Example sentences of "[vb -s] in a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Notice that the determination of such rates presupposes an understanding of what counts in a culture as ‘ deliberate ’ , and that a high rate need not necessarily be viewed as a bad thing by the culture concerned . |
| 2 | But , so far as two-thirds of appellants are concerned , the most dissatisfying aspect of the appeal process lies in a discovery that the appeal has been unsuccessful . |
| 3 | San Carlo 's body lies in a silver and crystal casket given by Philip IV of Spain . |
| 4 | Conceived by the director of ARIEL and LENINGRAD COWBOYS with the ambition of ‘ making Robert Bresson seem like a director of action pictures ’ , THE MATCH FACTORY GIRL unfolds in a style that is characteristically laconic and terse . |
| 5 | The church of All Saints stands in a hollow and is of great historic interest , dating from the 12th century . |
| 6 | Despite the fact that trespass is actionable per se , there is some authority to the effect that trespass to goods requires proof of some damage or asportation but the general view of textbook writers is to the contrary and there must be many instances where , if mere touching of objects like waxworks or exhibits in a gallery or museum be not trespass , their possessor would be without remedy . |
| 7 | ‘ He lives in a field as he is allergic to everything like straw and paper in the stables , ’ explained owner-trainer John Upson . |
| 8 | Therefore , someone who lives in a bungalow and has lived in a high radon area since birth is the most likely person to suffer . |
| 9 | Well she was gon na have the three piece suite actually but she lives in a bungalow and of course the settee was a six foot settee which they do n't make now |
| 10 | She lives in a vicarage and already carries out most of the duties a vicar does . |
| 11 | Is that that one that lives in a caravan or did live in one ? |
| 12 | On the tragedy and the hilarity of being in an uncomfortable place : Yasser Arafat jokes that he lives in an aeroplane because being made homeless , he might as well live in the air . |
| 13 | Pretreatment of human colon adenocarcinoma derived HT-29 cells with DMJ resulted in an expression of the 105 kD β 1 precursor chain and of smaller forms of the α 1 , α 3 , α 6 , and α v integrin subunits in a time and dose dependent manner . |
| 14 | One would think placing speed humps in a road and narrowing the junction would result in improved safety even after taking into consideration an anticipated increase in traffic . |
| 15 | ‘ Not only can we match any skin , from lightest to darkest , ’ he says , ‘ but we can give any woman the exact combination of texture , weight and coverage that she wants in a foundation or powder . |
| 16 | ‘ He told me that you ca n't tell what happens in a battle because there 's too much smoke and noise . |
| 17 | Do n't forget to ask how much energy an appliance uses in a year and do your own comparison with similar appliances |
| 18 | He looks at me hard and says in a voice that can only be described as arch , ‘ Do you mean do I cry when I see children with flies round their eyes ? |
| 19 | But the mental health commission , a body which monitors standards in mental hospitals , says in a report that at Coney Hill hospital patients were locked in the seclusion rooms for too long because there were n't enough staff to look after them properly on the wards . |
| 20 | Dr Eurwyn Lloyd Evans , the county 's director of economic development and planning , says in a report that a steering group , chaired by Professor Eric Sunderland , the principal of University College , Bangor , recognises the need for North West Wales to improve its competitive edge by attracting hightech industries . |
| 21 | Behavioural management Keeping a diary of what the child eats in a day and when it is eaten can help the parent become aware of the eating pattern . |
| 22 | All three deposit their surveys at the ESRC Data Archive at the University of Essex , but the data arrives in a form that can be quite hard to read , and it can take several months for the Archive to be able to supply even small amounts of the raw data in a form usable on most college computers . |
| 23 | Well I think you should join up because something 's put in the middle but depends in a game If I was playing against a level player you might just have a very hard crack together , but just to join up gently in the middle . |
| 24 | Running 26.2 miles is further than the average person achieves in a lifetime and you 've done it in around four hours or less writes . |
| 25 | If an error occurs in a procedure or function call , ERL will return the number of the calling line , not the number of the line in which the procedure/function is defined . |
| 26 | Tub-sizing occurs in a vat after the paper has been formed and dried . |
| 27 | Intrapersonal conflict occurs in an individual where there are several equally attractive options but only one may be chosen . |
| 28 | Delegation of authority occurs in an organisation where a superior gives to a subordinate the discretion to make decisions within a certain sphere of influence . |
| 29 | Pound together the basil , garlic and pine kernels in a mortar or blender until you have a fine paste . |
| 30 | The Company Securities ( Insider Dealing ) Act 1985 re-enacts the earlier legislation and specifically defines insider dealing which is when an individual knowingly transacts in a security whilst in possession of unpublished price sensitive information relating to that security . |