Example sentences of "in [noun sg] [conj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pluralism is regarded as an ideology which masks the reality of power and so helps to legitimise a system which is grounded in inequality and an absence of fair play . |
| 2 | The important point about this category of moves , is that the ‘ home ’ remains in existence and a person is required to establish a new life elsewhere . |
| 3 | This dome is a wonder of man 's sheer boldness in creativity and a product of the awe-inspiring Kubla Khan , but it also functions as a metaphor for the conscious mind . |
| 4 | The writer must be universal in sympathy and an outcast by nature : only then can he see clearly . |
| 5 | ‘ You may remember , or perhaps not , ’ Athelstan replied , ‘ that Brampton 's corpse was dressed in hose and a linen shirt . |
| 6 | All five LEAs examined in detail had arts development projects in progress and a survey across the region showed this to be true of 85 per cent of LEAs . |
| 7 | It seems clear that , despite the Conservative government 's emphasis on decentralization and accountability as objectives of abolition in London , the net result has been an increase in centralization and a reduction of both financial and democratic accountability . |
| 8 | Angel pulled up in horror and a cloud of dust , growled something incomprehensible , but undeniably insulting , threw down the reins , kicked his right foot out of the stirrup and , swinging it over the horse 's withers , jumped to the ground and ran into the house . |
| 9 | They also want more state investment in agriculture and an end to central planning . |
| 10 | He was in luck because a cab drew up alongside him and a man got out . |
| 11 | It happens a lot in couture and a lot of designers do it , because they suffered from it when they were young . |
| 12 | Fish came , and game , and beef in pastry and a cheese soufflé . |
| 13 | All the secondees expected and experienced professional development , which might include intellectual challenge , a gain in experience and an opportunity to work with a wide range of people , establishing nation- or region-wide contacts . |
| 14 | Recent research has disrupted the conventional narrative which represented the period between the end of the Second World War and the passing of the first Immigration Act in 1962 as an era of laissez-faire , with restrictions on black immigration supposedly only being reluctantly considered and implemented in the wake of campaigning by small right wing elements in parliament and a groundswell of racism in the constituencies , especially in the Midlands . |
| 15 | Although the Channel Tunnel Company set up during the 1880s survived the abandonment of the project , the pro-tunnel lobby had little success over the next 40 years despite a rash of Bills in Parliament and an inquiry by the Committee of Imperial defence in 1913 . |
| 16 | The first was to run down both hospitals in parallel until a point of non-viability at either one of them was reached and a closure plan could be executed . |
| 17 | The relative importance of , say , a lapse in hygiene and a breach of the Financial Services Act will obviously vary depending on whether you 're a food manufacturer or a stockbroker . |
| 18 | Some in disbelief that a car so beautiful , so fast and so downright delicious could cost as little as £27,000 . |
| 19 | This should provide evidence of ability to conceive and develop ideas ; skill in design ; accomplishment in drawing and an appreciation of two and three-dimensional values . |
| 20 | This should provide evidence of ability to conceive and develop ideas ; skill in design ; accomplishment in drawing and an appreciation of colour , pattern and style . |
| 21 | It is well worth a visit to see this magnificent miniature locomotive in action and a ride through the north Norfolk region is a memorable experience . |
| 22 | The repercussions of alienating another solicitor in this matter might well be serious on other occasions in practice when a favour or understanding is required . |
| 23 | Walter Heape , a reader in zoology and an anti-suffragist , writing at the end of the century , exulted in a description of menstruation which wallowed in gore , a picture of devastation , rupture , torn membranes , ‘ from which it would hardly seem possible to heal satisfactorily without the aid of surgical treatment ’ … |
| 24 | A TAXI ride home ended in violence when a man was attacked by two people with whom he shared the cab , a court heard . |
| 25 | The phenomenon is especially common in theft when a charge would have been more appropriately brought under s.15 , obtaining property by deception . |
| 26 | Based on figures calculated for the united Yemen throughout 1990 , the budget forecast a deficit reduction of some 27 per cent during 1991 , with a 43 per cent increase in revenue and an increase in expenditure of only 10 per cent . |
| 27 | The phrase " new licence " is defined in s.139(1) of the Act as meaning " a licence granted in respect of premises for which , at the time of the application for such grant , either no licence was in force or a licence different from the form of licence so granted was in force . |
| 28 | The library was empty except for an elderly man pottering in Biography and a couple of schoolchildren in the reference section ; there was opportunity for what Joyce called a natter , and no escaping it . |
| 29 | Joined using binding off , a welt knitted separately should feel the same in wear as a welt knitted at the same time as the garment piece . |
| 30 | With the approach of the second anniversary of the brutal suppression of pro-democracy demonstrations by the State Law and Order Restoration Council ( SLORC ) , and no sign of the regime handing over power to the National League for Democracy ( NLD ) despite the latter 's sweeping electoral victory in May 1990 [ see pp. 37457-58 ; 37612 ] , there was a marked increase in tension and a renewal of violence at protests in early August . |