Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb base] [to-vb] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As usual the ‘ big race ’ will lure the top names and Lisburn Borough Council expect to have in action ‘ 26 miles ’ specialist Peter O'Donoghue of Omega , who had a PB last year and Annadale 's John Walsh … and they are also confident that last year 's winner , Jerry Kiernan of Clonliffe Harriers , will take the starter 's gun with the intention of making it a hat-trick . |
| 2 | Erm , since the wider range investments on the whole tend to increase in value more rapidly than the narrower range investments , then as the investments in the normal course of management are bought and sold , the proportion which you have invested in the wider range tends to increase faster than the proportion that you have invested in the narrower range . |
| 3 | How far might either constituent or MP have to travel in order to make such a consultation possible ? |
| 4 | Erm , the oil company continue to invest in capital expenditure , as it should do and er , most of that is spent between services , drilling and , and radar and at , Tussauds we continue to invest er , Alton Towers has got er , the Ghost House opening today and the Runaway Train and we were finishing off the Marylebone Road project , which is a very big , big project involving er , re the complete refurbishment er , new shops and a view right there in the basement . |
| 5 | And let me tell you this : should you in any way try to get in touch with me , even go to the partners and ask for my whereabouts , I swear before God — ‘ He now raised his hand in a dramatic fashion and paused before he added , ‘ See , I 'm taking an oath . |
| 6 | The selection panel have to bear in mind the viability of the proposal as set out in the application form , the growth potential of the business , the capital cost of setting up and , most important of all , the commitment , enthusiasm and competence of the candidate . |
| 7 | Despite this interesting parallel with our own cultural heritage , the emphasis and indeed the trust which the Zande appear to place in witchcraft as a prime mover seems bizarre and even absurd . |