Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] in the [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The difference was that , having applied my colours in the same direct way , drawing from the end and edge of the pastel stick . |
| 2 | I would be grateful if you could try to protect my interests in the same way . |
| 3 | There is some kind of conspiracy of bureaucrats : they all have their fingers in the same profitable pie . |
| 4 | Even before Branshaw is let to an American , to whom his tenants do not raise their hats in the same way , the house has already begun to alter : |
| 5 | Because they do not have the sublime sensations of princes , they do not express their passions in the same dignified tone ; but that contrast , in itself , should make more truly pathetic the fate of their superiors . |
| 6 | If our tea and lunch breaks could be structured on the lines of the ancient Egyptians I am sure that by 10.30am each day there would be a smile on the face of each and every member of staff ; and if we could ensure that all our members were treated by their employers in the same way , our membership figures would double instantly . |
| 7 | A friend said of John Piper , ‘ He does things properly , for he sends carriages and four , or boats for those who like the water , and returns his guests to their homes in the same manner . |
| 8 | Gandhi speaks of loving enemies and reacting to their wrongdoings in the same way as you would react to the wrong-doings of friends and relatives . |
| 9 | In fact , their necks are so mobile that they can keep their heads in the same position while a branch sways in the breeze underneath them . |
| 10 | The attraction between the positive and negative electricity was supposed to keep the electrons in their orbits in the same way that the gravitational attraction between the sun and the planets keeps the planets in their orbits . |
| 11 | The standard of living is another key measure which has its origins in the same source . |
| 12 | Benny and Eve , who had lived all their lives in the same village , were each amazed at the things the other did n't know about Knockglen . |
| 13 | Many rabbits spend all their lives in the same place and never run more than a hundred yards at a stretch . |
| 14 | To pick out just a few examples : grandparents treat their grandchildren in the same way whether they live in Aberdeen or London ; middle-class people use money to support their close relatives in similar ways whether they live in Swansea , Sheffield or London ; people use their kin network to help them find employment whether they live in Glasgow , Basildon or Corby . |
| 15 | Historically associative theories have their origins in the latter part of the last century in a reaction against current introspective approaches in psychology . |
| 16 | Any extinguishing agent which develops its effects in the same direction must be capable of overtaking the flame front if it is to have an acceptable limiting influence on potential damage . |
| 17 | But Mrs Taylor concedes that this is unavoidable ( ‘ No two companies analyse their costs in the same way , ’ she says ) , and feels that ‘ the insights from the exercise justify the efforts involved ’ . |
| 18 | Apart from this , their only problem seems to arise when two or , rarely , three female cuckoos choose to lay their eggs in the same nest . |
| 19 | This study , to be carried out by Professor Roy King and Dr Kathleen McDermott of the Centre for Social Policy Research and Development at UCNW , will be one of the first to include both prisoners and their families in the same study . |
| 20 | For example , of all the spare-time activities reported by affluent workers and their wives in the few days before being interviewed 62 per cent were in or about the home itself . |
| 21 | The Bidlakes sent back their instructions in the same way , and were able to keep following England 's march all the way to the final in Melbourne . |
| 22 | But would people really want to spend all their holidays in the same place ? |
| 23 | It is essential to belong to a major exchange organization , because buyers do not wish to be tied to taking their holidays in the same area year after year . |
| 24 | According to market researchers International Data Corp , a survey of 500 major corporate users showed that although 39% will continue to use their mainframes in the same way as they always have , a massive 61% want to downsize . |
| 25 | According to market researchers International Data Corp , a survey of 500 major corporate users showed that although 39% will continue to use their mainframes in the same way as they always have , a massive 61% want to downsize . |
| 26 | The lesson was not wasted on Renaissance princes , who adopted individual portraiture on their own coins , in the hope that these would survive as lasting memorials to their achievements in the same way as Roman coins had ; this adoption of portraiture thereby laid one of the foundations of modern coin design . |
| 27 | She gritted her teeth , held her hands in the same position . |
| 28 | Rachel found herself following him into the social club and a few minutes later when they were both seated with their drinks in the same window-seat where they had sat before she said , ‘ So what 's your connection with Conway House ? ’ |
| 29 | The two Choices — both 11-year-olds but unrelated despite the name similarity — won their races in the same front-running style and finished in identical times . |
| 30 | The latest outpouring of new ideas for the shape of its services in the latter part of the decade from its erstwhile state-owned sibling British Telecommunications Plc , described here by Chris Rose , must leave Telekom green with envy . |