Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] in [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We now know much more about surviving hunters and gatherers than was known in Morgan 's day and , although sexual unions among them may in some cases be very unstable , in others they are not . |
| 2 | If I try , then , to describe to you what I believe made my father thus distinguished , I may in this way convey my idea of what ‘ dignity ’ is . |
| 3 | I ought in all fairness to acknowledge that no American fault comes up to the revolting habit … of dropping or wrongly inserting the letter h . |
| 4 | ‘ But I must in all honesty say says Howard very quickly , jutting his chin out and smilingly blinking his eyes , ‘ that I still think there are a number of things in the universe which really need seriously looking into . ’ |
| 5 | I should in any case have answered Elizabeth 's kind little note , but a reference to Ivy at once warmed me towards her . |
| 6 | ‘ as if I could in some way decide for those leaving us what they will go on to do . ’ |
| 7 | That is more than I can say about the Liberal Democrats , who seem to be headed for their own Westminster bunker en masse , or for Robin Cook , Clare Short , John Prescott or Chris Smith — all of whose views I would in normal times respect and follow with interest . |
| 8 | Er in the context of bulk transfers would you like to comment on the Good Committees conclusions on the bulk transfers of members between schemes and how they operate , and do you think that er there is widespread abuse or do you think er on balance your experience has been that where bulk transfers have taken place , they have taken place responsibly , but I would in that context ask you to comment whether there has been an unreasonable time delay where you have experienced bank bulk transfers between the transfer actually taking place in terms of employees being transferred from an undertaking to another undertaking and the actual transfer of their pension funds . |
| 9 | It seems to me appropriate and indeed perhaps essential that one should offer a brief biographical sketch of Proust on an occasion like this , but I shall try to avoid the unbalance of which I 've spoken , by at least relating the biography to the circumstances in which the novel was written , and I shall in any case spend the major part of the time that remains on an examination of the novel itself . |
| 10 | But do not deceive yourself into thinking that because your continual disservices to art bring you knighthoods and ribbons , I shall in any way weaken in my attack . |
| 11 | I shall in this chapter first look at the biblical material . |
| 12 | In other words , I will in due course adopt the child . |
| 13 | Yeah I mean if you get erm , I 'll tell you what actually , because it 's a two hour slot I can in one slot get them to y'know and th we 're not in a great hurry cos there 's usually a few spaces left over at the end of the term . |
| 14 | Be assured however that if I can in any manner contribute to the success of your efforts , either by the proposal of questions for discussion , or subjects for Papers or giving my opinions on any part of the Veterinary Art which you may think proper to investigate I shall at all times feel myself honored by the request , & I am persuaded that Mr Sewell will be most happy to ( ? add ) his exertions in any way congenial to your wishes . |
| 15 | I have my doubts about this one but you may in due course get a proposal from him . |
| 16 | During periods of very cold weather , you may in some cases be able to claim an additional £5 for each very cold week . |
| 17 | I can not but feel , though it may be an illusion induced by the delectable drug of understanding , that you must in some way share my eagerness that further conversation could be mutually profitable that we must meet . |
| 18 | ‘ But … but I love you ! ’ she cried , suddenly coming out of the trance in which she had been imprisoned , and desperately anxious that she should in some way communicate her feelings for him . |
| 19 | You might in good time like to write a pop-psychology book under that title ? |
| 20 | An actual baby had awakened the baby inside herself ; she wanted less to be a mother than to have a baby , so that by feeding him she could in some way nourish herself . |
| 21 | The term ‘ annunciation ‘ ( announcement ) is that given to the message presented by the angel Gabriel to the Blessed Virgin Mary that she would in due time be delivered of the Son of God , and the festival commemorating this — Lady Day — has the date 25 March . |
| 22 | I take it from the nature of your answer that you would in any event agree that none of those other factors which you concern yourself with have any relevance as to whether or not the land performs a greenbelt function ? |
| 23 | The Council 's thirteenth-century oath , ‘ You will in all things to be moved , treated and debated in Council , faithfully declare your Mind and Opinion , according to your Heart and Conscience ; and will keep secret all Matters committed and revealed unto you , ’ lies at the heart of the British culture of official secrecy , and the enigma of monarchy remains the secret from which all other secrets flow . |
| 24 | Obviously , you will need much heavier tackle when fishing in snaggy water than you will in open water . |
| 25 | The City is difficult , you can only shift this traffic management from one place to another and do the best you can in each area , and there are cheaper ways of doing it , not erm three hundred thousand at a time . |
| 26 | You can not teach the same amount in seven years as in six ; or in four hours in the afternoon as you can in five hours in the morning . |
| 27 | If you ca n't afford , or ca n't find , a good antique table to suit your style , get a secondhand , junk table , cover it with cloths , and invest as much as you can in comfortable chairs . |
| 28 | You 've got to take what you can in this world and make the best of it . |
| 29 | Er establish trust much as possible and involve er and try and get involved yourself if you can in any way to er show that you 're , you understand the task that they 're doing . |
| 30 | No , you ca n't really see the one on Rocky 's ear at the moment , you can in some lights . |