Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] in [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't think he will stay on in that role , ’ Mr Smith added , ‘ but we will consider the future in our own time . ’ |
| 2 | All brood parasites show a range of fascinating adaptations in support of their unorthodox life style , but the best-known and most fully studied is undoubtedly the European cuckoo which is the species we shall concentrate on in this chapter . |
| 3 | The principle of interchangeable parts did not catch on in British industry as fast as it did in the American gun industry ; Colt 's revolvers were the great examples of what became known as the American system of manufacture . |
| 4 | Few would have dared to predict in the late 1960s that duvets would ever catch on in this country , but today it would be hard to find a British household that does n't have one . |
| 5 | It would proceed perfectly well for a while and then suddenly lose all power , forcing Robyn to jerk and stutter along in first gear , while huge juggernauts and tractors hounded her from behind and threw her into a panic . |
| 6 | With their new signing on show and wins at Stockport and West Brom behind them , Pool will line up in buoyant mood against their relegation-threatened local rivals tomorrow . |
| 7 | But , as Jessop shows , by insisting on the plurality of forces around the state and also arguing that the ruling class must always win out in any politics which flow from this conflict . |
| 8 | It should fall out in one piece . |
| 9 | Is it not shameful that Britain should opt out in that way ? |
| 10 | ‘ Do they always carry on in this fashion ? ’ |
| 11 | Smugglers , escaped convicts , drenched fishermen , or they might have been just watching the storm , voyeuristically curious to see a boat break up in choppy water . |
| 12 | But then I did n't grow up in that context . |
| 13 | The Queen 's Press Secretary called a meeting of Fleet Street editors and implored them to let Richard grow up in reasonable privacy . |
| 14 | I would n't let the children grow up in this environment . |
| 15 | If the patient 's well-being is enhanced or if a problem such as asthma is cured , but joint pains flare up or a skin rash develops , the physician can reassure the patient that things are moving in the right direction and that the joint or skin problem should be transient and will also clear up in due course . |
| 16 | The one thing I wanted to erm bring up in this meeting , |
| 17 | She stands for the civilization of the South , of the Midi , the home of the troubadours , against the sterner , rougher , cruder world of the North , represented , in this image , by her husband , the King of the North Wind , whose authority she is subtly undermining and against whom she will soon break out in open rebellion . |
| 18 | They arrive on stage in strict order of precedence , the noblest usually arriving last so that the lesser characters can look on in suitable admiration , whilst the servants ( the corps de ballet ) keep their distance . |
| 19 | When they do not work effectively , the unmitigated anger may well seep out in constant irritation over relatively trivial things or , as it seems to other people , may suddenly and unexpectedly break out with a degree of force inappropriate to the circumstances . |
| 20 | If we miss each other we 'll meet back in this office in three hours . ’ |
| 21 | And again á propos Postmodernism : ‘ Nor does the argument set out in this section imply the dismissal of all recent works — including those described as ‘ Postmodern ’ — — as worthless rubbish . |
| 22 | A draft Treasury Order to be published later this year will set out in more detail which agricultural goods and activities will be covered . |
| 23 | Where a firm does provide services to a private customer on written contractual terms ( whether a two-way customer agreement required by the rules or a non-mandatory one used for commercial purposes ) , the agreement must set out in adequate detail the basis on which those services are provided . |
| 24 | The five octaves , from top to bottom , we will call a , b , c , d , e , and the scoring suggested ( which the student should copy out in open score for greater clearness ) is as follows : |
| 25 | Flesh tones can often burn out in bright sunlight . |
| 26 | Both give us the sense of oppression and lack of freedom ; if you are confined to a region , you can only move around in that region . |
| 27 | The modelling of the subjects is very natural , and the lighting-spread is such that performers can move about in reasonable freedom without running into areas which are over or underlit . |
| 28 | Thirdly , and this is the most important thing , we must take up in some detail the matter of interpretation — what observed differences mean . |
| 29 | But in summer the male ruff is an amazing-looking bird with a variously coloured ‘ ruff ’ of long feathers round its neck which it can fan out in nuptial display . |
| 30 | This is certainly the most useful , easily accessible and up-to-date compilation of figures , and it is the one I shall mainly rely on in this book . |