Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [pron] in a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could lie in bed at night and in imagination move confidently around the cottage touching them in a happy exploration of shared memories and reassurance . |
| 2 | Strange said : " Athletes who are in the public eye have a responsibility to conduct themselves in a manner which can set a positive example . |
| 3 | The 28-year-old cab driver attacked her in a clearing after she went to join Queen 's Club in west London , Mark Dennis , prosecuting , told the Old Bailey . |
| 4 | Southend could and should have won it near the end when once again the Town defence got itself in a tangle … |
| 5 | Southend could and should have won it near the end when once again the Town defence got itself in a tangle … |
| 6 | I may not for instance sue somebody in a court of law . |
| 7 | The ‘ resentment ’ at being denied possible access to positions of respect and maybe responsibility manifests itself in a number of ways , not least in the social posture of black youth in the UK . |
| 8 | The Office tells us that he arranged for his sister to meet him in a nearby wood and to bring with her two of her over-dresses , one white and one grey , and his father 's rainhood . |
| 9 | She ran the tip of her tongue over her lips , heard the sharp hiss of Penry 's intake of breath , then his head blotted out the light as his mouth met hers in a kiss which shot a jolt of electricity through every vein in her body . |
| 10 | The challenge was taken up by Harry Baker , who being provided with a weight placed it in a backet and walked from Halling Institute to Snodland Institute , so winning the bet , but he had more difficulty collecting his winnings . |
| 11 | These might be wild animals who possessed particular strengths and had little contact with man , like a lion , jackal , hawk and crocodile , or might be animals whose usefulness placed them in a special relationship with man , like the crow , ram and cat . |
| 12 | When in the " sick Chicken " case of 1935 the Supreme Court ruled against the act , declaring Federal code-making an unconstitutional interference with the authority of the separate states , Roosevelt made no attempt to revive it in a new form . |
| 13 | The British Medical Association says one in a hundred schoolgirls under sixteen is becoming pregnant . |
| 14 | The British Medical Association says one in a hundred schoolgirls under sixteen is becoming pregnant . |
| 15 | Why did Granddad put it in a dump or of the pocket ? |
| 16 | These included being prepared to listen and acknowledge Tony 's difficulties , helping his father and girlfriend view them in a more understanding way , after allowing them to ventilate their feelings , clarifying the nature of Tony 's problems and helping him focus on those which he could do something about . |
| 17 | Nicolo 's mouth captured hers in a slow , insolent kiss . |
| 18 | The infliction of pain upon a horse affects it in a very profound way . |
| 19 | The other snaked into her hair and she tried to twist away from him , her eyes blazing in fury , but he was too strong , and his mouth claimed hers in a kiss that was brutal in its intensity . |
| 20 | And his hard mouth claimed hers in a burning kiss that sent her pulses racing , a muffled gasp of pleasure coming from her as her mouth opened hungrily beneath his . |
| 21 | The reformulated law makes it plain that an offence is committed if the defendant conducts himself in a way that causes his victim to anticipate that the defendant is about to use unlawful violence . |
| 22 | His mouth covered hers in a storm of intemperate kisses and then his head lowered . |
| 23 | But , while these points may be reasonable , and some of them may be true , this attempt to embed them in a general theory or schema seems unhelpful . |
| 24 | Side-reins should be of the same length and of a length which encourages the horse to hold himself in a balanced outline . |
| 25 | Obediently she returned the gesture , meeting his mesmeric gaze , feeling the power of his appraisal bathe her in a tingling aura before taking a deep , refreshing swallow . |
| 26 | The President feels himself in a state of siege . |
| 27 | The stranger kept her in a sound vacuum , through which no fascinating rhythm could penetrate . |
| 28 | If the pub as an institution expresses itself in a rich variety of ways , the same is true of the physical forms it takes . |
| 29 | She did not focus on the actual wording of the questions , and as a result answered them in a rather uncritical way . |
| 30 | His big break came when an agent spotted him in a prison production of the Tempest and signed him up . |