Example sentences of "in [noun] [Wh det] [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This thinking has apparently not been overly concerned with the argument that from that point on it would be not so much what went on in Britain as what happened in Germany which would count most ( a phenomenon clearly illustrated by the chart in Appendix 2 ) . |
| 2 | She would probably have the right to do so in the court in Germany which would have jurisdiction in relation to the place where the events happened , assuming that German law recognises the ground of action contemplated . |
| 3 | They may have tried to defend themselves with cooking implements and when begging for mercy used prayers in welsh which may have sounded ‘ foreign ’ to the attackers . |
| 4 | WORK is well under way on a private housing project in Middlesbrough which should leave more council houses available for new tenants . |
| 5 | It is bactericidal and will kill off all the beneficial bacteria in your filter and on the surface of your gravel , probably causing a sudden rise in nitrates which will finish off even the hardiest fry . |
| 6 | OIL and gas company Blackland Oil said it was currently in discussions which may lead to a substantial acquisition . |
| 7 | Its upper set of arms ended in claws which could tear armour open ; and its carapace was as tough as armour . |
| 8 | Its mandate would include technology transfers and the encouragement of investment in projects which would enhance or safeguard the environment . |
| 9 | Unsuccessful attempts were made in April to broaden Poland 's governing coalition , and to give it a stronger majority in parliament which would enable it to push through its budget proposals and economic reforms . |
| 10 | The Indian government has been strongly criticized for its slow response , but a bill has now been introduced in parliament which should speed up the processing of claims . |
| 11 | They were accused variously of circulating tracts , receiving foreign assistance to endanger the security of the state and engaging in activities which might disturb the peace . |
| 12 | On the second day of the Workshop those who attended the first meeting will return to participate in activities which will assist in preparing for their own course validation event . |
| 13 | The Secretary of State will be aware of the further 600 redundancies announced yesterday in the shipyards in Barrow which will bring to 4,500 the number of jobs lost since ’ Options for Change ’ was announced about 18 months ago . |
| 14 | The wider section measures c. 6 m ( 20 ft ) in width which would accommodate two rows of stabled horses . |
| 15 | From the surviving documentation , annotations on meeting papers , careful notes made of verbal exchanges and copies of correspondence it is possible to reconstruct the broad sequence of events and the serial proposals and counter-proposals which marked a period of intensive and difficult negotiation with neither side being prepared to risk an open breach in relationships which would have been publicly damaging . |
| 16 | Jim Keeble recalls one amusing incident in ASF which could have been a terrible accident . |
| 17 | In practice what will happen is that in the middle of the field where the deliberate knock-on is no more than inconvenient a free-kick will be awarded . |
| 18 | If you are an academic , did you know that the SERC , jointly with other UK research councils , maintains a European Office in Brussels which can help you do so ? |
| 19 | I would have liked to see the bungalow demolished on TV so that people who violate the laws will know in future what can happen . ’ |
| 20 | Like Peking and Sian , the main streets here are spacious and tree-lined , but we rarely explore the back streets , which you see branching off everywhere , alley-ways where the people live in hovels which would make the slums of European cities appear spacious mansions — but even these alleyways look clean and well-cared for , in spite of their higgledy-piggledy mud- or wood- or brick-walled dwellings . |
| 21 | Worthwhile are the concerts arranged in halls which might pull capacity audiences of 500–1000 punters . |
| 22 | The Co-op Bank is bringing out a ‘ free for life ’ card in February which should prove popular . |
| 23 | Tobacco and cocaine are harmful but , again , tobacco is almost universally allowed , whereas most readers of The Economist live in countries which may imprison you for possessing cocaine . |
| 24 | If Thorkell had once dreamt of dominating the young king then he had dreamt in vain , although he soon proceeded to occupy a position in Denmark which would cause further problems within the next two years . |
| 25 | The entrepreneurial element in the economic behavior of market participants consists [ … ] in their alertness to previously unnoticed changes in circumstances which may make it possible to get far more in exchange for whatever they have to offer than was hitherto possible . |
| 26 | Special considerations : the appellant 's niece , a young woman of similar age , had been killed 20 years ago in circumstances which may have amounted to murder , but no one was arrested . |
| 27 | By this rule a solicitor may not share or agree to share his fees with any person except : ( 1 ) another solicitor ; ( 2 ) a lawyer qualified in some foreign jurisdiction who has his principal office in that jurisdiction ; ( 3 ) the solicitor 's bona fide employee , but not in circumstances which would create a partnership with a non-solicitor ; ( 4 ) a retired partner or the dependants of a retired or deceased partner . |
| 28 | The mortally wounded killer was alternatively pleading and threatening now , his insanity having paradoxically deserted him , in circumstances which would have driven others to the brink of madness . |
| 29 | Government officials expressed confidence in January 1990 that Bolivia would by June have cancelled all its commercial bank debts , after receiving promises of a total of $30,500,000 in donations which would enable it to buy back the remaining $270,000,000 . |
| 30 | The information gained from such provings is enlarged by adding in any known toxic effects of the remedy in question which may have been noted in cases of poisoning ( either accidental or otherwise ) and is completed by noting any symptoms and signs which were not observed in the provings but which cleared up unexpectedly in patients given that remedy on the provings indications . |