Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] in [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not er like they bring them in these cardboard boxes you know , wooden boxes . |
| 2 | Erm , it has actually worked , erm , in that it seems that there 's a very fair chance that er , in spite of the very discouraging things that were said by some of the people on my right when I moved this , erm , there is a very good chance now for a reasonable er , settlement in South Africa , which I think should erm , make everyone in this chamber very happy , and it is that , undoubtedly the case that economic pressure had a great deal to do with that . |
| 3 | Now , are we sticking with the allocation that we had in the past , peoples responsibility , or when we change them in this sort of way are we mucking them about ? 'Cos I like to know what I am responsible for and what I 'm not . |
| 4 | The nationalist movements and the new nations which made their appearance after the Second World War thus displayed features which distinguish them in some ways from the earlier movements which led to the formation of nation states in Western Europe , because they arose in a very different international context — in a highly developed capitalist world economy , in the aftermath of a division of the world among powerful imperialist nations , and in the midst of political transformations resulting from the growth of the socialist movement . |
| 5 | A truly usable recognition system would have to learn from whole word recognition techniques and combine them in some fashion with existing segmentation techniques ( Ho et al , 1991 ; Hull et al , 1991 ) . |
| 6 | In 1466 a Bohemian visitor to England commented : … the peasants dig ditches round their fields and meadows and so fence them in that no one can pass on foot or on horseback except by the main roads ' ( 25 , p.53 ) . |
| 7 | Test me in this , ’ says the Lord Almighty , ‘ and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it . |
| 8 | Nerves afflict everyone in some way , and without them acting would be the poorer . |
| 9 | This type of microphone is very small and very sensitive , but requires a d.c. supply which in this circuit is provided by resistor R1 . |
| 10 | If you want something in this world you have to be positive , she reflected , so , instead of quelling the emotions which arose within her , perhaps she should agree to become Vitor 's bride and attempt to capture his heart ? |
| 11 | The erm pensioners and the employees have no say whatsoever in that . |
| 12 | I want him in this evening . |
| 13 | Why not come out arid say it in this day and age , she muttered to herself as she dialled the number . |
| 14 | ‘ Now fetch me some towelling , wet it in that bowl of water and hand it to me … ’ |
| 15 | Even more insulation is given by looking at all things from the transcendent level , for then each event is looked at as if it is seen through coloured lenses that transfigure it and place it in another dimension and time . |
| 16 | If the dog continues , then place it in another room on its own , re-emphasizing the word quiet . |
| 17 | Place it in some water in a saucer and it will soon grow new feathery leaves . |
| 18 | Electrophysiological measures suggest themselves in this context but the problem of artefact , that is , of actual or potential eye movements producing an asymmetry in the EEG record ( Anderson , 1977 ) , would have to be circumvented . |
| 19 | It it 's a part of the county council I 've always taken a considerable interest in , and I support them in all their efforts . |
| 20 | But now , when friends talk about using credit cards , I say ‘ do yourself a favour — cut them in half ’ ! ’ |
| 21 | Hard boil a dozen eggs and cut them in half lengthways . |
| 22 | Peel the avocados , cut them in half lengthways and remove the stones . |
| 23 | I cut them in half , discarding the pointed end for the moment and place them in a seed tray or wooden tomato box on layers of newspaper , narrow ends uppermost . |
| 24 | Cut them in half if large . |
| 25 | Scrub but do not peel the potatoes and cut them in half lengthwise . |
| 26 | If you are using green beans , trim the ends and cut them in half . |
| 27 | Same with two , you 've got two you ge , cut them in half , add one . |
| 28 | If you need to teach people or compel them in some other way to repress their natural demand for acknowledgement as rational , competent , authoritative human beings then you have no answer to the charge of some malefaction between bad faith and dreadful wickedness . |
| 29 | I 'm not numerically dys dyslexic by the way , I put them in that order for , for a reason . |
| 30 | No put them in that bag in there |