |
| 4 | After the episode in Gerar it is not rescinded . |
| 5 | She crept stealthily along the gallery , not daring to put on a light in case she should wake Luke , past his room , feeling carefully in the half-darkness . |
| 6 | He was so frightened he would n't let the driver go across a green light in case he hit Red and the twins coming the other way . ’ |
| 7 | Her own preference was for retracing Maurice 's route at first light in case he had suffered a breakdown or been involved in an accident . |
| 8 | I did not switch on the light in case it should dazzle her . |
| 9 | He probably tried the door to the house , found that unlocked as well and picked up the hammer in case he was disturbed . ’ |
| 10 | With no reserve football in Italy it 's hard for Milan to keep all their stars happy but , with Burlusconi having pumped £50m into a club which as £15m in debt when he arrived seven years ago , there are few grumbles on the terraces . |
| 11 | I do n't want to bump too hard against the plane 's fuselage in case we do actually come into contact with it . |
| 12 | I think you 'd better take your Scots Park jumper and your red cardigan in case you manage to spill |
| 13 | Answer guide : The point being illustrated here is that although we have been told the finite life of the machine and we are aware of the reasons for the loss in utility we still have to make estimates of when the machine will cease to be useful . |
| 14 | Even though we have just proved the equivalence of the concepts of primeness and of irreducibility in Z we ask the reader to note that in the following theorem the concept of irreducibility is associated with the existence of a decomposition of the asserted kind whereas the property of primeness is used to establish the uniqueness of this decomposition . |
| 15 | However , eqn ( 2.1 ) itself is taken to be an exact result in GR We rewrite eqn ( 2.1 ) for later use as where dτ is the proper time and dt is the coordinate time . |
| 16 | During the heavy defeat in Australia he was criticized for not being able to instil spirit into a losing team , and was fully aware of his shortcomings . |
| 17 | In order to understand the basis of Oakeshott 's critique of Rationalism in politics we must appreciate its epistemological roots . |
| 18 | At the second appeal Murphy 's conviction was quashed , a new witness coming forward to say that at the time of the murder in Luton he had seen Murphy in a London street . |
| 19 | So it 's still me agreeing , because otherwise they di , they 're taking control off you , and it 's no good in business it 's not is it ? fighting for control , but it 's as long as you 're both fighting and both happy about fighting for it , that 's fine . |
| 20 | For at about the same time I was approached by the secretary of Edinburgh 's New Club which as a member of Brooks 's Club in London I was entitled to use on a reciprocal basis , and which I did use for lunch perhaps a dozen times a year . |
| 21 | Donna dared not settle herself too comfortably into her seat in case she dozed off . |
| 22 | One matron declared that if Ms Wilikins-the accent was on the Ms — came looking for a seat in Camberley she would receive short shrift . |
| 23 | ( The soldier in uniform they did n't consider as other than a walking rifle . ) |
| 24 | I allowed Thursday as my backstop in case I have n't got my eleven . |
| 25 | To keep my mind in check I decided to remember the journey here ( a cavernous train with wooden seats ) or the flight to Riga ( alarmingly , the roof leaked ) , but I could n't help falling into the mental free-form that this placed allowed . |
| 26 | He 's out of his mind in case you 've had an accident or something , but he could n't come after you because he was due back at the hospital for a clinic . ’ |
| 27 | The unpredictability of being on duty , the anxiety arising out of being unsure whether anything substantial is going to happen and being in a constant state of readiness in case it does , is one of the stresses associated with duty periods and referral and investigative work generally . |
| 28 | When Emmeline Pankhurst was tried at the Old Bailey in April she drew attention to the white slavery issue in her speech from the dock . |
| 29 | This can actually produce those distressing occasions when , for example , a husband and wife are sitting there looking at each other , the dying one trying very hard to get on and die because they understand everyone is waiting for them to do so , and the survivor trapped with their feelings of guilt about wishing their relative would die , whilst at the same time not being able to leave the person 's side in case they miss the moment . |
| 30 | Plum cake and cheese and a mug of strong , black tea in case you were still falling apart . |