Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] [verb] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The infant learns to talk of hearing its mother in the garden , smelling hamburgers cooking in the kitchen , or seeing the dog enjoying itself with a ball or being hurt by the cat . |
| 2 | Horsedrawn trams were introduced in 1882 , using rail-lines set in the middle of the main roads — in Chiswick , from the foot of Kew Bridge — just in front of the ‘ Star & Garter ’ inn — to Hammersmith Broadway . |
| 3 | Craft specialization is often subsidized at the redistribution centre in a chiefdom society , so we should expect to see crafts flourishing in the temple culture of bronze age Crete : we should also expect to see craftsmen gathering in the temples , where the agricultural surpluses and imports were collected and redistributed . |
| 4 | Some argue that high returns are possible in declining industries and that this is inconsistent with the harvest/divest strategies indicated in the BCG and McKinsey-GE matrices . |
| 5 | Every reader contains a full-colour dictionary explaining words used in the story . |
| 6 | Every reader contains a full-colour dictionary explaining words used in the text . |
| 7 | Their workshop has craftsmen trained in the Fabergé tradition . |
| 8 | Grenada Schools retained their Sir Garfield Sobers Schools title in the annual tournament in Barbados in July . |
| 9 | Of these patients , 2 did not use any steroid , 9 were applying formulations classified in the British National Formulary as ‘ mild ’ , 17 were using ‘ moderately potent ’ compounds , 49 were using ‘ potent ’ compounds , and 4 were applying ‘ very potent ’ topical steroids . |
| 10 | Most vulnerable to competition are the short sea-crossings ; ferry lines operating in the western Channel or North Sea remain sanguine . |
| 11 | The school has various other ways to encourage parents to join in the work of the school . |
| 12 | Of the 208 FT actuaries index companies analysed in the book , GrandMet , Ladbroke and Trafalgar House come out top of the list of those taking fullest advantage of accounting techniques . |
| 13 | The aim of the scheme is to improve areas around building sites , making them cleaner and easier to negotiate , to encourage contractors working in the borough to use more environmentally-friendly materials and to be more energy efficient . |
| 14 | THERE MUST BE SOMETHING SPECIAL WHICH CAUSES DOGS TO HOWL IN THE NIGHT , AND ESPECIALLY DURING MOONLIGHT , IN THAT REMARKABLE AND MELANCHOLY MANNER CALLED BAYING . |
| 15 | A regional approach to tackling targets identified in the Health of the Nation White Paper has been produced by South East Thames RHA . |
| 16 | A study by Beattie ( 1983 ) analysed pauses occurring in the speech of five subjects involved in academic discussion . |
| 17 | In his report Sir Thomas criticised the Bank of England , which supervises banks operating in the UK . |
| 18 | The tensions of racism and fascism are rising in Europe — all the things which we resolutely moved armies to defeat in the past . |
| 19 | The replacement cost figures shown in the table are an example of the household items owned by a typical family of four in a modest three bedroom house . |
| 20 | Unfortunately , it would be unwise to expect managers of publicly owned firms to act in the selfless way modelled above . |
| 21 | It focuses on the manager helping the individual to find ways to improve in the future . |
| 22 | In reality , the term should only be applied to items made under royal commission , but in practice it is used for any rug from these weaving centres produced in the Pahlavi style ( pls 36 , 37 ) . |
| 23 | A 45-FOOT dinosaur which lived 200 million years ago may have had eight hearts , say scientists writing in the medical journal Lancet . |
| 24 | Test results shown in the World In Action programme recorded 90 parts per trillion ( ppt ) for a brand of ’ disposable ’ nappies , 130 ppt for a tampon and 400 ppt for a sanitary towel . |
| 25 | Anti drugs workers say T-shirts sold in the T-shirt Gallery , High Bridge , Newcastle , which feature the names of designer drugs , promote the use of drugs . |
| 26 | It has four EISA slots in addition to the input-output and networking interfaces used in the 715/33 and 50 models and comes with 19″ colour or grey scale monitor . |
| 27 | Could one , Peters asked , expect children to learn in the somewhat haphazard fashion that unfettered child-centredness seemed to commend ? |
| 28 | So next day I duly went to the synagogue , rather self-conscious in my trilby hat , surprised to find women sitting in the gallery only , much impressed with the singing of the cantor and the blowing of the ram 's horn , and a little taken aback by the quick exit at the end of the fast , presumably to get back home for the first square meal of the day . |
| 29 | We urge citizens to participate in the creation and establishment of broadcasting legislation which affirms the right of all viewers to be free from discrimination . |
| 30 | You ca n't win races standing in the stable , you got ta be fit . |