Example sentences of "[noun] continue [to-vb] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By this , is meant the failure of large cities to continue to grow in population and indeed , gradually , to lose population . |
| 2 | Where conditions of poverty and dependency and harmonious and pervasive personal relationships continue to predominate in agriculture then a source of ambiguity is present in the farm worker 's perceptions of the world around him . |
| 3 | The cost of living continued to rise in wartime . |
| 4 | Throughout the conference young people carrying olive branches continued to demonstrate in support of Palestinian participation . |
| 5 | Most SIDs continued to occur in winter , with nearly twice as many between January and March compared with June to August . |
| 6 | Paul Levantiére continued to pin in silence . |
| 7 | Kossoff 's work continues to decline in value : having previously changed hands in the London trade for around £20,000 , the beautiful ‘ Pauline II ’ coloured chalk and charcoal ( lot 22 ) was bought for a bargain £3,200 ( $4,800 ) by another London dealer . |
| 8 | The urban areas continued to grow in population and as they did so they claimed an improvement in their status within the local government structure . |
| 9 | The boy continued to stand in front of Alice , where he had been placed . |
| 10 | In 1670 , Richard Baxter 's book , ‘ The Cure of Church Divisions ’ was published in which he argued that it was good for Christians to continue to worship in parish churches despite the bitter hostility against Nonconformists . |
| 11 | Matching this positive development on the sales side , Lyle continue to invest in quality . |
| 12 | Net investment income has shown a very satisfactory advance as interest costs continue to fall in line with reduced borrowing . |
| 13 | There was a sense in which both Whigs and Tories made the Revolution , and could claim it as their own ; but because of the compromises which had to be worked out , both were left feeling dissatisfied with the eventual outcome , something which helps to explain why partisan strife continued to grow in intensity after 1689 . |
| 14 | The visual system is complete at birth , although the eye continues to grow in size until adolescence . |
| 15 | After the Restoration Robinson continued to serve in Parliament , although he and his allies in London were spectacularly defeated in the election of 1661 . |
| 16 | Such stalwarts as Chairman Peter Harris , Hon Treasurer and Welfare Officer Tom Smith and Hon Secretary Roger Draper continue to serve in spite of all the pressures of work in this uncertain environment . |
| 17 | The salon Nautique continues to increase in importance as a major international exhibition ; its steady development reflects the growing importance of yachting as the basis for a major European industry . |
| 18 | Students in China continued to rally in support of democracy despite government bans , threats and to deliberate flooding of Tiananmen Square in Peking , where protesters gathered on the ice which formed . |
| 19 | Supporters given raw deal as clubs continue to live in land of make-believe |
| 20 | His parliamentary role continued to grow in importance : in early 1678 he chaired committees of the whole House on supply and on ways and means . |
| 21 | For Sarita there is some light at the end of the tunnel , but other Asian girls continue to suffer in darkness . |
| 22 | ‘ Net investment income has shown a satisfactory increase during the six months as interest charges continue to fall in line with significantly reduced borrowings . |
| 23 | New government leaders continued to speak in favour of Mongol-Soviet ties , but after the March plenum Foreign Minister Gombosuren expressed the hope that Mongolian-Chinese relations would achieve the same level as Mongolian-Soviet relations . |
| 24 | The two friends continued to live in harmony and , for Agnes in particular , the change from her lodgings was a lasting joy . |
| 25 | Old members of the M. C. R. continue to keep in touch . |
| 26 | Men continue to hunt in North America , rarely these days for subsistence , but more usually for sport . |
| 27 | Erm , the oil company continue to invest in capital expenditure , as it should do and er , most of that is spent between services , drilling and , and radar and at , Tussauds we continue to invest er , Alton Towers has got er , the Ghost House opening today and the Runaway Train and we were finishing off the Marylebone Road project , which is a very big , big project involving er , re the complete refurbishment er , new shops and a view right there in the basement . |
| 28 | The Investors in People initiative launched last year continued to grow in activity . |
| 29 | There may be pragmatic merit in this , but the position continues to abound in anomaly . |
| 30 | The others pulled away from the window into the centre of reception , watching in horror as Pearce continued to scream in panic at them . |