Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] [pers pn] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A business acquisition can be completed within sixteen weeks , with the Treuhand rationalising it in anticipation of purchase , offering financial advice , cancelling former obligations and providing attractive contractual terms . |
| 2 | Subjects were asked to try five types of toilet seat ranking them in order of preference . |
| 3 | The rule that cases should be prepared for trial by someone other than the advocate presenting them in court should not apply to solicitors , the committee said . |
| 4 | For a long moment all she could do was stare back at him , his dark fathomless eyes holding her in thrall . |
| 5 | Then again , we 've had Echo & The Bunnymen supporting us in front of 3,000 Seig Heil-ing loonies throwing bottles and chairs at them . |
| 6 | He is required to disregard the interests of the institution appointing him in favour of the shareholders as a whole . |
| 7 | He did that several times until he had established the depth to reach the lock and bolt and he now knew a single spring-loaded tumbler holding it in place . |
| 8 | I remember the teacher showing me in school , as well , how to do it and I just , I ca n't remember |
| 9 | The nightmare had once been real and the spectres visiting her in sleep were always the same . |
| 10 | Research also suggests that individuals can adjust to , and offset , the changes affecting them in middle and later life . |
| 11 | I mean it was one thing standing up in front of my own group and giving a lecture , but it was quite another kettle of kippers doing it in front of a strange class . |
| 12 | They toppled over the chain holding them in place , spilling themselves and their contents into the road . |
| 13 | This is only as good as the screws holding it in place in your front door . |
| 14 | ‘ Because they want everybody to have a Big Daddy with his leather belt keeping 'em in order — less for them to do , ’ he said . |
| 15 | The left wrist developed deformities , so did both feet as a result of gross muscle spasm putting them in plantar flexion . |
| 16 | From the sitting-room window I watched him stride out along Fernhill Walk , every so often the street lamps showing him in relief as his bulky figure emerged from the shadows . |
| 17 | The inductor L2 should not ‘ sing ’ , if it does you may need a fraction more tightness on the studding nuts holding it in place , but do this with extreme care . |
| 18 | Willie sat on the stool holding it in front of the fire , his long socks trailing across the floor . |
| 19 | The scandal-mongering press represented the unmarried Brown as indeed worse : Victoria 's lover , husband , or handsome , kilted medium putting her in touch with Albert . |