Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] [adv prt] [to-vb] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It has n't been any good for you , ’ her mother looked about to be certain Joseph was not with earshot even thought he had just gone off to fish in the lake , ‘ all this … ’ she added , unnecessarily , casting an accusing look in the direction of the inn parlour . |
| 2 | The purchase of the Stockholm group already means that more than 60% of Wolters Kluwer 's activities are now outside the Netherlands , an objective that the company had originally set out to achieve in 1994 . |
| 3 | We met a number of young field-workers and others who had recently come back to work in Lewis and Harris , and were most impressed by their ability and devotion . |
| 4 | It seems businesses have never set out to choose in a deliberate and disciplined way which technique or techniques are likely to be the most effective , given the circumstances and the resources available . |
| 5 | I was very put out to read in your article on Rachel Friend , her answer to the question : ‘ What do you think you 'll be like when you 're 60 ? ’ |