Example sentences of "[noun] in which [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a pilot , it is perhaps one of the most agreeable settings in which to ply his profession — even though fog , gales and ice do sometimes demand the limits of his skills . |
| 2 | Parents are no longer told what methods to adopt , but rather the frame of mind in which to adopt them . |
| 3 | Time and again women failed to find the words in which to frame their questions , knowing only that the language available to them did not fit . |
| 4 | She had no words in which to express her present distaste for the idea . |
| 5 | A sly grin crossed his face as he thought of an alternative billet in which to spend what remained of the night . |
| 6 | He had to reach the President 's cabin with at least an hour of daylight in which to plan his defence and with time to get through to Caspar on the President 's radio . |
| 7 | The speculation at Westminster last night was that Mr Kinnock was preparing the ground for a dignified exit by leaving his colleagues six months in which to mount their campaigns for a contest in the autumn . |
| 8 | And even if it was not it allowed both sides an extra nine months in which to strengthen their positions . |
| 9 | Consequently , a private company which has 10 months in which to file its accounts , and has an accounting reference date of 30 September , must file its accounts at Companies House on 30 July at the latest and not on 31 July . |
| 10 | They had about six months in which to achieve their miracle , she and Nails and Mr Sylvester , and the riding was her department , a hurdle of the most gigantic proportions . |
| 11 | Cape Canaveral was the lock in which to turn it . |
| 12 | First this is held downwards , then it is swung upwards to varying heights so that you have a split second in which to hit it with a suitable technique . |
| 13 | They were still there , attached to her by unbreakable strings , but at least they retreated enough for her to have a breathing-space in which to resolve them . |
| 14 | Already , before he has found a theological universe in which to create them , they have the feeling of lost souls , fodder for hell . |
| 15 | Even with evidence for the level of wealth in each building , this could imply that the village society was led by a single chief , who lived in the biggest house in the centre of the village , or that the village was run by a council of all the members of the village , who built a large central hall in which to hold their meetings . |
| 16 | The Chamber was packed when there were seven orders before the House , with an hour and a half in which to debate them . |
| 17 | Gauss ' most influential contribution is probably his Disquisitiones Arithmeticae ( 1801 ) , a work in which appear his 17-gon ( see Section 4.6 ) , his introduction of the notation of congruence ( see Section 2.2 ) , his proof that all the roots of unc are expressible in radicals , and a proof of the quadratic reciprocity law . |
| 18 | The auto industry just happened to be a convenient sector in which to show his determination to change ( Doner , 1987 ; Oman , 1989 : pp. 164–166 ) . |
| 19 | Not the ideal circumstances in which to hire someone who is to look after your children for a couple of years or more … ’ |
| 20 | Before fitting any mortise lock , ensure that you have sufficient depth of wood in which to house it . |
| 21 | The elderly lady found a private moment in which to invite her hostess to come to see her in the room she occupied in her daughter 's house . |
| 22 | However , this was clearly not the moment in which to tell his dearest Laura that she looked magnificent when she was angry , and he hastened to set the record straight . |
| 23 | Bending to retrieve it , she had a moment in which to pull herself together . |
| 24 | ‘ I know you 'll find a nice cosy place in which to put me — preferably near your own room . |
| 25 | As an example , take a spider in which each individual needs to find a good place in which to put its web , but good places for making webs are in short supply . |
| 26 | De Quincey was more or less in hiding from Edinburgh people to whom he owed large sums of money , so Glasgow , a thriving and blackening metropolis of 365 , 000 souls , was the ideal place in which to eat your opium and keep your head down . |
| 27 | These wasps , which are common in sandy areas , dig a small burrow in which to lay their eggs . |
| 28 | I have n't got a player for two full days in which to do it . |
| 29 | Even after your Application has been accepted , you still have 14 days in which to review your Plan . |
| 30 | While the Mancunians , a point behind but with two games in hand , face four League games in seven days beginning on Thursday , Leeds have 15 days in which to complete their programme , away to Liverpool and Sheffield United and home to Coventry and Norwich . |