Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [v-ing] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | About 1,200 motorists were also stopped for speeding in the crackdown . |
| 2 | Theodosiou was the first to go for stamping in the 72nd minute and Greg Downs followed after protesting at a penalty decision . |
| 3 | I remember years ago Edwin preaching about standing in the gap — that gap between heaven and earth , bringing the two together . |
| 4 | One of the reasons Mr Houghton and his managers cite for staying in the pots-and-pans business sounds pretty lame : namely that the business was handicapped in the 1980s first by a recession at the start of the decade and then later by a strong dollar and so could now recover . |
| 5 | Nathalie Ions and Clare Jefferson , aged seven and eight , both live on Blue Hall estate , which is included for revamping in the City Challenge bid . |
| 6 | The market return minus the risk-free return is the risk premium that investors expect for investing in the market portfolio . |
| 7 | Hearts were fluttering when Mark Glendinning put Bangor ahead early in the game , but Apoel Nicosia hit back and Eachus again was partially blamed for letting in the Cypriot team 's winner . |
| 8 | Who cares about ageing in the sun ? |
| 9 | During that first week she went out with Nahum in the trap he used for visiting in the parish , and she was continually looking for a young woman with white hair and a baby . |
| 10 | An early decree ordered the destruction of heathen temples ; and the pressure of Westernisation was so relentless and meticulous that at one stage male Christians could be fined for urinating in the oriental , crouched position . |
| 11 | This , they say , is the only chance the rhino has of surviving in the wild |
| 12 | ‘ It looks like pimping in the West End is a lucrative business . |
| 13 | Unless prepared to make an excursion , you would be trapped into eating in the hotel . |
| 14 | The terms of reference must be defined in advance , and appear in writing in the opening statement . |
| 15 | They also remarked with astonishment a sort of combat between God and her without being able to determine whether God was more occupied in seeking in the secrets of his wisdom the means of exercising her by suffering than she was disposed to suffer for his love ; for she showed an incredible avidity for crosses and an invincible patience over her trials and over every affliction which Almighty God sent to exercise her love and fidelity . |
| 16 | But she rose and walked over to the table , moving stiffly because of muscles chilled from sitting in the stone window embrasure for so long . |
| 17 | The teacher is persuaded into conformity , submits to authority and is effectively discouraged from engaging in the process of pragmatic mediation which , I argue , defines the very profession of pedagogy . |
| 18 | It was considered too onerous for a man to serve both as coroner and verderer , and verderers were often excused from serving in the former office . |
| 19 | The United States was , at last , firmly committed to helping in the maintenance of the stability of the Middle East , though British commitments to the Arab sheikhdoms in the Persian Gulf and the Aden Protectorates were undiminished . |
| 20 | We had a little chat with Unix System Labs president Roel Pieper last week and he did n't exactly rule out the possibility of USL making a takeover move on Santa Cruz Operation Inc ( UX No 396 ) : however , he said , it would n't be a good business value unless both firms were committed to going in the same direction . |
| 21 | These are all provided in a manageable package , leaving the teachers free to concentrate on teaching in the classroom , identifying needs , and directing self-study activities . |
| 22 | There is no doubt that by returning to nursing in the next decade you will be helping to prepare the profession for the enormous demographic and social challenges facing Britain in the 21st century . |
| 23 | Me old man right , me uncle , me uncle used to live in a house which used to digging in the back garden , this piece of fucking dirt and he pulled out this and its sort of round , my old man 's gone , no he , he said er I would n't dig there any more |
| 24 | In fact , the individual migrants who participate in this urban migration manage to generate income which is more attractive to them than the income they would have earned by remaining in the rural areas . |
| 25 | In 1435–9 he is heard of lodging in the ‘ cornertowre ’ at a property in Penshurst , Kent . |
| 26 | Paddy got up to help and we both crawled about ferreting in the sand . |
| 27 | My qualification for writing about skiing in the USA is unusual : I have never done it . |
| 28 | The latter form handles for winding in the line and the handles can be at opposite ends , or have one central to act as a pivot , rotating in the free hand . |
| 29 | This is probably our favourite spot and you can choose between sitting in the sun or shade ; it 's a very peaceful place to unwind and enjoy the view of the garden " , says Barbara . |
| 30 | What do you feel about working in the more modern style of play after your classical work with Stratford ? |