Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] in [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( The Japanese , who once provoked riots , tend to invest in higher-tech operations and are seen as relatively generous . ) |
| 2 | ‘ We will not develop the business where there is no emphasis on quality , and we intend to continue in that framework . |
| 3 | Clovers , being of prostrate habit , tend to thrive in close-cropped swards . |
| 4 | Her hair was drawn back , skilfully arranged to fall in loose waves from a gold clasp . |
| 5 | Now the curious thing was that if you looked at the early atmosphere , the molecules in that were the molecules that we expected to see in interstellar space . |
| 6 | Not much , says Mr Day , and he predicts that smaller firms that do n't want to work in regulated areas will break away from the Institute and set up in practice as plain accountants . |
| 7 | you 're first taught to write in small letters , these crosswords or as they print most crosswords in erm capital letters , and of course you do n't recognize them do you ? |
| 8 | D-i-y kits tend to come in separate sections , forming two sides of each arch , one on each side of the wall , sometimes with a separate soffit section which can be used for wider walls . |
| 9 | Cones tend to come in two shapes — some , either cardboard or plastic , with a pointed top and others with a gap of about one to one and a half inches at the top . |
| 10 | They tend to come in large groups , but there are singletons and couples as well . |
| 11 | Simply nervous trainers tend to stand in one spot , feeted feet rooted like a tree to the ground . |
| 12 | Er I do n't think it probably that it does decide help you decide where the location ought to be , but that having said that , I would not want to minimize in any way er the views of my authority er as to the importance erm of the look of contributions from the private sector . |
| 13 | ‘ Having regard to the terms of the contract , the conduct of the parties and the circumstances of the case , I have no doubt that the property was not intended to pass in this case on contract but only in exchange for a valid building society cheque , but even if it may be regarded as intended to pass in exchange for a false , but believed genuine , building society cheque it will not in my view avail the insurers . ’ |
| 14 | Erm , the storage binder , we , we , er , anticipate that you of course , will wind up with shelves full of storage binders housing various diaries , and you 'll want to know in ten years ' time , which storage binder has your nineteen ninety-four diary , erm , that 's what that label is for . |
| 15 | Slugs tend to concentrate in such refuges , presumably because they give protection from desiccation . |
| 16 | Those of my constituents who are members of the police force — both uniformed and civilian — and those in the constituencies of my hon. Friends are absolute saints to continue to work in such circumstances with bravery , courage , commitment and cheerfulness . |
| 17 | ‘ I do n't want to appear in any newspaper , ’ said Miss Lawley brightly . |
| 18 | A number of dolphins have been taught to communicate in rudimentary English . |
| 19 | We have , on the one hand , the career ecclesiastic , the planner and man of an essentially legalistic mind , and , on the other , the religious enthusiast who takes no thought for the morrow , preferring to trust in divine power and provision . |
| 20 | It goes as follows : " So man is approaching a more complete fulfilment of that great and sacred mission which he has to perform in this world . |
| 21 | And the other thing is that it 's er a wide syllabus is fine as long as you 're not expected to go in any depth , but you 're expected to go sort of both , a broad syllabus and into a little bit of depth more than perhaps erm I mean in effect I mean you 're not far off of covering A level psychology at this at tha the level we 're going to . |
| 22 | And that was the sort of level of detail to which we thought we might need to go in those districts where it is demonstrated to us , of the district do need to be considered differently . |
| 23 | However , you do not need to invest in expensive gadgets in order to find if you are fat around the middle : sit down on a seat , relax , do not pull your tummy in , and pinch the fat just above your waist . |
| 24 | In a country where most of us are taught to paddle on flat water , should we insist on putting novices into white water boats which are specifically designed to veer off course and then spend millions of man hours teaching them to go straight or should we put novices into boats designed to go in straight lines ? |
| 25 | Shell has stated that it ‘ no longer wants to invest in exploratory mining in Brazil . |
| 26 | ‘ We have to get back to a position where investors want to invest in unquoted companies and believe they 're still getting a good return , but I do n't think that will be the 30% they might have been promised . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ P-please , sir , we tried to go in straight lines . |
| 28 | This belt tightening has left us leaner and fitter to compete in the UK and world markets ; and we will need to remain in good shape to ensure our leading position in the industry and the achievement of reasonable profit growth . |
| 29 | When Professor Fogelman undertook a survey of school work for the Speaker 's Commission , he collected a most eclectic list of topics which teachers proffered as contributing to work in this field . |
| 30 | Every advertisement has to appear in some advertising medium or other , even if it is only a roadside sign or a newsagent 's window . |