Example sentences of "[noun pl] [subord] [adv] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such changes would be likely to increase the incidence of some of these conditions , as well as of births to women who do not report , or even discover , their unwanted pregnancies until late in gestation ( see Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 1984 ) . |
| 2 | Keeping braillers , typewriters and even magnifiers in their cases , or at least under covers when not in use , helps to maintain them in good condition , since dust and grime can cause damaged surfaces . |
| 3 | It is a telling commentary upon parliament but even more so upon the church 's limited political potency : at that stage , the clergy needed the support not just of the commons but of the peers as well in order to defend effectively their privileges and franchises ; repeal was effected in the council and chiefly through the agency of the lords ; when the prelates contemplated a riposte in convocation they were instantly quelled by writs of prohibition . |
| 4 | VX147 was later loaned to Lettice Curtis to take part in the Grosvenor Challenge Trophy air race , held in August 1949 at Birmingham 's Elmdon Airport , before being further loaned to BEA for a series of trials while still in service colours . |
| 5 | The table did for working and eating ; the mattress ( put straight on the floor and covered in black tweed ) did for sleeping and lounging ; and the steps made extra seating areas as well with the help of large flat black or white cushions which stacked like striped playbricks when not in use . |
| 6 | Agreed that these be placed in Student Computer Room , but would be available for others when not in use by students . |
| 7 | At least initially there will be the same number of clubs as presently in Division One , the same relegation and promotion and even the retention of the fixture-clogging Zenith Data Systems Cup . |
| 8 | The breakthrough in the case came when Lashley confessed the murder to fellow inmates while still in prison . |