Example sentences of "[to-vb] in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Advisers had skills in negotiating with individual creditors and in planning an overall strategy of negotiation among several creditors , arising out of their knowledge of the legal position , experience of previous negotiations , the ability to communicate in a businesslike way , and their position as independent third parties . |
| 2 | As the language of mathematics is so tightly defined , the ability to use mathematics to communicate in a particular language may take longer to develop than we would expect , and this may lead us to underestimate pupils ' grasp of ideas , particularly since language is so closely related to culture . |
| 3 | This is an important goal in learning to communicate in a foreign language . |
| 4 | " We 'll have a regular Simla evening , " declared the Colonel , and for this nostalgic excursion he chose to dine in a private room at Kettner 's , which still exists to-day , in Romilly Street , Soho ; after dinner they were to proceed to a box at the Palace Theatre , return to Kettner 's , where they arranged to leave their dominos , and thence to a masked ball at Covent Garden . |
| 5 | Accordingly the Crown Prosecution Service and a private prosecutor having notice of the terms of paragraph 33 would be unable to adduce in a criminal court evidence disclosed in compliance with the paragraphs of the order to which exception is taken . |
| 6 | I would reject the submission made to the Court of Appeal that so long as the terms of paragraph 33 had been brought to the notice of the prosecution authorities they would be unable to adduce in a criminal court evidence disclosed in compliance with the order . |
| 7 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that the launching of the first Trident submarine yesterday , and the fact that three more are under construction , is the minimum insurance policy that the country can afford to accept in a dangerous and uncertain world ? |
| 8 | For , all in the instant of his book and glass being set down on a nearby table ‘ You 're afraid of me , Fabia ? ’ he demanded to know in a straightforward , no nonsense manner . |
| 9 | Yes and he 's very , very difficult to feed himself , to get the food in because , you know , he liked to come in a half past ten and bully me to cook things for him that 's why sometimes I used to run up to bed and pretend I was asleep . |
| 10 | The Alton office , based in Paper Mill Lane , have seen a marked increase over the past six months in the number of adults looking to change careers , either as a result of job loss , reduction in promotion prospects , or a desire to retrain in a different field . |
| 11 | Pupils should be given the opportunity to write in a wide range of forms : diaries , formal letters , chronological accounts , reports , pamphlets , reviews ( of books , television programmes , films or plays ) , essays , newspaper articles , biography , autobiography , poems , stories , play-scripts , TV or film-scripts . |
| 12 | 17.54 ( i ) Pupils should have opportunities to write in a wider range of forms , including a number of the following : notes , diaries , personal letters , formal letters , chronological accounts , reports , pamphlets , reviews ( of books , television programmes , films or plays ) , essays , advertisements , newspaper articles , biography , autobiography , poems , stories , playscripts. ( ii ) Through experience of a wider range of literature they should learn to produce stories which are more consciously crafted , for example , using some detail in the portrayal of characters or settings or with some attempt to introduce elements of suspense or surprise with a skilfully managed resolution . |
| 13 | Well that may be a bit of fun , but it is quite possible for you to write in a complicated manner without realising it . |
| 14 | It is of little value to a child if he or she can express him or herself in words but is unable to write in a legible hand . |
| 15 | If only he had started to write in a larger script , I might have felt I had succeeded with him , made him a poet . |
| 16 | To move a character from set A to set B you needed to write in a short bridging scene , the effect of which was to stretch out the script with padding , which was not always the best thing for the story . |
| 17 | You will find it helpful to work in a good light . |
| 18 | I have always liked to work in a simple room , he wrote . |
| 19 | 15.37 ( i ) Pupils working towards level 6 should be encouraged to work in a wider range of situations in which their individual contributions are given greater emphasis . |
| 20 | He drove to work in a bulletproof Mercedes 500SL , changing his route daily . |
| 21 | So when you have sets with collapsing walls , ceilings of spikes , etc. , all required to work in a live environment , it 's tantamount to doing a live stage production really . |
| 22 | Branch manager Kevin Rainey says , ‘ I used to work in a multiple agency where we averaged one booking every 22 minutes . |
| 23 | This allows the operator to work in a similar way to the procedure used on a drawing board . |
| 24 | The dock is provided with end gates which may be opened and closed for admission and egress of the vessel by a rising and falling sliding or pivotal motion in a vertical plane or swung on hinges as ordinary lock gates , suitable grooves or chambers being provided for the gates to work in a suitable means of making a water-tight closure being provided . |
| 25 | Pupils who need to work in a tactile mode will also be helped by a well-organised physical environment and their special needs are described in Chapter 6 . |
| 26 | You should hold a relevant professional qualification and have in depth laboratory experience with the ability to work in a small team . |
| 27 | What is more , both of them have stated that they prefer to work in a rural setting . |
| 28 | The overall aims of the experience would be specified , including : to give students the opportunity to work in a real production kitchen where the pace , the expectations and the allowed tolerances would be different from a college training kitchen ; to give students the chance to see and use specialist equipment unavailable at college ; to give the students the opportunity to assess their own personal skills , including the ability to cope on their own , away from home . |
| 29 | In Gever 's Application [ 1970 ] , data processing apparatus was arranged to work in a certain way associated with punched cards inserted into it . |
| 30 | This is a programme similar to your Volunteer Service Organisation and is requires a two year commitment to work in a developing country . |