Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [verb] in [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The details of this illness remain obscure , but in 1693 Newton became sufficiently disturbed in mind for rumours of his insanity to gain widespread acceptance . |
| 2 | Raised in London , he suffered polio in childhood and endured long spells in hospital . |
| 3 | Thus when villages became so reduced in size that they were no longer viable their inhabitants had to move out to nearby larger settlements . |
| 4 | Thus the courts have , for example , limited their intervention in cases concerning homeless persons , using arguments concerning the subjectivity of administrative discretion which found little favour in cases such as Tameside considered above ; and they have counselled restraint in circumstances where propositions of law are interwoven with issues of social and ethical controversy concerning the scope of parental rights , while being more willing to intervene where legal issues are intertwined with questions of social and economic choice , as in the Bromley case . |
| 5 | According to the OECD survey , the privatization programme involved little change in management or improvement in efficiency . |
| 6 | Several countries , especially in eastern Europe , reported further increases in forest damage during 1989 but in others the rate of defoliation appeared to have stabilized or actually decreased . |
| 7 | Maggie had been amazed at her own fury , rocked by the power of Fenna within her , breaking through the cool disdain she tried always to preserve in front of this loathsome woman . |
| 8 | Fears that President Clinton will raise cigarette taxes triggered overnight falls in Philip Morris , and sent BAT 34p lower to 926p , with Rothmans losing 19p to 603p . |
| 9 | ‘ I used ter sit at me front door when the weavver was good , an' when it was cold I used ter lay in bed till dinner-time . |
| 10 | One of the changes she made was to include a check in the action , abandoning what had become a ‘ bouncing ’ action , not through any fault in her father 's design but because the technique of those whose ‘ strength ’ knew ‘ no moderation ’ had superseded those whose playing was ‘ soft and melting ’ Between 1796 , when von Schönfeld used those words , and 1809 when Reichardt wrote his letter , the potential of the new instrument became generally accepted in Vienna . |
| 11 | But you 'd better bear in mind , I 've been worked-over and walked over by experts . |
| 12 | ‘ He 'd say , ‘ Listen , Joey , if you want to write a Homeboy , you 'd better stay in school . ’ ’ |
| 13 | You 'd better come in Monday morning , you wo n't |
| 14 | Aye , you 'd better jump in bed with him , |
| 15 | ‘ Perhaps I 'd better get in touch with him . |
| 16 | I did n't want him thinking I 'd only fired in self-defence . |
| 17 | You mean to say er i , they 'd only lived in Bournemouth do n't you ? |
| 18 | They should n't have found a single gun that day — we 'd have buried the lot if we 'd only known in time . ’ |
| 19 | The child seemed so lost in thought she hardly looked where she was walking , and when they reached the gate of Matilda 's home , Miss Honey said , ‘ You had better forget everything I told you this afternoon . ’ |
| 20 | Many mothers with parenting difficulties had a long history of emotional problems themselves , and seemed generally lacking in sensitivity to their children 's anxieties and needs rather than deficient in specific child management techniques . |
| 21 | Before Bodo arrived I 'd already decided in favour of the gentler angled approach through the rip from the left , with an eye on building up gradually from the small to the not-so-small . |
| 22 | Nobody had wanted to be regularly policed as people were abroad , preferring to leave it to the magistrates to swear in special constables as they 'd always done in times of civil disturbance , or use the troops . |
| 23 | All he said in his defence was that he 'd always indulged in affairs — he needed them . |
| 24 | ‘ Fifteen years ago , ’ she continued , ‘ he was in Egypt in the army of the Caliph and then he came home covered in glory , a rich man . |
| 25 | I saw the largest bare belly I 'd ever seen in life . |
| 26 | It was the biggest crowd I 'd ever played in front of . |
| 27 | It was here that Tony gave me my ring and told me that my funghi marinati was the best he 'd ever had in spite of him getting an earful of it . |
| 28 | The price was about the only thing about the house that was right , but we 'd both fallen in love with it right away . |
| 29 | No , Minter was motivated more by the unreasoning malice which individual achievement seemed often to inspire in others . |
| 30 | The Nazi was waiting for her when she arrived ; lovingly fingering several lengths of rope which he 'd meticulously arranged in coils on the floor . |