Example sentences of "[vb past] in the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Soften the cheese , then beat in the soured cream or fromage frais . |
| 2 | Maloney said he and Lewis were having ‘ serious discussions ’ — in other words , a row — over Lewis 's tunnel-visioned determination to force the man he beat in the 1988 Olympic final back into the ring next April . |
| 3 | Maloney said he and Lewis were having ‘ serious discussions ’ over Lewis 's determination to force the man he beat in the 1988 Olympic final back into the ring next April . |
| 4 | Cream remaining margarine and sugar together , beat in the whisked eggs , and stir in the flour with sufficient milk to make a soft , dropping consistency . |
| 5 | Gradually beat in the sifted icing sugar , adding a little at a time and mixing until well incorporated . |
| 6 | Whom did David Steel beat in the 1975 Liberal leadership contest ? |
| 7 | frank Connor , profiled in the Irish Times , relaxing at home with his wife Mary and his five-year-old daughter Kelly . |
| 8 | Because of what transpired in the latter part of 1989 , seldom has your insight been so penetrating and accurate , and between now and August is a time of unrivalled opportunities for you to make your mark . |
| 9 | The wonderful thing about the USPGA Tour 's year-ending statistics is that a quick perusal leaves you with a crystal- clear picture of what transpired in the previous year : Which players improved the most ; which were at the top of their games ; who won what and where , and when , and how . |
| 10 | Her smooth-soled court shoes glissaded in the glazed turf , and he stood solidly , large feet planted , and let her slide bodily against him . |
| 11 | has been undertaken and the result analysed in the full report , the summary of which is produced as a |
| 12 | The Law Reform ( Limitation of Actions ) Act 1954 for Scotland provided in the relevant section : |
| 13 | She shrivelled in the icy blast of his scorn . |
| 14 | A coherent school policy on Standard English can be based on the different views of the main aims of English teaching which I listed in the previous chapter. : |
| 15 | And as her body and limbs thrummed in the dizzy afterflow Fernando deepened his penetration , shuddering against her till she clung to him , grinding herself under him to give him the ultimate pleasure , to enhance every thrust he pounded into her , to draw him hard down into her power and her love . |
| 16 | Fearing an imminent clampdown , the Gagauzes brought forward the elections to Oct. 25 , when thousands demonstrated in the main Gagauz town of Komrat , defying the Moldavian authorities to intervene and calling on USSR authorities for assistance . |
| 17 | I demonstrated in the previous chapter that the use of discursive metaphor causes simultaneity and association to replace causality and linear chronology as the compositional principles of the novel , allowing changes of scene in mid-sentence and the coexistence of a number of often incompatible signifieds in a given signifier . |
| 18 | Grasshoppers churred in the long grass . |
| 19 | He gave in that connection some instances from The Rock , which he described not so much as a play as a revue , a word he pronounced in the French manner . |
| 20 | Faced with the dilemma of dropping a shot or ‘ playing her as she lies ’ , after long deliberations , O'Leary waded in the 4-foot deep water and out went his chances of winning . |
| 21 | Kenny then excelled in the higher sphere and helped the Palace to gain the 2nd Division championship with the club 's best-ever defensive record , and to reach the top of the Football League in September 1979 . |
| 22 | Einstein has traced in his work the conservative influences of Ingegneri , a melodious master of Palestrinian polyphony , and Andrea Gabrieli , who excelled in the lighter types of madrigal and villanella , the Venetian gregesche and giustiniane . |
| 23 | Morley excelled in the lighter types of madrigal and kindred forms ; the supreme masters of the English school were Weelkes , who published his first book in 1597 , and John Wilbye ( 1574–1638 ) who began the following year . |
| 24 | Goal shooter Jane Shipley excelled in the windy conditions . |
| 25 | " The cabinet diplomacy at which ( Bismarck ) excelled in the 1860s was no longer possible in the 1880s ; public opinion was beginning to influence policy making it impossible to turn friendships on and off at will . " |
| 26 | He leaned against the door of the ambulance and drew in the mossed and woody scent of trees . |
| 27 | Shorthorns and Highlands also helped in the nineteenth-century improvements , and today the Salers is often crossed with the Charolais . |
| 28 | It helped in the early days , ’ she says . |
| 29 | In this capacity , he also established ties with the Government of Mozambique , and helped in the gradual process by which relations between Mozambique and the EEC were put on a more constructive basis . |
| 30 | We kept guard against the security forces and helped in the communal kitchen which was set up for the support committee . |