Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [verb] in [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When asked why she allowed the computer so to dominate in this way , she replied ‘ It 's the first time they have been quiet for a whole week ! ’ , reflecting the second cause in the list above . |
| 2 | The tendency of historians to play down the general effect of the Combination Laws seems rather insensitive to the feeling of oppression widely found in these manufacturing districts . |
| 3 | The lessee in a lease — the defendant so covenanted in this case — covenants in effect that he or his assignee will perform the covenants and observe the conditions contained in it ; and when , as in the present instance , the defendant sets up no performance by himself of the covenants sued on , his defence must be either that his assignee has performed them or that his assignee is in some way as between himself and the lessor absolved from performance . |
| 4 | It has been an exhausting three days for the Labour Whips as they trawled the corridors of the Palace to try to find people who they could wheel in to speak in this debate . |
| 5 | Harbour improvements continued alongside the thriving coastal trade , but the biggest investment necessarily came in those few ports which dominated overseas trade . |
| 6 | Possible similarities between Cnut 's ( lost ) seal and Conrad II 's imperial seal perhaps belong in this context too , as may his willingness to allow his son Harthacnut to become king of Denmark , conceivably in imitation of the crowning of Conrad 's son Henry ( III , born in 1017 ) at Aachen in 1028 . |
| 7 | A major change is one that we make to your holiday arrangements before departure , that involves changing your UK airport(s) , resort area or time of departure or return by more than twelve hours or a change of accommodation to a Club not featured in this brochure . |
| 8 | In the absence of powers of compulsion , the evident determination of the proposed witness not to cooperate in any way may well dissuade the court from making an order . |
| 9 | The Native people acknowledged the apology , but made it clear that cultural oppression still prevails in many parts of North America . |
| 10 | Local folk religion still continues in some forms . |
| 11 | The department also offers in this programme a number of courses in Ancient Near Eastern Religions . |
| 12 | Experiencing a latter day revolution — the wheelbarrow now comes in many shapes and sizes , all finely tuned to suit your special needs . |
| 13 | AIDS now occurs in most countries . |
| 14 | If you are a fan of grisly goth and retarded rock then wallow in this : A dark and dull combination of styles which is going nowhere fast . |
| 15 | Support from the central personnel department undoubtedly helps in this area ’ . |
| 16 | As the intrapatient variability is large it is not surprising that , with 17 patients , their study again fails in this regard . |
| 17 | Also , CRP concentration significantly decreased in both treatment groups . |
| 18 | Language work is of course already done in many schools . |
| 19 | There is a sequel to this story not mentioned in any of the many accounts . |
| 20 | Failure to act in a particular way will not be an abuse of power unless the decision not to act in that way is beyond the limits of the discretion given to the power-holder . |
| 21 | This philosophy obviously works in some cases when it is an established function like an accountant . |
| 22 | This concerns the factors of affect and attitude already described in some detail , and we have explored how negative affect will tend to produce less contact with users of the language . |
| 23 | He continued by saying that ‘ the decision of the chief constable not to intervene in this case was a policy decision with which … the courts should not interfere ’ . |
| 24 | When it is necessary to print a copy of a document , this is done using a standard laser printer of the type already found in many offices . |
| 25 | The Forest law still applied in some measure , however , to the purlieus , the outlying districts which had been put out of the forest during the fourteenth century — although in some parts of the country the authority of the Forest officers was disputed there . |
| 26 | In international trade , however , the bill of exchange still operates in this way . |
| 27 | ‘ There is a lot of work still to do in this match and we must concentrate on getting the right total in our second innings . |
| 28 | The Marshal , his big eyes rolling round the depressing room lit by one dusty light-bulb because the small , barred window hardly let in any light , wondered if they ever managed it . |
| 29 | One other conspicuous feature of the modern scene also appeared in these years . |
| 30 | An hour quickly passed in this nodding and talking . |