Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] in [Wh det] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Dhondt 's view , Charles was the arch-squanderer of the fisc , his reign the critical period in the formation of territorial hereditary principalities in what would become France , for it was Charles who allowed the amassing of countships and once-royal estates by great regional magnates . |
| 2 | As well as German banks , British , French and Italian ones could steal a march on American and Japanese rivals in what could be a huge East European market . |
| 3 | ‘ Prime movers in what will be viewed as one of the most welcome innovations in bowls , will be Kerry Clarke of New Zealand , representing the WBB , Australia 's Al Mewett , President of the WIBC and David Harrison who will be representing both bodies . |
| 4 | Again it was no surprise to find most temporary workers in what could best be described as lower level or less skilled occupations , both in industry and services [ see Table 2.2 ] . |
| 5 | Both countries have managed to become the most visibly successful economies in what used to be called their respective ‘ blocs ’ . |
| 6 | Two of the brass chandeliers suspended above the nave gave a gentle diffused light but the church looked dimly mysterious compared with the glare of the passage and the figures of Massingham and the detective sergeant quietly conferring , of Miss Wharton and the boy patiently sitting like hump-backed dwarfs on low chairs in what must be the children 's corner , seemed as distanced and insubstantial as if they moved in a different dimension of time . |
| 7 | The principles of effective choral writing are fairly straightforward , and mostly comprise exploitation of the choir 's colouristic resources in what can be called ‘ choral orchestration ’ , coupled with simple variation in the density of voices and a limited use of contrapuntal effects . |
| 8 | Six teams are bitter rivals in what will be a fight to the finish . |
| 9 | There was bougainvillaea in flower , clambering up the stone walls , small white roses on thin stalks among the weeds , and wild flowers in what could hardly be called a garden . |