Example sentences of "[coord] in [verb] [adv prt] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nicholas 's experience abroad enabled him to assist the Company in many ways , such as in starting the cultivation of vines and the silk industry , and in sending out skilled artisans from Germany . |
| 2 | Anomalies are important in evaluating rivals and in bringing about scientific change . |
| 3 | Burroughs anticipates Pynchon with his scientist spokesman for control , Dr Benway , the surreal city called Interzone and in sketching out commercial networks . |
| 4 | The verderers also co-operated with the foresters in supervising the exercise of customary rights within the forest , such as taking wood for fuel , fencing and house-repair ; in making arrangements at the swanimote for the agistment of the king 's demesne woods ; and in carrying out various inquiries in the forest into such matters as the rights of the Crown and the perquisites of the Forest officers . |
| 5 | The second is to act as the government 's agent , both as its banker and in carrying out monetary policy . |
| 6 | The way of doubt is not itself the path to truth , but in sealing off mistaken approaches it provides an impetus to the search . |