Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [adv prt] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The basis for all these conclusions seems to be that because there are bad comprehensive schools the system must be abandoned ( and if this is not the intention it is likely to be the secondary education for all , which led to the establishment of comprehensive schools in the first place , has , it seems , to be given up in favour of ‘ good ’ education for some and ‘ bad ’ for others , the ‘ good ’ now being variously identified with the rigorous , the vocational , and the wealth-producing . |
| 2 | Leaving home , getting married , going on holiday , promotion at work , starting a family , all require certain familiar routines and rhythms to be given up in order to make the most of a new situation . |
| 3 | The remaining land was to be given out in family units , in line with the government 's ideology of private ownership . |
| 4 | ‘ But really , I ought to be tucked up in bed now . |
| 5 | Every instant of her time from when she got back from work till it was time for Emily to be tucked up in bed was devoted exclusively to her precious little daughter . |
| 6 | Sleepy and satisfied , Emily was only too willing to be tucked up in bed , just after nine o'clock . |
| 7 | When the parade finally came to an end , Sergeant-Major Philpott congratulated them all and before dismissing the parade told the troops they could take the rest of the day off , but they must return to barracks and be tucked up in bed before midnight . |
| 8 | The bones of the policy-makers and their agents must be fleshed out in order to refine the theory . |
| 9 | Nigel got most of the estate , but would be more than a little embarrassed by estate duty ; and provision for Jacqui and her baby would be sorted out in time . |
| 10 | The question of lighting can be sorted out in advance . |
| 11 | He resolved that the occurrence could be sorted out in daylight and that there was no point in groping about in the dark . |
| 12 | According to observers the significance of the vote in terms of national politics was that it would increase the likelihood of the minority government seeking to secure the support of the Progress Party for the 1990 budget , which was due to be voted on in parliament in December [ see below ] . |
| 13 | More and more members of the American foreign service were coming to question the belief , strongly held at the end of the war , that the USSR was more likely to be caught up in rivalry with the British than with the United States . |
| 14 | This has to be carried out in conjunction with the Community Physician of the Health Authority . |
| 15 | This part of the process should be carried out in conjunction with the external assessment described in paragraph 1.2. ( 1 ) Assess your strongest and weakest areas of legal and market expertise . |
| 16 | In practice some of the steps will be carried out in parallel and the process may be iterative , with new information necessitating the review of previous analysis and decisions . |
| 17 | Julie had bathed on the previous evening and in view of this and her discomfort it was agreed that shaving and skin preparation would be carried out in theatre . |
| 18 | The presence of as much as 90 per cent of water , because the fermentation must be carried out in water , is no real hindrance . |
| 19 | These interventions should be written on the nursing plan along with the date on which evaluation will be carried out in order to decide whether or not the stated goals have been , or are being , achieved . |
| 20 | In our case this iteration has gone on at great lengths and I and my colleagues have had to struggle to ensure that we have allocated enough time to deciding the direction in which the company should be going , and the changes that have to be carried out in order to get it there . |
| 21 | Further work needs to be carried out in order to improve the present level of constitutional , decentralized and resource concepts of accountability . |
| 22 | The scientific committee had itself recommended an option calling for as much logging as could be carried out in compliance with US environmental laws , far more than in the option chosen by the President . |
| 23 | If an individual 's conduct is thought to justify it , dismissal could be without notice , but generally it should be carried out in accordance with the notice set out in a member of staff 's contract of employment . |
| 24 | Implementation of such agreements will be carried out in accordance either with the procedure and practices specific to management and labour and in the member state . |
| 25 | Such training will be carried out in accordance with the terms of the Council 's Staff Training Scheme . |
| 26 | b ) any sums required to enable valuations to be carried out in accordance with the Act ; |
| 27 | The term has , however , wide application and because of the difficulties in isolating investment business as defined by the FSA , our policy is that all corporate finance work must be carried out in accordance with the ICAEW 's Recognised Professional Body ( ‘ RPB ’ ) rules for investment business . |
| 28 | Our work should be carried out in accordance with the general technical standards set out in the Corporate Finance Manual and summarized in Chapter 02 of this guide . |
| 29 | This work should be carried out in phase with the building work for the Herbarium/Library extension , at which time thin Ethernet drop-downs should be installed in all new offices and existing offices where needed , together with the additional repeaters to run the system . |
| 30 | The study will be carried out in south-east London , and will focus on both micro and macro processes . |