Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv prt] in [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is also a procedure that is beginning to catch on in other areas of a solicitor 's work . |
| 2 | By the mid-Eighties we were singing in English too , and we began to catch on in English-speaking countries . |
| 3 | Except that she 's got to clock in in five minutes time . |
| 4 | The easiest way I have found to assess the strength of this group of goals is to give individuals a single sheet of paper and to ask them to write down in five minutes what they hope to achieve in the next five years . |
| 5 | I 'll engage to pull down in three hours what you 'll be building up in as many years , in spite of all the lessons you can teach her . |
| 6 | He hated the sun and used to curl up in shadowy places . |
| 7 | But ask one of the sergeants to come up in ten minutes to pack up the mallet for the Yard lab , will you ? |
| 8 | It is a good idea actually to write out in simple words the points that need to be made . |
| 9 | ‘ Give me a chance to prove myself , Mrs Smelley , and then you would n't ‘ ave to come out in all weathers , when you suddenly discover you 've taken more bookin 's than you expected . ’ |
| 10 | it 's just about to come out in three weeks time |
| 11 | That 's what we 'll be attempting to find out in twenty minutes ' time . |
| 12 | But I want you to come back in four weeks . |
| 13 | And he said I was to come back in six months ’ time . ’ |
| 14 | I went for an audition and they told me to come back in six months time I was determined to get the part so I practised day and night to be him . ’ |
| 15 | On 16th December 1991 , the building societies and bank bosses were called in by the Government for an emergency briefing and were told to come back in two days with solutions . |
| 16 | Jasper Carrott and Hale and Pace did impromptu performances — and everyone there pledged to come back in two years ' time . |
| 17 | Erm I still have to come back in some ways Patrick to er this this no car situation . |
| 18 | Only 40% thought that there will be a united Ireland one day but few expected it in the short term — 16% expected it to come about in 25 years , 13% in 50 years and 11% in 100 years . |
| 19 | If I am daft enough to tackle up in those conditions I usually go to sleep and hope I wake up to a change for the better . |
| 20 | A new head teacher has made much difference in the last two years and the school is beginning to pick up in many ways . |
| 21 | Fanatics carry a huge ball and chain , a weapon so large that it would be impossible for a Goblin to pick up in normal circumstances , but the Fanatic 's strength is boosted by fungus beer enabling him to swing the heavy ball round and round . |
| 22 | Small firms have traditionally found it difficult to set up in rural areas , despite the need for job creation and economic diversification , and this Circular is designed to help them by , for example , relaxing the conditions over the re-use of redundant agricultural buildings . |
| 23 | As we have seen , some prior harmonization of standards of authorization and supervision will be necessary but , those limited conditions having been met , banks will then be free to set up in other states . |
| 24 | And national or local government may offer subsidies for businesses to set up in favoured areas . |
| 25 | The chief executive of State of Israel Bonds , Meyir Rosenne , says that he expects the issue to sell out in two weeks , something that would take him ten weeks in normal times . |
| 26 | Invariably our toes are unnaturally cramped into odd-shaped shoes and the feet raised because we choose to teeter around in high heels ! |
| 27 | Lock your door , set whatever device will rouse you at a definite time ( cooking-timer , flashing alarm clock , vibrator ) — set it to go off in eight minutes . |
| 28 | They tended , however , to go off in different directions . |
| 29 | Auxiliary nurse , Eddie Gilfoyle , who is accused of murdering his wife , Paula , 32 , also said he was allowed to help out in surgical operations at the hospital where he worked . |
| 30 | He warned of the dangers of liking to walk around in flowing robes . |