Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] in [adj] i " in BNC.

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1 Eastern Bengal 's broad engine works at Saidpur feature two superb examples of inter-war Stephenson 0–6–0 tender heavy goods locos , slightly modified in West Bengal in 1936 I was reliably assured by the works ' superintendent that both of the black-painted engines were recently in steam .
2 As I was walking down Sackville Street one fine spring day in 1985 I noticed a sign in the window of a bookshop , now no more , advertising BBC books for sale .
3 With the advent of punk music in 1977 I transferred my energies and enthusiasm from the military and spent a lot of time dressing up and putting Vaseline in my hair , much to the annoyance of my house master , a quiet Benedictine who wrote on my term report , ‘ Christian seems to have developed a nihilistic attraction for punk rock , which is strange for somebody who avoids violence even on the rugby field .
4 Therefore , I am in agreement with Mr. Porter in that I believe referees from other rugby nations , such as Fiji , Australia , Argentina etc. , should be selected for the Five Nations Championship .
5 In a review of 3263 admissions after deliberate self poisoning in South West Thames region in 1989 I found that 957 were a result of paracetamol overdose ( unpublished study ) .
6 Gilbert Edelson In 1962 I was an associate working with the law firm where the late Ralph Colin was a managing partner .
7 Since becoming Deputy Chief in 1967 I had been concerned with requests , mostly from foreign governments , to provide instruction in the practice of aircraft accident investigation .
8 After acquiring the relevant paper qualifications in 1979 I got my first sales and marketing job in 1980 .
9 In New York in 1882 I met Oscar Wilde .
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