Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [to-vb] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As we went to press , the OMG expected to have in hand eight submissions representing some 25 companies . |
| 2 | The CIS states agreed to act in concert on food imports from abroad , an agreement which was also signed by Georgia , but again Ukraine demanded the right to negotiate separate food credits for itself . |
| 3 | In 1967 the Earl of Antrim and a number of other surviving Irish peers sought to set in motion the machinery for a fresh election of 28 of their number , and petitioned the House to this end . |
| 4 | Snegur asked to stay in office pending direct presidential elections , but the Moldavian Supreme Soviet refused his resignation , and instead formed a commission to formulate proposals to reform executive power in Moldavia . |
| 5 | For a time a chorus of bells from the monastery seemed to peel in celebration each time I finished a pitch . |
| 6 | Even the opposition seemed to slow in sympathy , but he still kept the ball and did quite well each time . |
| 7 | The waves seemed to increase in size as we passed the first section of headland , continuing to smash with awesome power to our right , too close to our right ! |
| 8 | Dana came to stop in front of a large café . |
| 9 | As he did so , his eyes began to widen in astonishment . |
| 10 | Instantly an uncontrollable tremor shook his mouth and his legs began to shiver in sympathy . |
| 11 | This study aimed to analyse in detail the serum lipid concentrations in patients with primary colorectal carcinoma drawn from such a population , with an evaluation of the influence of tumour activity on altered serum lipid values . |
| 12 | The cost of living continued to rise in wartime . |
| 13 | The coalition had to agree in principle to the report , announcing its determination to implement the report 's assumption that mass unemployment must be prevented . |
| 14 | A further — and connected — factor contributed to this change : the expense which the individual cavalryman had to incur in order to fulfil his proper role in war . |
| 15 | Lucy had to stay in bed as much as possible on doctor 's orders , Dad was spending more and more time on the golf course and in the pub to escape from what he called the ‘ pressures ’ , and Charles was in an increasingly pessimistic mood about the future of Chester 's . |
| 16 | Throughout the conference young people carrying olive branches continued to demonstrate in support of Palestinian participation . |
| 17 | Most SIDs continued to occur in winter , with nearly twice as many between January and March compared with June to August . |
| 18 | In 1706 , after his victory at Turin , Prince Eugene had to interfere in person to prevent a general massacre of the French wounded by the imperial forces ; and after the battle of Zorndorf in 1758 many of the wounded Russians left on the field were buried alive by Prussian soldiers and local peasants . |
| 19 | Paul Levantiére continued to pin in silence . |
| 20 | When Khmara refused to appear in court , an order was issued for his appearance , and on July 18 , 30 OMON troops and militia broke into his hotel bedroom and rearrested him . |
| 21 | And her heart seemed to quicken in response . |
| 22 | Fifty-six shaikhs agreed to live in peace within their historical frontiers ( Ajdabiya to Egypt , Sudan , Chad : approximately 900,000 km² ; ) . |
| 23 | Firstly , the Bank of England ceased to announce in advance the rate at which it would provide assistance . |
| 24 | When 5,000 miners tried to march in protest to the capital last August , troops halted them , the government declared a state of siege and workers ' leaders were arrested under emergency powers . |
| 25 | All the Shermans turned to watch in alarm as the captain dashed away down the companionway , dragging a revolver from inside his white uniform tunic . |
| 26 | At the starter 's box , beside the 1st tee , ‘ casual ’ golfers began to gather in hope of a game . |
| 27 | The increasing numbers of colleges approaching the CNAA had to do in part with difficulties over validation by universities — particularly those which were unwilling or reluctant to validate honours degrees — and in part with the attraction of the CNAA as a validating body which could consider a range of courses , including those in the areas of proposed diversification . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | The boy continued to stand in front of Alice , where he had been placed . |
| 30 | If Nisodemus wanted to stand in front of a car then that was all right by them . |