Example sentences of "in [noun sg] [verb] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Li Shai Tung drew closer , operating the remote from a distance of almost three hundred thousand li , adjusting the camera image with the most delicate of touches , the slight delay in response making him cautious . |
| 2 | In terms of note issue , for instance , its volume was more than equalled by that from country banks , although this in part reflected its own increasing specialisation in discounting . |
| 3 | She accepted the therapist 's simple interpretation that this probably in part explained her excessive need for attention and reassurance from Charles . |
| 4 | The United Kingdom contributes nine rural monitoring sites to this programme , and in addition has its own Secondary National Acid Deposition Monitoring Network of 50–70 rural sites which can identify regional patterns in precipitation acidity ( figure 4.7 ) . |
| 5 | CONVICTED Wall Street speculator Ivan Boesky , who once commanded a $1 billion war chest , is suing his wife for $1m a year in alimony to bolster his sagging finances . |
| 6 | The large number of forms in circulation made it difficult for the authorities to keep track of them . |
| 7 | The two times world champion , now rated No. 72 , trailed Stevens 5-4 overnight but , without having to produce his best form , he won the next six frames in succession to win their third qualifying round tie . |
| 8 | A mistake in ritual rendered it ineffective and could be dangerous . |
| 9 | On May 8 the United Kingdom announced a further £2,000,000 ( US$3,200,000 ) in aid bringing its total individual contribution to £6,500,000 ( US$10,300,000 ) . |
| 10 | Lord Denning explained that ‘ There are some things which may be required to be disclosed in the public interest , in which event no confidence can be prayed in aid to keep them secret . ’ |
| 11 | However , the Conservative Party in opposition made it clear that they too would maintain a strong central guidance over the economy , when returned to power . |
| 12 | To ensure that everybody 's kept informed of our performance at regular intervals throughout the year we will in future announce our interim results in December , make a statement in February on the Winter sale performance announce final results in early July and give another trading statement at our A G M in September . |
| 13 | Eventually , though , they got their man , and the wait was worth it because the greatest vocal stylist in rock gave us two hours of inspired Gaelic mumbo-jumbo that was tough , joyful , sometimes sad , but ultimately fluid , festive and free , a celebration , a party for 1,800 delighted fans . |
| 14 | It can also in effect make it impossible for them to participate in the community and thus deprives them of an important aspect of citizenship . |
| 15 | A tiny minority of landowners lived in enormous wealth and comfort , exacting feudal dues and enforced labour from farmers who had in effect become their tied peasants : these landowners still engaged in the grain trade as their families had done for generations , and as if they could think of nothing else to do . |
| 16 | The plot of each book is built on the physical fact of impersonation : the emotional content depends on character , as the Englishman in effect proves himself worthy to be a king in more than mere appearance . |
| 17 | If he went against this young man sitting opposite him , he would in effect dig his own grave . |
| 18 | The centre , if there is one , is in effect granted its limited powers and influence by the members of the group , the states . |
| 19 | Hand-outs to the poor will merely reduce the pressure for such change and are particularly pernicious if they are given by the rich , who are in effect purchasing their own privilege at a small price . |
| 20 | In July 1989 a new information code was adopted , which established a semi-official " national council for information and communication " to oversee the media , although the state in effect retained its overall control over the press and broadcasting . |
| 21 | POLAND : The party in effect lost its leading role in June when Solidarity 's triumph resulted in Warsaw Pact 's first , and still its only , non-Communist prime minister . |
| 22 | Tolstoy has assumed , in The Minister and the Massacres and elsewhere , that the BGS who originate the signal was Brig Low ( now Lord Aldington ) , and ha used the phrase " verbal directive from Macmillan to Corps Command as important evidence to support his theory that at the 13 May meeting Macmillan had " initiated " moves to hand back the Cossacks , and had in effect used his political authority to " direct " 5 Corps to this end . |
| 23 | I was glad to hear the hon. Member for Hammersmith in effect repudiate his disgraceful slurs against my hon. Friend . |
| 24 | All staff who have a telephone extension will in effect have their own direct telephone line . |
| 25 | If the answers to Q5 and Q9 were both Yes , indicating that the process is competitive without the 4BA load and that the supply Q&R ; is acceptable , buying would again be indicated via Q8 since buying small quantities of mass-produced items rather than investing in equipment to make them in-house must improve the company ROC . |
| 26 | We now just wish to be left in peace to live our own lives and be afforded the same respect as any other family in Passfield . |
| 27 | On an application for any interim relief under subsection ( 1 ) the court may refuse to grant that relief if , in the opinion of the court , the fact that the court has no jurisdiction apart from this section in relation to the subject-matter of the proceedings in question makes it inexpedient for the court to grant it . |
| 28 | The foliage of the pulmonaria should be cut back in winter to allow its new flowers to come through unconcealed in spring . |
| 29 | This guillotine motion will make it extremely difficult for those outside to make representations to those who consider the Bill in Committee following its Second Reading . |
| 30 | To start the engine was a knack , and the choke once pulled out needed a matchbox slid in place to stop it sliding straight back in . |