Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] in [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The whole of the party were in excellent health and had well tried each others stamina in walking up mountains etc. etc. but having so many interesting objects in view they had allowed no difficulty or danger to impede their progress . |
| 2 | In order not to dull your pleasure I intend to only speak for a few minutes in case we all get snowed in/melt away in the heat ! |
| 3 | This means that for a few months in summer it is usually possible to sail right round West Spitsbergen ; if the ship is not too large and is able to land passengers from suitable landing craft , this is the best possible way to explore Spitsbergen . |
| 4 | ‘ In terms of my 30 years in stockbroking I think the past three years have been the most interesting , if interesting is the right word . |
| 5 | While it is very good at removing metals , dyes and some organics in solution it can not remove nitrite , nitrate , phosphate or ammonia . |
| 6 | The trip was a total success , and despite a few hiccups in transit we were able to transport some 5O , OOO items to the main hospital in addition to taking supplies to the towns at Clut-Napoca and Milas . |
| 7 | old ones in case they |
| 8 | Erm I mean I should think you want to take some shorts in case it 's warm do you . |
| 9 | Microcomputers are often described as personal computers In fact it can be quite helpful to think of them in this way when considering the differences between them and mainframe or minicomputers Usually microcomputers are used by only one person at a time ; for example , a personnel manager might have one on his desk top which he uses to examine trends in recruitment . |
| 10 | Since then there had been a number of regional conferences of communist parties , such as the meeting of Latin American parties in 1975 and of European parties in 1976 and 1980 , but many parties refused to attend even these more limited gatherings in case they compromised their organisational independence . |
| 11 | After six weeks in hospital she was allowed back home . |
| 12 | After spending 10 days in hospital she was back to watch the next home game , but from a safe distance . |
| 13 | Upon his release after 26 years in jail he will discover that he is more free than either his wife , Albertina , or his journalist son , Zwelakhe , who are both ‘ restricted ’ by the authorities under the long-standing state of emergency . |
| 14 | With such questions in mind we can now look at the ‘ structuration ’ of each class in turn , starting with the upper class . |
| 15 | Scar tissue all right ; a birthmark she 'd had removed in early teens in case it turned malignant . |
| 16 | As the manual tells you , by holding certain stitches in holding ( E ) position and knitting the remaining stitches in sequence you can work shoulder shaping , neck shaping , sock heels and toes and even a shaped hemline on skirts , while most attractive full skirts can be made on the same principle . |
| 17 | Each campesino had been given instructions to always have ready 20 extra tortillas in case we had to leave at a moment 's notice , but even so , it was very hard . |
| 18 | Mr Wang , 23 , looking relaxed but pale , told reporters that despite his three-and-a-half years in prison he still believed in the principles of democracy . |
| 19 | " It was unknown in the past , and in the larger houses in town it was unheard of , but in the country it was not unknown . |
| 20 | Also it is disappointing that despite these improvements in performance we still do not understand properly the physics of thermal insulation and we did not expect that increased density ( up to the limit when particle collisions take over ) would have quite the favourable effect that we have found in many machines . |
| 21 | Three times in succession they have fallen in the semi-finals , and Beenhakker 's departure became a formality when they were thrashed 5-0 by Milan at San Siro last season . |
| 22 | While it is not necessary to cover all of these activities in detail it is important , if the interest of the audience is to be held , to show some indications of the passage of time . |
| 23 | After barely three months in power he was murdered by the disaffected Praetorian Guards , who ‘ regretted the licence of the former reign ’ . |
| 24 | After three months in hospital he returns to the car park , seeks out the girl and gives her another ticket with time left on it . |
| 25 | We could say that having lost these illusions in socialism we have studied economic theories much more thoroughly than Western intellectuals have done . |
| 26 | " My dear , in a moment I shall have to call one of the bearers to assist Mr Hopkins with his natural functions in case it should be necessary . |
| 27 | Before discussing these elements in detail it might be useful to emphasize that the notion of ‘ the demand for money ’ — which may seem a curious concept — can be thought of as a demand to hold money . |
| 28 | But as long as we bear these limitations in mind we can , to some extent , assess the muscle of the political machine . |
| 29 | He was First Commissioner in the Derby Governments of 1852 , 1858–9 and 1866–8 , and in his later years in Parliament he held various other government posts . |
| 30 | It 's like one of these films in reverse you know . |