Example sentences of "[noun pl] in a [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | HIV may have been present for centuries in a relatively harmless form and only recently evolved into a more damaging one . |
| 2 | But more importantly they were the forerunners of a new species that were survivors in a harshly changing Earth . |
| 3 | The Faculty 's mathematics courses will appeal , however , to those who , rather than following an orthodox mathematics course , want to apply mathematical and statistical methods in a vocationally relevant way to real industrial , commercial and other problems . ) |
| 4 | They come to the recognition that being black places themselves and other black kids in a similarly disadvantaged position : ‘ It would seem , on the basis of the pupils ’ own perception of this tendency , that this withdrawal into racially exclusive peer groups results from the pupils ' realization of a common identity and shared destiny' ( 1978 , p.64 ) . |
| 5 | ‘ I was shown these two kids in a very pitiful state and I just could n't do nothing . ’ |
| 6 | RSPCA officers who have to deal with the animals in a badly run zoo . |
| 7 | The comparison with human imbeciles can serve to show animals in a more creditable light . |
| 8 | It was far too pretty , like most dolls , with huge blue eyes in a ridiculously beautiful china face , and the most exquisite clothes . |
| 9 | She kept seeing dark , intent eyes , scornful eyes in a starkly handsome face . |
| 10 | On the rare occasions when one of these mice stops to contemplate the future , it is nearly always a mother hugging her child , staring directly out of the frame with baleful black-ringed eyes in an otherwise expressionless triangular white face . |
| 11 | Reeling , Cardiff saw Rohmer standing stock still , hands fastened to his ears in an almost business-like fashion , still staring straight ahead at the wall . |
| 12 | He had the ability to phrase his long melodies in a particularly intense and poignant fashion , asking the violins to use bows which were ‘ ten feet long ’ . |
| 13 | This leaves successful unassisted parties in a rather unfortunate position . |
| 14 | Tommy Leeman for Ards and Newry 's Paul O'Neill were booked for tackles in an otherwise tame affair . |
| 15 | Experiencing several such impacts in a comparatively short period of time might well be sufficient to trigger an ice age — assuming the other circumstances noted above were suitable . |
| 16 | This device depends on the existence of institutions which can actually adjudicate on and , one hopes , resolve disputes in a relatively impartial way on the basis of impartial rules whose decisions are binding on the parties in question . |
| 17 | The Prime Minister answered questions from supporters in a specially staged meeting in his Huntingdon Lib Dem leader Paddy Ashdown in his first set piece speech attacks the Tories over voting reforms . |
| 18 | WEDGWOOD will be hosts to Australian cricketers and their supporters in an under 15s match on 12 July . |
| 19 | Prices of 50p and 25p are common for units in a newly established trust ; we will choose 50p for our illustration . |
| 20 | Since each is an Sbus , four cards can be added in each for a total of 40 I/O channels in a fully rigged machine . |
| 21 | Thus many schools concerned to teach scientific subjects in a more active fashion , Nuffield-based or not , have sought to employ a judicious mixture of " lead lessons " , directed laboratory practice , and increasingly open-ended problem-solving activity . |
| 22 | The opening quotation for this chapter should be placed over every school library catalogue for the message is the need for librarians to provide learners with a means for learning about the interrelationships of subjects in an increasingly multi-disciplinary school environment . |
| 23 | It is too simplistic to suggest that by offering improved opportunities in a less restrictive setting , individuals with often severe learning difficulties , frequently additional disabilities , and histories of damaging experiences , will thereby have access to improved , more satisfying life-styles . |
| 24 | Another trip to the Ibrox superstore beckons for McLean this afternoon , and the United manager would dearly love to sneak out by the tradesmen 's entrance after slipping the points into his travelling bag , leaving Rangers to balance the books in a highly competitive Premier Division . |
| 25 | We are not proposing any subscription increase at this stage , but if we are to continue to balance our books in a rapidly changing world we will need to take some tough decisions . |
| 26 | And , while a viewer must collude in Messager 's mysterious confessionals , Cadieux is interested in openness , in presenting ‘ very private images in a very public space ’ . |
| 27 | Some practitioners , including Dr Mumby , give subcutaneous injections in a completely unblinded fashion and record the symptoms that ensue . |
| 28 | Nevertheless , on the first night of the war he was able to round up a ring of twenty-one German spies in an effectively timed and executed coup which probably deprived the Germans of any information on Britain 's initial military dispositions . |
| 29 | Cornerville man describes the gang member and his relationships in a very literal sense . |
| 30 | When we are considering the impact of urbanization , we focus upon the way in which changes in the family and economy are affected by physical distance and spatial separation , the increasing need to travel to work , and perhaps the substitution of primary social relationships in a relatively stable territorially-based community such as a village by more secondary , more impersonal and fluctuating social relationships — which may , under certain circumstances , cause the members of the nuclear family to become more dependent upon each other . |