Example sentences of "[pron] in [adj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Do n't you also think that if one meets someone in such a way — I mean , so weak and defenceless — something makes one surrender completely , so that one can not imagine ever being able to desert such a person ? ’ |
| 2 | A team of divers that included myself once found ourselves in such a situation . |
| 3 | of the electorate — it is impossible for my colleagues and me to involve ourselves in all the work of the House . |
| 4 | On the way you can tell me what 's happened to make you lather up that great horse of yours in such a fashion . ’ |
| 5 | She never asked Melanie to come and listen to them and , on these occasions , Melanie , alone with the live dog and the painted one in the kitchen , felt that nobody in all the world cared whether she lived or died . |
| 6 | It suggests that there has been hitherto no perceived need for local authorities to assert the right for denying which in 1891 the court was severely criticised , or to use the right which was held to exist by Browne J. , to whom no submissions were made based on article 10 , in the Bognor Regis case [ 1972 ] 2 Q.B. 169 in 1972 . |
| 7 | But the economic and social prescriptions of Beveridge and Keynes seemed increasingly unable to reverse either economic decline or deal with the " crisis of welfare " which in 1981 the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development ( OECD ) forecast for Western nations in the run-up to the next century . |
| 8 | The ensuing struggle brought the unemployed into direct conflict with the state , at the culmination of which in 1926 the government superseded the guardians . |
| 9 | R. M. Harmer , author of the Corporation section of the first edition of this book , placed himself in such a position as to be issued the last ticket ( for a 6 pence fare ) . |
| 10 | Mike Fitzpatrick capsized 2 minutes before the start but managed to right himself in such a position that he was first away on the gun although he was to drop back to 30th . |
| 11 | Graham picked up his holdalls and walked away to the cafeteria , where he changed a couple of Swiss francs into loose change then made a call on one of the public telephones , positioning himself in such a way so he could study the two men as he described them to Philpott . |
| 12 | ( 3 ) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions , regard may be had to the previous conduct and activities in business or financial matters of the person in question and , in particular , to any evidence that he has — ( a ) committed an offence involving fraud or other dishonesty or violence ; ( b ) contravened any provision made by or under any enactment appearing to the Bank to be designed for protecting members of the public against financial loss due to dishonesty , incompetence or malpractice … ( c ) engaged in any business practices appearing to the Bank to be deceitful or oppressive or otherwise improper ( whether unlawful or not ) or which otherwise reflect discredit on his method of conducting business ; ( d ) engaged in or been associated with any other business practices or otherwise conducted himself in such a way as to cast doubt on his competence and soundness of judgement . |
| 13 | However , the fact that an employer may have evidence to support his claim does not preclude the employee from arguing that the employer has conducted himself in such a way that despite an express clause confidentiality no longer exists . |
| 14 | If Sir John Travers , the British Ambassador to the United States , did indeed find himself in such a situation , he showed no signs of it . |
| 15 | Montrose , however , finding himself in such an impasse , and with the prospect of recurring battles before him , for the collector held office for only a single year before having to seek re-election , had his own solution to the difficulties which the office entailed for such as himself . |
| 16 | ‘ Five and twenty years ago ’ , he wrote , ‘ who in all the earth would have invested his money in a Mexican bank ; have trusted his savings in a Mexican mine ; or have considered it a safe and prudent thing to go to Mexico at all ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ When you reap your harvest in your field , and have forgotten a sheaf in the field , you shall not go back to get it ; it shall be for the sojourner , the fatherless and the widow ; that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands . |
| 18 | If they 're selling those imitation trees , and if they 've got that wonderful one that looks like a real tree if they can say to me yes , we can rope it up for you in such a way that it 's got a handle on it . |
| 19 | In the case of a building society mortgage , it may be useful to ask for a " daily interest rate " in case there 's some slight delay in completion ; this will save writing another letter , and will enable you in such a case to disburse and account for the completion monies as soon as you receive them . |
| 20 | ‘ Why are you in such a hurry to be really and truly wed ? ’ asked Joan curiously . |
| 21 | ‘ Why are you in such a hurry to leave , anyway ? |
| 22 | ‘ Why are you in such a hurry ? ’ |
| 23 | Insurance is available quite cheaply which would safeguard you in such an event . |
| 24 | See you in half an hour , then ? ’ |
| 25 | See you in half an hour . ’ |
| 26 | I 'll meet you in half an hour . ’ |
| 27 | I 'll see you in half an hour at the end of the session . " |
| 28 | ‘ I 'll see you in half an hour . |
| 29 | I 'll see you in half an hour , then , ’ Travis said , and left . |
| 30 | And they either say go and read the paper mum , I 'll call you in half an hour . |