Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] [verb] [pron] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | He came back with a strong cardboard box and helped Mum to pack everything in it . |
| 2 | ‘ New ’ animals may be subject to ‘ new ’ disorders , and ‘ better ’ , more disease-resistant animals may tempt AgriBusiness to keep them in worse conditions . |
| 3 | He repeats it to himself as if he has trouble lodging it in his mind . |
| 4 | The coalition wants Congress to involve itself in the details of the agreement , as a means of ensuring adequate environmental and health guarantees . |
| 5 | ( Two of us ) have just simply had to find time to do it in our own time . |
| 6 | However , he is aware that he can seek to find time to raise it in the House . |
| 7 | ‘ It was n't easy to make a fitting with her in LA and me in Paris , ’ says the designer , though at Christmas Madonna found time to visit him in Paris , where she spent her time ‘ jogging and pumping iron ’ . |
| 8 | Software biggie Software AG is putting in an internal Industry Standards Program Office to guide it in implementing such things and communicate same to its customers : its initial focus will be on applications development , database and repository management , networking , GUIs and operating systems . |
| 9 | Lord Cledwyn , the Opposition leader in the Lords , warned that destabilisation of Warsaw Pact countries might see history repeating itself in the balkanisation of Eastern Europe and in ethnic and territorial disputes . |
| 10 | The fourth report of the Committee on Monitoring Agreements on Tobacco Advertising and Sponsorship was produced this summer and the Minister will have had time to study it in detail . |
| 11 | I stress that I understand that the regulations will be general and that highway authorities will be given discretion to interpret them in the most appropriate way . |
| 12 | The idea of Wendy 's tailoring enterprise in making a violently checked blanket-coat puts one in mind of escape-committees in German P.O.W. camps making enemy uniforms out of British battle-dress or bedding . |
| 13 | Traditionally , the ribbon weave was left loose , but it 's easier to use interfacing to keep it in place . |
| 14 | Mummy tell daddy to put me in the hall . |
| 15 | I mean just read round for fun yo and see if there 's anything that sticks and if you get chance to use it in an exam , do Okay , then it says develop a stock of gems . |
| 16 | ‘ You 're saying they think the man … the man who killed father locked himself in ? ’ |
| 17 | The world champion may not be worried about the £500 fine handed out for throwing the last game of his bizarre straight-games loss to Jahangir Khan in the final of last month 's Stuttgart Open , but he should be more concerned at the zero computer points assigned him for the Stuttgart tournament , which may enable Jahangir to overtake him in the New Year rankings , plus the fact that any further misdemeanour will probably mean draconian punishment . |
| 18 | ‘ It obviously takes food to keep you in a good mood , Dr Vaughan . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ As I work with the prints all day I would get so bored if I wore them as well , ’ she once told an American interviewer , who expressed surprise to find her in such plain clothes . |
| 20 | Painting is valuable because people who may have difficulty expressing themselves in words can get some of their feelings down in a picture . |
| 21 | She seemed to be having trouble putting one in front of the other but she did eventually make it to the steps of the disabled bus and fell inside . |
| 22 | The writer of the Book of Hebrews expresses Christian confidence in this way : ‘ Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence , so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need . ’ |
| 23 | This beautifully judged chip put them in front against Notts County . |
| 24 | I wanted to see you again , but I was dashing all over Europe that week , and I did n't have time to chase you in person , so I thought I 'd say it with flowers . |
| 25 | For most of the folk immortalised by Louisa 's busy camera seem to have wanted posterity to find them in their Sunday best . |
| 26 | A toddler 's consuming instinct to put everything in his or her mouth can cost a short and innocent life . |
| 27 | To further complicate matters , it 's sometimes necessary to move blocks to a safe place first , but again taking care to get them in the correct sequence for later use . |
| 28 | She soon realised strength meant nothing in their oily state , and her lithe body twisted and turned to avoid his lunges . |
| 29 | Why did Granddad put it in a dump or of the pocket ? |
| 30 | So she could find her own way back to the apartment and hole up there , could she , while he did heaven knew what in France ? |