Example sentences of "[noun pl] [to-vb] in the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 This is reminiscent of the hypothetical primal horde where the tribal father kept the women to himself and allowed the sons to remain in the family on sufferance ’
2 For our purposes , however , enough has been said to describe how the institutional setting can cause expenditure patterns of local authorities to deviate in the direction indicated by empirical work of Gramlich .
3 They contract with hospitals to buy services on behalf of patients and can use any surpluses to invest in the practice .
4 Fourteen cities around the world are sending teams of young artists to perform in The Ark — designed by bOb ( sic ) van Reeth , the city 's leading architect — during the course of the year .
5 The Video Guide gives advice on how to use the video and exciting ideas for activities to try in the classroom .
6 Most shaikhs collected contributions ad hoc and sent out messengers to gather in the money .
7 Travkin had been involved in the talks on founding the DRM , but had withdrawn his support when it was decided not to form a separate party , thus allowing DRM supporters to remain in the CPSU .
8 When he was king he was normally accompanied by the clerks of the royal chapel so he had plenty of opportunities to indulge in the pleasures of ritual .
9 How does the discourse analyst decide which discourse subjects to include in the presupposition pool for a particular piece of conversational discourse ?
10 The driving simulator at the Applied Psychology Unit allows subjects to sit in the shell of a car and watch videos of driving situations projected at near life size .
11 Then in 1960 Arthur Andersen came to Japan with the intention of setting up an office and wanting to hire young Japanese CPAs to train in the US before the office was opened .
12 It included funding to employ 414,000 teenagers to work in the summer of 1992 in jobs administered through the Department of Labour .
13 Dacourt , angry that Benjamin had gone to Sir Robert , slurped noisily from a wine cup , then threw the dregs to hiss in the flames of the fire .
14 They wanted opportunities to participate in the decisions that were going to affect their country 's future .
15 Over these last nine years , I have had opportunities to participate in the exercise of more power than I ever imagined I would have .
16 An attractive resort with two picturesque marinas , a lovely cove of golden sand and a seaside lido , with lots of very lively bars and restaurants to visit in the evenings .
17 You could feel the dismay amongst the Leeds players and their fans as it thundered past John Lukic and into the back of the net , leaving them searching for three goals to progress in the competition .
18 Secondly , it moisturises and protects your skin and finally , it contains vitamin E and sunscreens to help in the battle against ageing .
19 Add a few more pieces of grass that have not been boiled : these will provide spores of small animals to grow in the soup .
20 Teachers will have diverse roles to play in the development of young writers : they will be observers , facilitators , modellers , readers and supporters .
21 The accountant , and for that matter any other professional persons , have very important roles to play in the lease and for this purpose alone the tenant will wish to ensure that they are suitably qualified .
22 In the glow the lazy blue smoke of a cigarette folds in slow waves to vanish in the sepia shadows of the room Everything about us says come here , you , and our fingertips are first to arc between us and hover on cheeks , lips , chin .
23 It can provide a precis only where the topic is something that it knows about , so that it has some sense of what conceptual relationships to expect in the story .
24 Modules under development at this stage will provide a wide range of opportunities to specialise in the Sciences and to develop further vocational competences .
25 And Abbot Suger of St Denis thought of bringing back ancient Roman columns from Diocletian 's baths to use in the construction of his new abbey church outside Paris .
26 On the other hand , to allow county councillors from the larger districts to vote in the county council on matters which were a district responsibility in their own areas would be deeply resented by the smaller districts .
27 This is an important aspect of the process of developing a school 's strategy of in-service education but it also enables other parties to share in the awareness of what has been achieved and what needs improvement .
28 Most people feel an obligation to keep in contact with their siblings , but beyond that it is regarded as quite proper for relationships to vary in the level of intimacy and the type of support offered ( Firth , Hubert and Forge , 1970 ; Allan , 1979 ) .
29 She goes back therefrequently , and whenever she returns she takes books to distribute in the villages — they are highly prized in Nigeria , where it takes half an average month 's salary to buy a hardback .
30 Jefferson allowed the words to hang in the air .
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