Example sentences of "[verb] in [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Advisers had skills in negotiating with individual creditors and in planning an overall strategy of negotiation among several creditors , arising out of their knowledge of the legal position , experience of previous negotiations , the ability to communicate in a businesslike way , and their position as independent third parties . |
| 2 | As the language of mathematics is so tightly defined , the ability to use mathematics to communicate in a particular language may take longer to develop than we would expect , and this may lead us to underestimate pupils ' grasp of ideas , particularly since language is so closely related to culture . |
| 3 | This is an important goal in learning to communicate in a foreign language . |
| 4 | Many Voices — One World and the movement towards a new information order have tried to concretise and apply the right to communicate in the real world , both on the national and international levels . |
| 5 | Too often these people are frustrated by their inability to communicate in the new language . |
| 6 | Different horses communicate in different ways , although those that live together or are of the same family are more likely to communicate in the same way . |
| 7 | This does not mean that national history and culture will not bulk large in the educational systems of particular countries , especially the smaller ones , or that they may not flourish locally within a much broader supranational framework as , say , Catalan culture today flourishes , but on the tacit assumption that it is Catalans who will communicate with the rest of the world through Spanish and English , since few non-residents in Catalonia will be able to communicate in the local language . |
| 8 | The constituent cells of Volvox , however , are coordinated , for all the flagella around the sphere beat in an organised way and drive the tiny ball in a particular direction . |
| 9 | Soften the cheese , then beat in the soured cream or fromage frais . |
| 10 | Gradually beat in the sifted icing sugar , adding a little at a time and mixing until well incorporated . |
| 11 | Even when they sleep in a separate room . |
| 12 | ‘ Sleep in a warm bed while you can , because you 'll be in the gutter soon enough , the lot of you . ’ |
| 13 | cos there is n't no ventilator in it , and that 's the one we sleep in cos we 're frightened of people coming through the back door in the night , you know kicking in the back door , so we sleep in the other room . |
| 14 | During the week I 'd get home late and sleep in the spare room — ‘ so as not to disturb her ’ . |
| 15 | I have been dead for a long time and by day I circle the huge air above the hills and by night I sleep in the quiet rock , as quiet as the rock , and the little worms mean consolation as they eat me . |
| 16 | " It should be obvious that in the crowded habitations of the poor , who live , cook , eat , and sleep in the same apartment and pay little regard to the washing of hands , the evacuations of cholera victims which are almost colourless and without odour can be passed from one person to another . |
| 17 | They sleep in the same room with each other , and look beautiful when I am putting them to bed , jumping and hopping about quite naked , rejoicing in the freedom of no clothes . |
| 18 | Even if you live and sleep in the same room , try to stay active . |
| 19 | They are surrounded by " ifs " and " buts " — and they will be so surrounded in the social worker 's experience of them . |
| 20 | They were finally lifted in a second House of Lords ruling in October last year . |
| 21 | One corner of his mouth lifted in a self-mocking grin . |
| 22 | The small man 's shoulders lifted in a slight shrug . |
| 23 | His shoulders lifted in a vague shrug . |
| 24 | Suddenly , Apanage tweaked a sequence of cords and chains , and the net lifted in a momentary puff of silk before floating down to consume the apparition . |
| 25 | Jack 's mouth lifted in a wry smile . |
| 26 | His mouth lifted in a wry smile . |
| 27 | His mouth lifted in a token smile . |
| 28 | His shoulders lifted in a resigned shrug . |
| 29 | Her tiny figure shook with new-found sensations and her hands lifted in an involuntary gesture to touch her tingling breasts . |
| 30 | The photograph shows the first lifeboat boat to be lifted in the new hoist , the Watson class Joseph Soar ( Civil Service No. 34 ) , as part of the proving trials by the contractors , Laings . |