Example sentences of "[vb -s] in [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some have their root causes in subjective factors , others in objective factors and others still are a mixture . |
| 2 | Until then the diet of the wealthy was rich in spices and sugar and involved mixing fruit , both fresh and dried , with meat — a tradition which still lingers in such things as Christmas mincemeat . |
| 3 | Indeed it may have increased as a result of the general tendency to centralize health , educational and welfare services and even shops in key villages or other local centres . |
| 4 | There are also no clear data about CD4 counts in African blacks . |
| 5 | Erm and any other service reckonable service that counts in that calculation . |
| 6 | In an attempt to assess the possibility of using citation counts as a measure of research quality , Lindsey has summarised the significance of citation counts in scientometric studies : |
| 7 | Correctly feeling that Miranda thought she was being tiresome , she added , ‘ What counts in this tiff — as you call it — is the principle of the thing . ’ |
| 8 | He frequently accompanies in public concerts . |
| 9 | The hotel lies in five acres of fields and garden , and the Slingos , who own it , make the most of their beautiful surroundings by running painting courses for about £200 a week ( including breakfast and dinner ) , or £90 for a long weekend . |
| 10 | Does my hon. Friend agree that the answer lies in early amendment of the Trade Descriptions Act 1968 so that the misleading claims to which he has referred can be squashed ? |
| 11 | He is probably also right when he says that he is only seen as a Spanish artist because his interest lies in Spanish art , instead of in French art ‘ like everyone else' : in other words , within the accepted categories there is no room for a Mexican who is interested in Spanish art . ' |
| 12 | The necessary solution lies in additional consultant appointments and also additional staff in training grades . |
| 13 | The answer to this question lies in consistent teaching , seeking , surrender and testing . |
| 14 | Part of the explanation lies in restrictive rules of standing , which appear to deprive minority shareholders of the right to bring an action in respect of negligence . |
| 15 | Cadbury has a ten per cent share by value of the European chocolate market , and lies in fifth place behind Nestlé , Mars , Suchard and Ferrero . |
| 16 | The problem , however , lies in distinguishing cause and effect . |
| 17 | The Urengoy field , which lies in Western Siberia , inside the Arctic circle , is believed by the USSR to hold reserves of gas bigger than those of Holland , Canada , Britain , Mexico and Algeria combined . |
| 18 | Mars , which lies in 3,100 feet of water , is just one project in a highly prospective area that could become one of our major profit centres in the future . |
| 19 | Indeed , Leonard 's main recollection of his father lies in that style , rather than more personal attributes or memories , and he is wont to describe him with his top hat and gloves , his cane and spats , and miniature service medals . |
| 20 | But the centre of gravity lies in that consciousness itself . |
| 21 | The bigger reason lies in that list of prominent critics . |
| 22 | The history of your physical and emotional health lies in that envelope . |
| 23 | His destiny lies in that city . |
| 24 | Peter Brook ( 1968 ) , the legendary director of the Royal Shakespeare Company , has suggested that the magic of the theatre lies in that moment when fiction and life somehow blend together . |
| 25 | The origin of the Bank Assistant Grade , Bank of Ireland lies in that Bank 's Plan for Improved Competitiveness , introduced in 1988 . |
| 26 | Pendrich has also qualified for the sprint freestyle , but currently lies in eleventh place and has little chance of replacing Sheppard as the new champion . |
| 27 | Most land likely to be in dispute lies in remote areas of Western Australia , the Northern Territory and Queensland . |
| 28 | The parish of Sunk Island lies in remote countryside east of Hull , where the great plain of South Holderness meets the north Humber foreshore . |
| 29 | It is widely accepted that attempts to apply the concession theory in modern conditions are inapposite : there is no longer any ‘ privilege ’ involved in obtaining corporate status and the source of companies ' ’ economic energy ’ undoubtedly lies in individual initiative and not in the state . |
| 30 | Descriptions of the battles themselves are necessarily brief ; again , the main weakness here lies in simple errors of detail , examples being the addition of a ninth infantry regiment of the New Model Army 's order of Battle at Naseby ( there were only eight ) , and the reversal of totals of cavalry and infantry in Lord Byron 's Royalist Army at the Battle of Nantwich . |