Example sentences of "[verb] [art] [noun] in [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Now I do n't know if you remember English Whites but Danny Baker once had a caller to 606 who claimed to have been setup for a blind date a few years ago , and when he met the girl in question , one of his mates says ‘ Bloody hell she does n't half look like that player ( Kenny ) who 's in the Blues ’ ( Brum City where he built his stout reputation ) . |
2 | Then we met the officer in charge , a most interesting man . |
3 | With al-Kassar 's blessing , he met the Magharians in Bern and Zurich to set up accounts for his family , each meeting taped and monitored by Coleman 's assistant Syrian George , who had been flown in from Cyprus for this purpose . |
4 | Andy Nicol and Derek Turnbull , who met the party in Sydney , took part in the training , but did a minimum of work because of jet lag . |
5 | You need a four base width formation to get your rank bonuses , but it is better to sacrifice the bonus in favour of avoiding being dragged into a broader combat . |
6 | In this case mobility between firms is constrained because labour may have to sacrifice the growth in earnings they could expect if they remained with their current firm . |
7 | The explanation given for the importation of two comparatively low-rank police officers was that the RUC lacked the expertise in accountancy needed for an investigation of that kind . |
8 | It was more a case of realising that Celtic 's squad lacked the strength in depth required for a successful European campaign and to mount a sustainable challenge on the domestic front . |
9 | Find-spots rather favour the arrangement in fig. 124 , but the characterisation seems to fit better if they are made partners of the other men . |
10 | The constable need not have witnessed the conduct in question before he utters his warning ; he could act on the basis of a report that he received from a person who has been caused harassment , alarm or distress , or on the report of somebody who has witnessed it . |
11 | Detectives hunting the raiders have appealed for anyone who may have witnessed the incident in Brodie Avenue just after 6pm on Tuesday . |
12 | One suffragette , Rosa Lamartine Yates , recounted that she had witnessed the double-standard in action while standing bail for two women at the west London police court . |
13 | It is often suggested in the literature that male migration aggravates environmental degradation as women 's coping strategies are modified to accommodate the fall in labour availability in rural households . |
14 | The city of Lothern grew from a small fishing village to a great city to accommodate the increase in trade from the colonies and other realms . |
15 | Mr Geddes added that his group was of the view that the Scottish Secretary , Ian Lang , had failed to consult the Scottish people about water privatisation and was pursuing the matter in spite of it not being included in the Conservative election manifesto . |
16 | It would make the association feel that it had had a better hearing if it saw the Minister face to face rather than pursuing the matter in correspondence . |
17 | That is why we are pursuing the matter in detail , particularly the transitional arrangements . |
18 | This refers to the tendency of attributing human motives to social institutions , in this case of thinking about organisations as if they were pursuing the goals in question . |
19 | In 1922 he published his first book , Le Dragon de bambou , ridiculing the reforms in Annam . |
20 | Namely , he will be inviting your Lordship to er look at whether or not the business the plaintiff 's would have failed in any event er because it is the defendants case relying er extensively upon the opinion of their expert Mr er that even if the plaintiffs had had the finances which were originally anticipated and had completed the deal in accordance with that , the probabilities are that this business would have failed in any event and that they would have incurred the losses they did er so I anticipate there is going to be a dispute between us as to the basis in which your Lordship is to determine compensation in this case . |
21 | There was therefore no desire to expropriate the Plantagenets in Aquitaine before 1294 . |
22 | The negro policeman was quite keen that I should stay the night in Santa Fé . |
23 | ‘ And just why did she stay the night in Piazza Pitti ? ’ |
24 | On 2 July 1987 her husband had stopped the car in front of her and insisted that she should sign , but she refused . |
25 | I just wanted to alert the staff in case any of you have seen or heard anything suspicious . ’ |
26 | He germinated the spores in dishes containing agar jelly , then transferred the spores to Kilner jars which contained rye grains . |
27 | The government claims that economic growth is outstripping the increase in pollution . |
28 | Not only does Nithard say in which vernacular languages the two kings addressed their men ( though he records the addresses in Latin ) , but he gives the ensuing oaths in vernacular texts that are among the earliest examples of Old High German and Old French . |
29 | But when we 're dealing as we are in this case , with fraud , then clearly there has to be regulations , there has to be er primary legislation er so that was the point I 'm making but as I say , it 's not just me , it 's the stock exchange , the S I B , all of them believe that we need a single enforcement body to look at these matters and I do wish perhaps the minister does but the government must acc eople and a number of ople obviously with a number of traumas and a number of di exploit the different rules and regulations and to get through them because they know they are never going to be caught and the little chance of being prosecuted and even if they are prosecuted er then the chances of being convicted are remote and even if they are convicted I 'm afraid that the judicial shi system shows er that the worst they can expect is a few hours mowing the grass in front of an old folks home or perhaps a few months er in the country residence , albeit owned by Her Majesty . |
30 | ‘ Well , it 's shocked me that President Bush has gone out and ballyhooed the unions in Poland and yet he 's turned his back on us . ’ |