Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] in [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The veins or ‘ lodes ’ of tin so formed varied in width between half a metre and six metres . |
| 2 | There , Emerson made a superb start but got caught in traffic at the first left-hander . |
| 3 | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received in favour of taxation policies to benefit the environment ; and if he will make a statement . |
| 4 | To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations he has received in connection with applications for national health service trust status from within the Sheffield health authority . |
| 5 | To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what recent representations he has received in connection with state schools in west Norfolk . |
| 6 | The value transferred is to be reduced by the value of any other interest in possession in the property to which the beneficiary becomes entitled at the same time or by the amount of any consideration in money or money 's worth which he has received in respect of the determination or disposal . |
| 7 | The rate of tax payable is arrived at by reference to the total of that value and the value of any previous chargeable transfers made by the beneficiary , but that value is to be reduced by the value of any other interest in possession in the property to which he becomes entitled at the same time or by the amount of any consideration in money or money 's worth which he has received in respect of the termination or disposal of the interest . |
| 8 | Nonetheless , democratic elitists emphasize that centralization of resource distribution and even policy control has developed in parallel with a continuing ( and for a long time expanding ) role for sub-national governments as agents of policy implementation . |
| 9 | One theme which has occurred throughout this book , is that law and order , and indeed Conservative criminology , has developed in response to social anxieties felt by ‘ respectable ’ elements of British society about a Britain which has difficulties in coming to terms with its position in a changing world . |
| 10 | As expected ( UX No 394 ) , Unify Corp has now launched the Accell/TP toolkit it has developed in league with ICL . |
| 11 | My belief is that our good practice has evolved over a period of more than 50 years and that it has developed in classrooms through the dedicated expertise of British teachers enjoying the relative freedom traditionally allowed within our education system . |
| 12 | Just as greater speed in the pursued has developed in relation to increased speed in the pursuer ; or defensive armour in relation to aggressive weapons ; so the perfection of concealing devices has evolved in response to increased powers of perception . |
| 13 | The enormous rise in the economic value of her work has developed in tandem with the increased critical and popular response to her particular blend of naive style and incisive content . |
| 14 | Whatever the original stock , the breed has developed in isolation during the last two centuries . |
| 15 | In so far as there is this domination , it must be acknowledged that men have been aided in their domination of women by women themselves — sometimes older women , whose own conditioning has matured in conformity with that of men . |
| 16 | My hon. Friend has commented in detail on the transcript of that hearing , including the statements by the witness , Mr. Farrell ; the differences of opinion about the handwriting on the receipt ; whether someone might have stolen the receipt book and forged the receipt ; unsupported allegations about previous examples of Mr. Brand 's paperwork being missing ; and the apparent lack of follow-up to the mother 's original letter . |
| 17 | Yoash Kahn , who has taught in England for many years but who also has strong links with education in Israel , recalls his hostel days with affection , even if he did have problems adjusting to the regime . |
| 18 | He was born in South Africa and he studied at the universities of Cape Town and Cambridge , and has taught in universities in Britain , in America , in West Africa and France and Germany . |
| 19 | He expects profits this year of £135m and has pencilled in £150m for next year . |
| 20 | The record buyer who has fallen in love with the band , and goes to see them play , is often disappointed by a lacklustre show . |
| 21 | That she could not find a simple solution to the problems of women in marriage can be seen from two poems entitled ‘ Mira to Octavia ’ which advise a young woman who has fallen in love with an unsuitable man . |
| 22 | I am not in the least surprised that he has fallen in love with you . ’ |
| 23 | Crawford played Kent , one of the boys who go on strike and threaten to burn down the gym when the headmaster decides to dismiss the teacher , who has fallen in love with his son — and whom he believes to be his illegitimate daughter . |
| 24 | ‘ Who says Nigel has fallen in love with me ? ’ said Juliet lightly . |
| 25 | Mrs Bird has fallen in love with a very rich man who has lots of servants and keeps birds said Paddington . |
| 26 | Despite the lines round her mouth and the flecks of grey in her hair , there was a bloom in her cheeks and her eyes shone like those of a girl who has fallen in love for the first time . |
| 27 | Mortality from gastric cancer has fallen in areas of Japan where screening has been most widely accepted . |
| 28 | Leasing cars has fallen in popularity from two in 10 last year to less than one in 10 now . |
| 29 | Mr. Butler : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales by what percentage unemployment has fallen in Wales since June 1987 . |
| 30 | Mr. Peter Walker : Between June 1987 and January 1989 , seasonally adjusted unemployment has fallen in Wales by 40,900 , from 12.6 to 9.2 per cent. , a decrease of over 27 per cent . |