Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] in the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | He played soccer for Middlesbrough in the immediate post-war years and , in 1950 , moved to Portsmouth where he played professionally until 1958 , after which he drifted away from the club never to contact Portsmouth again ( W. J. B. Davis , Portsmouth FC Secretary , personal communication , 1979 ) . |
2 | The early coaches went via Lewes but a new turnpike through Cuckfield in the later 1770s speeded up the journey considerably and the trip was down to six hours by 1820 . |
3 | Pablo Riveroll of Baring Securities in Mexico City says the investment could be hugely profitable for Televisa in the long term , but notes that it will bring the firm no net profit until 1996 . |
4 | Martyn Grimley , another Great Britain player , will be appearing for Brooklands in the Second Division . |
5 | In considering these figures it must be noted is that while the completion rates recorded for SEs in the 25 degree courses in the 5 institutions studied may well reflect overall completion rates for all SEs in these institutions , there is no evidence on this point , and Johnes and Taylor ( 1989 ) report considerably higher completion rates for the two universities involved in their study of the 1980 entry cohort ( Bradford 84% and Leeds 89.1 % ) . |
6 | Sarfraz 's solicitor Ash Karim confirmed the writ was in response to Lamb 's allegations about Sarfraz in the Daily Mirror . |
7 | The all-London clash between Spurs and Chelsea at White Hart Lane saw Chelsea take the lead through Dury in the twentieth minute , and five minutes before the break , Lineker equalised for Spurs from the penalty spot ; one one , the final score line . |
8 | A prime reason for this neglect has been the impact of the theories of Piaget mediated in this country through Goldman in the 1960s . |
9 | Now we can look forward to a really big crowd at Goodison for Chelsea in the next round . |
10 | An important headstart for Swindon in the first leg of the play offs . |
11 | When the war ended he sought me out to offer me choice of jabs ; I chose his Transport Wing in Germany , on loan to Sholto Douglas then the C-in-C Germany , to operate the air transport requirements for Germany in the early days after the end of the war , with aircraft baked in the UK . |
12 | Another 500 East Germans came out through Hungary in the 24 hours to yesterday morning , bringing the total who have left since Hungary opened its borders on 11 September to 26,500 . |
13 | There was one , there was one last comment that I missed out there that it was the erm the permission to proceed with the product recommendations , you were wanting to proceed with recommendations but you had n't got the commitment off Steven in the first place so you were suggestion recommendations and what ! |
14 | Worse was to follow for Coleraine in the 29th minute . |
15 | The products , internally tested the last six months and now going into formal beta , will be available direct and through VARs in the second quarter . |
16 | I 've not , Alastair accused me of being topical because of a member of the royal family this week this is not the reason but I 've gone for Leotard in the one twenty five at Cheltenham . |
17 | It all began for Andy in the mid seventies when he staged international ‘ spectaculars ’ and England matches , mostly at Crystal Palace but also at Gateshead . |
18 | The scholar , Hector Boece , first Principal of Aberdeen University , writing about Ayrshire in the first few years of the 16th century , observed that , , another indication of the age of the legend . |
19 | Gupta Corp is to ship Gupta SQLBase for UnixWare in the third quarter of 1993 — the server will be priced at between $5,000 and $10,000 . |
20 | Dawson made 46 before falling to a well-judged catch by David Hemp and Simon Hinks joined Hodgson to raise the 200 , but was caught behind for 19 off Watkin in the final over of the day . |
21 | Saxe-Weimar 's men were mostly German troops in Dutch service who had fought for Napoleon in the previous wars , and not even Saxe-Weimar himself was certain whether they would now fight against their old comrades . |
22 | Prior to that Meath had come off best when they accounted for Down in the 1990 league decider . |
23 | She peered through the glass door , half inclined to look for Dana in the bigger stores , when she was riveted by the sight of her twin appearing from behind a curtain . |
24 | We arranged ourselves in the seats and as we headed for Shellerton in the early dark I told her calmly , incompletely and without terrors , the gist of what had befallen us in Sam 's boatyard . |
25 | Euromoney ranked Singapore 's economic performance as the world 's second best after Taiwan in the three years to 1992 , based on the views of 34 economists from leading banks . |
26 | Powick was built as the City and County Pauper Lunatic Asylum for Worcester in the mid-nineteenth century . |
27 | Because you spoke about Heather in the present tense , as if you genuinely believe she 's still alive . ’ |
28 | He also competes for Toyota in the Japanese sports car series and earlier this year headed their team in the Le Mans 24-hour race . |
29 | This is an improvement technique developed by Shiego Shingo for Toyota in the 60s . |
30 | A clever and decorative composition often mistaken for wood ( especially ebony ) was the rock-hard papier mache used with great effect by publishers such as Longman in the 1840–60 period to give an impressive Gothic appearance . |