Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [adj] in [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Glare can also be caused by very light coloured ceramic floor tiles and it is worth keeping this in mind when choosing from the wide range of floor coverings available . |
| 2 | On the other hand , since the early periods of history involve greater use of material evidence ( artefacts , archaeology , and so on ) , rather than written evidence , there is a lot to be said for tackling this in year 3 , when the child 's reading abilities are limited . |
| 3 | One of my reasons for becoming involved in Westland was that I felt in some respects that I owed them something . |
| 4 | SHARON STONE fantasises about stripping naked in Madison Square Garden … |
| 5 | Clinicians , most notably , have been guarded in their enthusiasm about becoming embroiled in management . |
| 6 | A BEAUTY queen contestant was sacked yesterday after parading topless in front of millions of TV viewers . |
| 7 | Kevin Mack , the Cleveland full-back and two-time Pro Bowl selection , was yesterday sentenced to six months in prison after pleading guilty in August to using cocaine . |
| 8 | Washington Redskins remain the only unbeaten team in the NFL after winning 16–13 in overtime against the unlucky Houston Oilers . |
| 9 | Edwards took his season 's tally to 17 after bagging ten in Tuesday 's 78-0 destruction of Swinton . |
| 10 | The personal social services are large-scale experiments in ways of helping those in need . |
| 11 | Talk together about what kind of behaviour is illegal and make sure they know the consequences of becoming involved in crime . |
| 12 | After the 1989 elections tensions within the PSOE developed into a rift between the party itself and the government ; the latter was accused of moving politically to the right and of becoming involved in corruption after nearly a decade of power . |
| 13 | Lucien could not endure the thought of appearing barefaced in front of a stranger , especially a person of great status . |
| 14 | It is easy to make the mistake of sounding pompous in business letters . |
| 15 | Descriptions of offices , studios and wind tunnels , and an account of getting lost in Luton on the way to Vauxhall headquarters because of roadworks on the M1 , are no substitute . |
| 16 | I 'd of get lost in Sandy Road |
| 17 | There are two levels of cacheing available in software for the PC user . |
| 18 | Fortunately archaeology is capable of providing these in abundance . |
| 19 | In 1986 and again in 1989 a Heriot 's pupil gained the distinction of coming first in Scotland in the Higher Grade examination . |
| 20 | He goes some way towards doing this in terms of what he calls ‘ the doctrine of abstract ideas ’ . |
| 21 | It remained , nonetheless , within the tradition of mobilizing voluntary in place of state action wherever possible . |
| 22 | Although the question whether there is any way of determining those in need of protection is at the heart of this debate , this is unlikely to be the prime determinant of professional practice . |
| 23 | Despite the inherent difficulties of determining this in advance ( at least to the satisfaction of the public and the local amenity societies ) it is nevertheless a fact that some 80 per cent of all applications are granted , and that many of these are simple and straightforward . |
| 24 | We will discuss some methods of achieving this in Chapter 10 . |
| 25 | The kind of reasoning involved in derivations of this kind is called deductive reasoning . |
| 26 | Now there does not seem to be any precise way of telling this in advance , so in the case of the carp angler , it is a matter of trial and error . |
| 27 | This was surely an argument for getting involved in Boiotia , because it was too weak to resist effectively , rather than an argument for leaving Boiotia alone , because it was too weak to make trouble for Athens . |
| 28 | It is tuition for her and helps her to get over a lot of barriers about performing live in front of demanding and sometimes difficult audiences . |
| 29 | According to AWA , the Kenix-based single property system ( which is also suited to ‘ multiple property ’ environments ) is more cost-effective for running Keno in casinos — the company says Unix-based systems offer superior scalability , portability and interoperability . |
| 30 | When I was n't dozing off in chapel , I was having difficulty in keeping awake in class and , to a greater extent , during prep-time , when I was supposed to be working alone . |