Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | He might have been surprised to know that before Ellis became director in 1950 , the same was true in Texas . |
| 2 | Laniel became premier in 1953 , announcing that his government ‘ was ready to seize all occasions to make peace , whether in Indo-China or at the international level ’ . |
| 3 | Two years later Gloag became assistant in Scots law at Edinburgh University and in February 1905 he was appointed regius professor of law at Glasgow University . |
| 4 | Would Reni seek consolation in the arms of his last daughter , or would he lose himself in wine ? |
| 5 | The West Highlands moved south in mid-June when the pier at Portencross became the mythical West Highland port of Portacraig . |
| 6 | Aunt Alicia found solace in the little Sara , as bubbly and zestful as her nephew had been . |
| 7 | The Labour Ministers of Russia and Germany , respectively Aleksandr Shokhin and Norbert Blüm , had signed an agreement on social affairs in Bonn on Jan. 7 , whereby Germany promised aid in training and labour policy . |
| 8 | In April a US District Court ordered Marcos to stand trial in May 1992 on civil fraud charges . |
| 9 | Duncombe entered Parliament in 1660 as member for Bury St Edmunds , which he represented until 1678 . |
| 10 | Cohesiveness found expression in open discussion about needs and in drawing up a training plan : the boards had recognised a problem and done something to resolve it . |
| 11 | The Soviet attitude towards the war began to change when Mikhail Gorbachev became leader in 1985 . |
| 12 | In his life of Richard III Thomas More noted how The Duke of Buckingham in offering the crown to Richard in 1484 at Baynard 's Castle assumed a role in a staged presentation in which Richard feigned reluctance in accepting the offer of kingship . |
| 13 | Antoine De Caunes goes film-funning in NOW AVAILABLE IN CANNES and there 's fun with Schoenberg when his sexy 1ST STRING QUARTET IN D MINOR goes clang bonk spling on C4 at 12.10am . |
| 14 | Princess Fawzia found life in a court controlled by her scheming mother-on-law and jealous sister-in-law intolerable . |
| 15 | Even if that is not the whole truth , — clearly , the government has a crucial say -Mr de Klerk has gone on record as recognising that Mr Mandela has leverage in government decisions . |
| 16 | Even at relatively low levels , TBT causes masculinization in female dog whelks . |
| 17 | On Nov. 8 , the government had extradited Jairo Correa Alzate to the United States to stand trial in Jacksonville , Florida , on drug charges . |
| 18 | Lucy found difficulty in concealing her interest . |
| 19 | Mr McWhirter does what he likes at Burleigh , and the reason is that Mr McWhirter has money in the place . ’ |
| 20 | The leading Republican Senator , Robert Dole caused uproar in Israel when he suggested this money should n't be taken for granted , but there 's no sign the Bush administration is prepared to use this muscle . |
| 21 | Sir Derek Rayner was borrowed from Marks and Spencer to tackle waste in government . |
| 22 | Hungary received support in its argument against Romania in 1987 and 1988 , in the form of an influx of Romanian refugees . |
| 23 | David showed prudence in doing the things committed to him by Saul ; Job exemplified simplicity ( in the good sense ) for it was said of him that he was a simple man ; Solomon , in Proverbs , highlighted patience , where he said that a prince is made mellow by patience . |
| 24 | Montagu welcomed dissent in India as a sign of blossoming political maturity , and distinguished confidently between legitimate and illegitimate unrest — the latter being that which had for its object ‘ Home Rule ’ , the former that which aspired to political responsibility to the degree the British saw fit to give it . |
| 25 | Flushed with the success of his trolleybus venture in the Kingston area of the London United Tramways , Mr. Spencer obtained permission in July 1932 to apply for powers to run trolleybuses on the Sutton route of the South Metropolitan company , so that he could implement the third item of the proposals put forward in 1931 . |
| 26 | Small measuring tape in feet and metres ( 6–9ft/1.8–2.7m ) |
| 27 | This Saturday sees JOYRIDER in action there , while FOUR IDLE HANDS will be on stage next week , followed by FLYING SAUCER CULT the week after that . |
| 28 | Now Thia is the star attraction at the Small Breeds Farm in Kington in Herefordshire where she 's made friends with a jersey calf . |
| 29 | If Gorbachev enjoyed success in any sphere it was perhaps above all foreign policy . |
| 30 | Ann followed suit in 1815 , and Sarah in 1816 , though all three sisters had actually attended the chapel for some years before becoming full members : a seating list for April 1807 shows us that Mary was in Mr. Porter 's ‘ Dark Gallery ’ , with Ann and Sarah sharing Mr. Coomb 's ‘ Light Gallery ’ . |