Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It galled him to have to sit impotently in silence ; worse still , that it had been witnessed . |
| 2 | ‘ Lots of people say it must be easy for my family to carry on in music and that I must have taught them everything — but I feel they just inherited their love of music as it 's in our blood . ’ |
| 3 | Picnickers explain that they are prepared to carry on in spite of the odds . |
| 4 | What is the use of continuing our race if it is to go on in darkness ? ’ |
| 5 | And to go on in government to succeed , for a chastened Tory party , industrial establishment and media will have no counter-argument . |
| 6 | And Russia must also have its share of design disasters where equipment fails to perform properly in service . |
| 7 | To sit down in meditation and think of these mystical ideas is to poise oneself for the transcendent journey . |
| 8 | The idea of a flying continuum becomes even more persuasive when we remember that very small animals tend to float gently in air , whatever their shape . |
| 9 | Both parties need to be absolutely clear about the purposes of the collaboration ; they need to resolve matters of leadership , status and responsibility ; they need to plan together in order to sort out these matters and practical questions to do with who is responsible for what activities and which children . |
| 10 | I 'm happy to cruise along in traffic on the road but when there is someone in front of me on the track , I become quite mad . |
| 11 | Does the Prime Minister agree with the proposition that it is entirely sensible for a Government to borrow prudently in order to fund capital investment to build economic recovery but that it is sheer folly for a Government to borrow in order to buy votes for an election ? |
| 12 | IF BRITAIN CONTINUES TO REFUSE TO INVEST SUFFICIENTLY IN EDUCATION THEN INFLATION CAN NOT BE BEATEN AND THE SLIDE INTO DEFICIT AND DEBT , UNEMPLOYMENT AND INSECURITY WILL CONTINUE . |
| 13 | This is a cut-and-thrust spectacle where as many as 24 kites out of 25 have been cast off , their lines to float down in defeat within twenty minutes . |
| 14 | She made believe that they were as happy together as they should be , and was careful to weep only in secret . |
| 15 | A Goebbels article in Das Reich at the beginning of March , in which he had emphasized ‘ the great honour of the victims and of holding out for the new Europe ’ , for which it was worthwhile ‘ fighting to the last man in order to go down in history ’ , met with heavy criticism . |
| 16 | Do we really want to go down in history as the generation which sold for a mess of pottage the finest British companies , which have successfully built brand names and franchises of high repute over a century or more … ? |
| 17 | Is this how you want to go down in history ? |
| 18 | I do n't want to go down in history as a great songwriter because I died penniless . |
| 19 | The three of us used to go down in summer to stay and do the haymaking . |
| 20 | These powers are to take immediate possession of all the debtor 's property but only to sell anything of a perishable nature or goods which are likely to go down in value if not sold ( s 287(2) ) . |
| 21 | For managers at any level who need to communicate effectively in English with clients and associates at all work levels . |
| 22 | The ability to communicate effectively in speech and in writing is one of the most important attributes I had to cultivate — said father . |
| 23 | In the public sector the government would give each department a cash-limited budget , including a ‘ factor ’ for pay ; ministers claimed that workers , by pushing for ‘ excessive ’ wage rises which employers were unable to pass on in price increases , could price themselves out of jobs . |
| 24 | Er , that 's assuming the employer wants to pass on in pay , the rewards of adding value . |
| 25 | But blessings can not simply be expected to come along in disguise . |
| 26 | The second point to bear in in mind when we consider what influences children 's consumption is the question of access and the tightening of that access . |
| 27 | As part of the deal Mr de Ferranti agreed to stand down in favour of Sir Derek and to allow James Guerin , International Signal 's founder , to come on to the board as deputy chairman . |
| 28 | Even Thatcherite loyalists were reported to be discussing the possibility of persuading her to stand down in favour of Major . |
| 29 | Here the combined efforts of Richard Acland , Liberal MP for a neighbouring constituency , and the local Left Book Club helped to persuade the local Liberal and Labour parties to stand down in favour of Vernon Bartlett , a journalist , broadcaster and former employee of the LNU . |
| 30 | The candidate who took third place in the first round , however , Manandafy Rakotonirina , was expected to stand down in favour of Zafy . |