Example sentences of "[to-vb] in [adj] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | we never used to come in this room you know , nobody would come in this room |
| 2 | To discover in more detail what information is relevant to the needs of employees requires a systematic investigation , often on a continuous basis . |
| 3 | To do this successfully , the soldier had to be ready : he had to train in military skills which he might be called upon to use . |
| 4 | Right in the middle of the letter , we find today 's lesson , and Paul manages to slip in two verses which are — to use a twentieth century expression — mind-blowing . |
| 5 | In other circumstances she would have been more than willing to engage in this conversation herself , for it was one she had frequently enjoyed ; she liked Otto , she had always mildly fancied that he liked her , she was amused by the offhand continental gallantries with which he interspersed , absent-mindedly , the rigour of his argument ; but tonight she was tired , her eyes were closing , she had had four hours of party already , had not enjoyed the Hargreaves drama , had not enjoyed her talks with Ivan Warner and Teddy Lazenby , had been polite enough for long enough , and wanted to go home ; so stood at Brian 's elbow , dully , a reproachful wife , slightly annoyed that neither of them took much notice of her , as Otto invoked the name of Max Weber , a name which meant nothing to her at all , a name which excluded her , exhausted her , and provoked her into prodding , yet again , but this time successfully , Brian 's arm , and murmuring of baby-sitter Sharon , who was only sixteen . |
| 6 | The behaviourist theory of knowledge says that for someone , S , to know or believe that some proposition p is true is for S to be disposed to behave in some way which is supposed to be appropriate to the world 's being as p says . |
| 7 | 7.1 Each of the Parties agrees during the term of this Agreement not to participate in any project which competes with the Project or which is designed to fulfil the same or similar objects . |
| 8 | UK architects will be able to participate in this competition which officers 54 sites in ten European countries . |
| 9 | Nevertheless the court went on to discuss in some detail what the position would have been if the appeal could properly have been entertained , expressing the opinion that ( i ) ( Silke V.-P. differing ) there was no ground to intervene in the Barclays ( Asia ) case ; and ( ii ) ( all members of the court concurring ) there was no ground to intervene as regards the order in which the cases should be decided . |
| 10 | A board that is easy to sail in strong winds which has a surf-board type of tail , footstraps , a retracting daggerboard and a mast track . |
| 11 | As you improve and start to sail in stronger winds you will want to sweep the daggerboard completely up into the board at high speeds to help with control . |
| 12 | Again , he had had to resign in humiliating circumstances.So you can see why this time he is so anxious to avoid knocking copy . |
| 13 | Yeah and the problem is that that because you have to look in one position it means that that the whole thing becomes boring and and your interest starts to drift . |
| 14 | All the words were in place — ‘ I would not wish this on my worst enemy ’ ; ‘ Sam 's safety is my only concern ’ ; ‘ I appeal to the public to help in any way they can ’ ; ‘ I beg those who are holding her to let her go ’ — but the heart seemed strangely absent . |
| 15 | I consider it my duty to help in any way I can . |
| 16 | If any reader is able to help in any way I would be pleased to hear from them . |
| 17 | At first the wood smoke brought distressing symptoms of choking and crying , and I was continually opening windows and doors — with little apparent effect except to sweep in cold draughts which swirled the smoke around . |
| 18 | well my wife 's in the rag trade and this morning she 's got er , a fashion show starting , and I 'll bet you , I do n't know this , but I 'll bet you at least two of her manufacturers will have sent her samples to put in that show which probably will arrive at nine o'clock this morning . |
| 19 | Durham County Council engineers will be in Darlington at the weekend to put in moveable bollards which will be taken down after 4pm every day . |
| 20 | The argument , which was accepted by the Democrats , reasoned that as the territories ' representatives were permitted to vote in legislative committees they should , therefore , be entitled to vote in the committee of the whole . |
| 21 | With a majority of 21 , they are in a position to vote in any Speaker they wish , and so may be inclined to reward one of their own party . |
| 22 | That 's what we are trying to do in that sub-committee which will meet for once perhaps and maybe twice . |
| 23 | That 's another thing they used to do in those days they never do now , a lot of men when they bought a pair of boots , they had them what they called plumped . |
| 24 | But it is varying cultural transactions of the past which encouraged Shakespeare 's plays to remain in wide circulating which empower Shakespeare 's continued circulation . |
| 25 | ICI has chosen not to invest in new HCFCs which have a small ozone depletion potential even though these represent a useful interim measure for speeding up CFC phase-out , preferring to concentrate on more lasting solutions . |
| 26 | when you want to put in highlights at the end of your painting , the paint will tend to sink in each time you put on a pale colour if the paper is still damp . |
| 27 | I said to Russell I 'd love to go in that helicopter he said Lyn you 're pissed . |
| 28 | Theoretically you were as free as the common snipe to go in any direction you pleased . |
| 29 | erm my Lord with regards to contract in general terms it 's referred to in article eighty five one A , it 's a an agreement as to terms and conditions , this standard form contract harmonizes all elements of secondary competition |
| 30 | It is difficult not to see in that agreement what has come to be called the ‘ cascade ’ model of curriculum development : materials are prepared centrally and passed down the line for the classroom functionaries to implement . |