Example sentences of "in [det] [pers pn] [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | it 'd pay to come in that they would steal |
| 2 | Leave the railways with British Rail , and put the money in that they would spend on privatization to improve the service for all of us , and keep it as a national railway , please . |
| 3 | While all areas of the country have lost employment as a result of the need for fewer workers , rural areas have gained in that they can accommodate new floorspace . |
| 4 | Sunk costs can be easily identified in that they will have been paid or are subject to legally binding contracts and the firm is committed to paying for these contracts in the future . |
| 5 | Certain individuals stand out as more perceptive , sensitive , far-seeing than the rest of us , and we recognize their value judgements as maturer than our own ; but they differ from experts in that we can learn from them only how to evaluate more maturely ourselves . |
| 6 | These are self-report inventories where the testee has the possibility of cheating in that he can respond with an answer which he considers will give him a good score rather than providing a completely truthful one . |
| 7 | It had n't sunk in that you would want me to go with you . ’ |
| 8 | Because I I wondered wha to what extent those those links were in that I shall have obviously informal links an and talks with other people who are doing similar things than what |
| 9 | I mean you came quite high in that I would imagine that 's something you quite enjoy doing . |
| 10 | Vic Furlong : ‘ He was always a bit of a dreamer in that I 'd give him a job to do , come back in about an hour and he was still chatting , the job unfinished , so he had to go . |
| 11 | The Working Party helped me to express my lesbianism in a positive way in that I could come out , and it helped me to deal with the suspicion and fears of colleagues Black and white , gay or straight , male or female . |
| 12 | Are n't I playing high status in that I can tell you who you are ? |
| 13 | It gives me a tremendous advantage in that I can moor the punt about 15yds back from the top of the shelf , in the shallower water , out of sight of the bream . |
| 14 | Sub-text : ‘ I 'm in a stronger position in that I can feel sorry for you , and you are vulnerable . |
| 15 | The scientific prediction of a person 's limitations , and thus his possible fate , has a very dangerous component in that it may lead the individual to inaction and despair . |
| 16 | In rural areas the school frequently serves as a focal point for the local community — its removal can have a detrimental effect in that it may become increasingly difficult to attract new families to settle , the younger age groups tend to drift towards the neighbouring towns and the average age of the remaining inhabitants goes on rising . |
| 17 | Consultation with the next of kin has a further advantage in that it may reveal information as to the personal circumstances of the patient and as to the choice which the patient might have made , if he or she had been in a position to make it . |
| 18 | The increasing emphasis on capital projects within an annual budgetary cycle creates problems in that it may take a number of years to acquire and to develop urban sites . |
| 19 | The size of the new government 's legislative majority was also considered to be destabilizing in that it would encourage factionalism within the National Party . |
| 20 | The twelve-hour shift pattern was also an obstacle to change in that it would have made it difficult to recruit new staff for hospital development . |
| 21 | The 1967 White Paper ( Cmnd. 3301 ) on the Legal and Constitutional Implications of Membership of the EEC , stated that Parliament 's freedom of action would be limited in that it would have to refrain from passing legislation inconsistent with community law and would be under an obligation in certain instances to legislate to give effect to our community obligations . |
| 22 | The Criminal Law Revision Committee , Eighth Report , Theft and Related Offences , Cmnd 2977 , para. 123 , goes against Lambert in that it would have given a defence only when the accused 's act was " morally and socially acceptable " . |
| 23 | Apted places computer browsing in the category of specific browsing in that it must start " with a definition of requirements " and is systematic . |
| 24 | The subduction of oceanic lithosphere is a steady-state process in that it can continue until a continent or island arc arrives at the subduction zone . |
| 25 | Systems analysis has important advantages in that it can handle both complex biophysical relationships ( which is more difficult in a rigid mathematical programming approach ) and can include the effects of policy instruments and other hitherto exogenous social and economic variables . |
| 26 | Clause 11.3 relates to misrepresentations and misdescriptions , the position as to the latter being similar to non-disclosure in that it can render the landlord liable in damages for breach of contract . |
| 27 | If she has had it for a few years , there will be another bonus in that it will mature before the end of your mortgage term , saving thousands in extra interest payments . |
| 28 | Any change to a field will have some knock-on effect on other areas in that it will modify the overall pattern of student choice . |
| 29 | Several digitisers have appeared for specific computers such as the BBC Micro and ZX Spectrum but the Touchmaster graphics tablet claims to add a new dimension in that it will operate ( with a suitable interface or cable ) with almost all the current machines . |
| 30 | The purchaser will be negotiating the heads from a position of weakness in that it will know far more about the vendor 's business once the due diligence has been completed . |