Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [pers pn] in [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus hearing a word , or producing it in response to an incomplete definition , will not prime visual word recognition . |
| 2 | The terms respondents used to describe the advantages of early retirement , or to rationalize it in retrospect , often showed concern for the position of young people in the labour market , although this was rarely cited as a reason for taking early retirement . |
| 3 | comments you could consider entering it or part of it in one of the many fiction competitions or submitting it in total to a which takes fiction . |
| 4 | So , against Clark , it must be argued that it is misleading to claim that because animals , imbeciles , and normal infants are all weak , defenceless , and at our mercy , to treat any of them in the same way ( say by killing them for food or using them in research ) is ‘ in moral terms , the very same act ’ ( Clark 1978 : 149 ) . |
| 5 | On ( or soon after ) Oswine 's death Oswiu 's nephew Oethelwald , son of Oswald , secured the kingship in Deira ( HE 111 , 23 ) ( see Appendix , Figs 6.2 and 7.1 ) , though whether appointed to this position by Oswiu or acquiring it in opposition to his uncle is unknown . |
| 6 | Or grow them in hyacinth glasses . |
| 7 | Unfortunately , success is associated only with jumping hurdles , like tests and examinations , and not also with seeing a generality , or capturing it in words and symbols , or explaining it to someone else . |
| 8 | Usually they put debit after it or something , or put it in red . |
| 9 | Sniff it in black tie or slurp it in jeans etc , etc . ’ |
| 10 | No they could keep in power or remove him in turn as the say fit . |
| 11 | But student attendances after Christmas were appreciably lower , as cars stayed at home and public transport was withdrawn , and several branches decided not to start a spring course at all , or to restrict them in length . |
| 12 | Whenever he rang up he was welcome to come for a night , or meet them in London and have dinner . |
| 13 | Subject to paragraphs 5 and 6 below , the Funding Council shall have the power — ( a ) to acquire , hold and dispose of land and other property ; ( b ) to enter into contracts , including contracts for the employment of staff for the purposes of the discharge of their functions ; ( c ) to invest any sums not immediately required by the Funding Council for the purpose of their carrying on any of the activities which they have power to carry on ; and ( d ) to accept gifts of money , land or other property and apply it to , or hold or administer it in trust for , the purpose of the discharge of any of their functions . |
| 14 | As I have already made clear , the issue in that case concerned the second decision which the Secretary of State has to make , whether to release the prisoner at the end of his tariff period or to detain him in custody . |
| 15 | They are crippled by the number of people it takes to get something on the air , whereas in print , I mean it 's still a lot of people if you 're doing a daily paper , but one reporter can write a story and get it on the air , or get it in print . |
| 16 | ‘ That is an inquisitorial power , which may work with great severity against third persons , and it seems to me to be obvious that such a section ought to be used with the greatest care , so as not unnecessarily to put in motion the machinery of justice when it is not wanted , or to put it in motion at a stage when it is not clear that it is wanted , and certainly not to put it in motion if unnecessary mischief is going to be done or hardship inflicted upon the third person who is called upon to appear and give information . |
| 17 | If you 've got rid of a doorway , or turned two rooms into one , round it off with an arch kit which you plaster over ; add stylish fibrous plaster arch mouldings and corbels ; or frame it in wood . |
| 18 | As was to be expected in American contracts there was a paragraph prohibiting any act that would shock , insult or offend the community or degrade them in society . |
| 19 | Teachers may want to use this information for reference in the case of individual pupils with visual defects or to study it in order to increase their general understanding of the implications of visual handicaps in learning . |
| 20 | Much of the legislation governing public intervention in family life is in fact concerned with laying a duty on public authorities to ‘ diminish the need to receive children into or keep them in care ’ ( Child Care Act 1980 , S. 1 ) , while the terminology of the law emphasises the reception of children into care , rather than the popular phrase ‘ taking them into care ’ . |
| 21 | Under this Act they were given responsibility ‘ to make available such advice , guidance and assistance as may promote the welfare of children by diminishing the need to receive children into or keep them in care ’ . |
| 22 | She 'd been reserved in a way which suggested that she might be strong-willed but was making an effort to hide it or keep it in check . |
| 23 | Ozone friendly : Products do not contain ozone-depleting CFCs or use them in manufacture . |
| 24 | If you have a bumper crop , you can make ice-creams and sorbets , or use them in sauces and fruit salads , soufflés and mousses or as toppings for cheesecakes . |
| 25 | Choose from a colourful array of mango , star fruit , kiwi and raspberries , to name but a few and add a sprinkling of Sweetex to bring out the full flavour , or use it in recipes for a sweet taste without the calories . |
| 26 | If the purpose of the law is to protect women from acts of sexual intercourse to which they have not in fact consented , whether by reason of force actually applied , physical or other threat , or fear induced by the accused or by others , then the relevant question would appear to be : Did this particular woman , in these particular circumstances , submit to this particular man ; or did she in fact freely consent to have intercourse with him ? … if the law deems the woman to have consented to the act despite ample evidence of threats which rendered her submissive but non-consenting , then the law can not be said to be serving its true function of protecting individuals from the imposition of non-consensual sexual intercourse . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ in the felonious taking of money or goods of any value from the person of another , or in his presence , against his will , by violence or putting him in fear . |
| 28 | Excessive fading can occur if a rug is exposed to long periods of strong sunlight , and is best avoided by either relocating the rug or putting it in storage for the summer . |
| 29 | I ca n't for the love of me understand the leadership of all the unions that allowed , we do n't even get enough holidays of what they get on the continent , we should be asking for more , not taking them off us or putting it in October to celebrate Nelson and Trafalgar because I could n't give a monkey for 'em . |
| 30 | Accordingly , when damages for dilapidations at the end of the term come to be assessed , the tenant is entitled to have the damages assessed according to the cheaper option of stripping out the fixtures or leaving them in repair . |