Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This incident proved the danger to Special Forces when they sought sanctuary in a neutral country , for Graham Hayes was shot in a Paris prison in the summer of 1943 . |
| 2 | After a few hundred yards , he sought sanctuary in a nearby house . |
| 3 | According to Israel Radio , this was " the first time since the beginning of the intifada that terrorists have managed to plant bombs in a Jewish place , wounding civilians and soldiers " . |
| 4 | From there they proceeded to the Jebel mountains and made camp in a pleasant area of trees and plentiful water . |
| 5 | Until the opening of the Marlborough galleries had tended to treat artists in a patronising way , as underlings . |
| 6 | International Seacontrol is designed to help ship operators in a recession-hit marine industry who are increasingly under pressure to reduce operating costs while sustaining an acceptable level of maintenance . |
| 7 | He first met Minton in a top-floor club in Wardour Street and they became firm friends . |
| 8 | In addition , we became experts in a new and complex world where everything from the intricacies of a changing semantic of underground language to the knowledge that tetrahydrocannabinol ( THE ) was the active ingredient of cannabis separated us from our previous associations and took us into a world where few in the organization could begin to operate with comfort . |
| 9 | ‘ What is it ? ’ asked Sister in a low voice . |
| 10 | It was n't just that copies of knitting patterns in a popular British magazine were regarded as subersive , or even that the border guards had strict rules about the permitted length of visitors ' hair . |
| 11 | Oligos I and III bind proteins in a specific manner . |
| 12 | ‘ You 've been listening , ’ announced Ken in a pointed BBC accent , ‘ to an excerpt from Forever Amber . ’ |
| 13 | It is the only personal fellowship in Scottish history backed by industry and provides an excellent opportunity to support research in an underfunded area . |
| 14 | To see reindeer in a natural setting visit the Cairngorms where there 's a herd of about a hundred animals . |
| 15 | Around 100 15-year-olds were combining the excitement of a French experience with the reality of the hotel and catering trades in a novel combination designed to boost their success in school exams . |
| 16 | Around 100 15-year-olds were combining the excitement of a French experience with the reality of the hotel and catering trades in a novel combination designed to boost their success in school exams . |
| 17 | When other meat is scarce they are not above eating carrion in an advanced state of decomposition , which suggests that their olfactory system is not particularly sensitive . |
| 18 | And seeing Richard in a white coat . ’ |
| 19 | The molecular dimensions of a polymer chain in any solvent can be calculated directly from light scattering measurements , using equation ( 9.36 ) , if the coil is large enough to scatter light in an asymmetric manner , but when the chain is too short to be measured accurately in this way an alternative technique has to be used . |
| 20 | The Cray Communications Ltd arm of Cray Electronics ( Holdings ) Plc , Newbury , Berkshire has launched a series of new products , including a series of multifunctional terminal servers which the company claims can integrate virtually all host environments in a single network . |
| 21 | Erm and it 's sort of erm features that are expressed er like intelligent and then intelligent er it reveals to what extent subjects perceive speakers in a particular language as having desirable or undesirable traits with which they may or may not wish to identify . |
| 22 | ‘ Are you joining us for a swim ? ’ asked David in a loud voice . |
| 23 | If , then , we define the first aim of college as being to provide an intellectual training in the useful arts , we might leave both schools to continue their debate on what exactly constitutes usefulness in a rapidly-changing economic and social world . |
| 24 | ‘ Publication ’ is increasingly important , not just to secure advancement in an individual academic 's career , but as a sign of an institution 's status . |
| 25 | ‘ We believe that our results show conclusively that neutrinos do not undergo oscillation and thus are not mixed states in a quantum-mechanical sense . ’ |
| 26 | However , he needs Lennie in a strange way , and he rarely really means what he says . |
| 27 | But when the duke — still in his flying gear — was ushered into the presence at Ditchley Park , he found Churchill in a playful mood . |
| 28 | The unions also attacked the Labor government 's precedent in compensating employers in an industrial dispute . |
| 29 | Clearly these involved Roger in a considerable amount of work , and at a time when Roger 's wife was giving birth to their daughter in the UK ! |
| 30 | They even gave him a Plate to carry it on — silver , that is — when they beat Tonga in a pulsating second-tier final which saw Gareth James power over for the winning try in extra time . |