Example sentences of "[noun] [coord] [v-ing] [pron] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many cities run the trees through chippers , paying for the operation by selling the mulch or using it in public parks . |
| 2 | ‘ in the felonious taking of money or goods of any value from the person of another , or in his presence , against his will , by violence or putting him in fear . |
| 3 | ‘ If they keep their bikes in garages , they should consider removing a wheel and putting it in the house . |
| 4 | It is a way of thinking and expressing oneself in language that is radically different from conversational speech . |
| 5 | And presumably the advantage of using a computer for that is much greater than the mere saving of time in a library and taking out a card and putting it in a wallet or erm a card folder or something like that , because you can retain in your computer a lot of information about what books are in the library and what books are out with lenders and so on . |
| 6 | And presumably the advantage of using a computer for that is much greater than the mere erm saving of time in a librarian taking out a card and putting it in a wallet or a card folder or something like that , because you can retain in your computer a lot of information about what books are in the library and what books are out with lenders and so on . |
| 7 | He was running on three legs and holding me in the fourth . |
| 8 | breaking their legs and kicking them in their bollo I mean balls , in the , in the , in the |
| 9 | ‘ Socrates was the first man who thought about thinking , ’ she said , sitting on the window seat and surprising him in every way . |
| 10 | But it will do so strictly within the framework of the democratic process by giving up any legal and political advantages , presenting its programme and defending it in discussions , [ and ] co-operating with other social and political forces … |
| 11 | Inserting the offending books in canisters of negatively polarised octiron and sinking them in the fathomless depths of the sea was one ( burial in deep caves on land was earlier ruled out after some districts complained of walking trees and five-headed cats ) but before long the magic seeped out and eventually fishermen complained of shoals of invisible fish or psychic clams . |
| 12 | ‘ I had heard about Smailovic and his Sarajevan Opera String Quartet some time ago and had the idea of offering him support by writing a piece and joining him in one of his concerts at the front line . ’ |
| 13 | The researchers found that a change of curriculum from traditional academic subjects to topics of local relevance forced a change of roles for teachers and pupils ( the latter becoming knowledge-holders ) and a change of methods and time-tabling which in the end proved non-acceptable , least of all to parents who favoured the traditional approach as a gateway to success , and resisted innovation ( 17 ) . |
| 14 | Our civilization has at least this to its credit , he wrote , that it has found a way of rounding up this dishonest crap and incarcerating it in morgues , in fortified places with guards and alarm bells and the rest , thus keeping it off the streets , protecting decent citizens , and now , he wrote , there are even moves afoot to repel intruders by making them pay hard cash to enter these fortified places . |
| 15 | Then Pettit took a photograph and , he claimed , Enos attacked him — throwing him over a fence and punching him in a headlock . |
| 16 | These rules can also be deduced by imagining that we try to send extra goods ‘ round the cycle ’ by increasing the flow of goods in edges corresponding to forward variables and reducing it in edges corresponding to reverse variables . |
| 17 | Their banking function consists largely of accepting ‘ wholesale ’ deposits for a fixed term and lending them in large amounts to firms , also for a fixed term . |
| 18 | Mr Biggs , an angler for 20 years , said : ‘ Some anglers are a bit unscrupulous and are taking fish from one stretch and putting them in their own waters so they can make big catches . |
| 19 | This is probably achieved by mutant p53 binding wild type p53 protein and sequestering it in a biological inactive oligomer . |
| 20 | As for that video , what could be more relaxing and companionable than sitting down with Marks&Spencer meals on our knees and watching it in company ? |
| 21 | The information comes from selecting data and presenting it in such a way that it is meaningful and useful to the user . |
| 22 | But super-cool Mansell had needed all his skill when the Williams car 's hydraulic system totally failed , suddenly jamming on the brakes and locking it in gear at 150mph . |
| 23 | On ( or soon after ) Oswine 's death Oswiu 's nephew Oethelwald , son of Oswald , secured the kingship in Deira ( HE 111 , 23 ) ( see Appendix , Figs 6.2 and 7.1 ) , though whether appointed to this position by Oswiu or acquiring it in opposition to his uncle is unknown . |
| 24 | What did you do it for , you — ? he said , bunching his right hand into a fist and pressing it in agony into his left palm . |
| 25 | In its origin [ Christianity ] presents to man and woman a glorious picture of sexual integrity : the Son of God who has become man and flesh , knowing from inside his Father 's work and perfecting it in the total self-giving of himself , not only of his spiritual but precisely also of his physical powers , giving not only to one individual but to all . |
| 26 | This is for the future but we propose to move quickly to integrate income tax and National Insurance into Broad Income Tax : treat all savings equally with regard to tax liability ; pay all pensioners a decent level of pension adequate for subsistence , restoring the link between pensions and earnings ; increasing child benefit and indexing it in future years . |
| 27 | The mass rally in Florence by the Christian Democrats — who are increasing their support in the south and losing it in the north — to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the start of the Christian Democrat movement , and the appeal to ‘ trust those who know how to govern ’ , seemed curiously old-fashioned and out of key . |
| 28 | Processing the data and analysing the results Having collected all the completed questionnaires or interview schedules , it is time to process the data , putting answers into categories , adding up totals , and generally finding out the pattern of the responses and expressing them in statistical terms . |
| 29 | He was subjected to threats and abuse and believing himself in danger of attack , drew a pistol in order to keep his opponents at a distance . |
| 30 | You were n't doing anything individual it was more communion thing you were making the likes of if it was brown bread you 're all standing rolling up and chaffing brown bread and putting them in tins . |