Example sentences of "[noun pl] [to-vb] [pron] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Evaluation of the McClellan system is difficult because there have been so few opportunities to see it in operation . |
| 2 | The most obvious way of preventing cracks from spreading in brittle materials is not to use them in tension , in other words to use them in compression . |
| 3 | He persuaded her parents to give her in marriage to a friend of his and by constant threats and ill-treatment she was forced to consent . |
| 4 | 50mm x 25mm ( 2in x 1in ) to the finished width , plus angle brackets to fix it in position , and three large screw-eyes . |
| 5 | There are loads of baddies , and the world needs some goodies to keep them in hand . |
| 6 | Caledor raised his own standard and called for all true Elves to join him in defence of the realm . |
| 7 | When I have used these texts in workshops , we have usually started by reading them through silently , before breaking into small groups to discuss them in detail . |
| 8 | Later in the month , however , acting Prime Minister Yegor Gaidar and other ministers most closely involved in economic reform policy met about 60 industrialists in Togliatti on Oct. 25 and gained their support in return for undertakings to consult them in policy-making . |
| 9 | He waited thirty years to use it in conversation . |
| 10 | It took 2 years to put it in place but I 've had 26 birds on the place . |
| 11 | The evidence of these obstacles and resistances is plain enough , not only in the slow , uncertain and frequently subverted extension of the right to vote which I have already indicated , but in the bitter hostility and violence that has always been directed against the attempts of ordinary citizens and workers to organize themselves in trade unions , cooperatives , community action groups , and similar bodies . |
| 12 | ESKIMO women still observe the age-old tradition of inviting male guests to join them in bed — even if they 're married . |
| 13 | It is relatively rare for accountants to find themselves in trouble , whether legal or ethical , because work they have done has been misinterpreted or misunderstood . |
| 14 | Plan B meant no plan , however , and having none we were free to react to whims , needing no more than this first glimpse for the wheels to set themselves in motion as we set off down for tea . |
| 15 | They 've seen language labs , which are great , more or less mould away for lack of resources to keep them in working order , and they see micros coming in at a time when everything else is being cut . |
| 16 | In particular , the annual flooding brought silt , which caused blooms of algae to develop which in turn supported a rich fishery . |
| 17 | The number of second homes in existence is surprisingly uncertain , partly because of problems of definition and partly owing to a reticence on the part of owners to advertise themselves in view of the possible local opposition . |
| 18 | Elections , strikes , riots , pressure group lobbying , and decisions by law courts continuously serve to adjust state policies to keep them in touch with movements and realignments of multiple class fractions and strata . |
| 19 | The filter body sits on a hanger equipped with four of Eheim 's excellent suckers to keep it in place . |
| 20 | With backing from Citrine and Self , Smith tried to exercise such leverage , and ( when he failed to persuade the existing boiler manufacturers to respond ) proposed to attract new firms to the industry by the promise of orders to keep them in business . |
| 21 | The locks the Minoans fitted to their doors were little more than wooden bolts with pegs to hold them in place . |
| 22 | If India 's government is persuaded that warming will produce better and more reliable monsoons , then it might decide that the interests of its burgeoning population would be better served by global warming than by attempts to hold it in check . |
| 23 | Once you have these you are then in a position to work out which behaviours to use and which behaviours to avoid yourself in order to shape the reactions you want from the other person . |
| 24 | In February 1974 , Mr Heath lost his overall majority , but remained in office for several days while he tried to do a deal with Mr Jeremy Thorpe and the Liberals to keep him in power . |
| 25 | God is love , as St John tells us ( 1 John 4:8 ) , and as love , by his very nature , can not command even creatures to love him in return . |
| 26 | Recent developments have shown that appropriate education , training and direct experience of work and living away from home , can enable a very significant proportion of those with severe disabilities to maintain themselves in employment and independent life . |
| 27 | Exercises to get you in shape |
| 28 | What have the Soviets to offer us in return ? |
| 29 | I would n't let is pass without thanking you which is the reason for this note because at the moment I have n't got that much spare time on my hands to thank you in person . |
| 30 | On the parade ground soldiers often have to shout out their numbers to help them in drill work . |