Example sentences of "in [v-ing] [adv prt] this [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Clearly , there are other factors involved in bringing about this syndrome .
2 Erm , the method that we 're likely to use , or might be successful in bringing about this change , and once we 've done it how it 's likely to be effective .
3 ( 188 ) can be compared with ( 154 ) — ( 156 ) above : make evokes the production of an effect for which the " maker " is wholly responsible , there being no other factor but the behaviour of the agent " you " involved in bringing about this effect ( contrast ( 182 ) in this respect , where room is left for other factors to intervene ) .
4 What part can I play in bringing about this learning ?
5 Three factors have been particularly significant in bringing about this decline : reduced family size , the increasing participation of women in the labour market , and rising divorce rates .
6 In drawing up this manifesto , we have begun from where Britain is today .
7 In building up this database we are initially asking major groups to complete a questionnaire that informs us about what services they provide .
8 Provided a mains transformer has a single primary winding there should be no difficulty in wiring up this section of the supply .
9 Kemp has performed a valuable service in opening up this area .
10 In carrying out this duty , local authorities found themselves attempting to assess the numbers and needs of the disabled on a scale never before attempted .
11 We agree with the Government that MPAs should be advised that , in carrying out this review , they should concentrate first on permissions granted between 1948 and 1969 , during the first two years , as these are more likely to lack the conditions and/or present the most serious environmental problems .
12 To assist them in carrying out this role , they had new and wider powers to buy land to make it available for development .
13 I feel very proud that Dounreay has had a two year advantage in setting up this system . ’
14 ‘ You , I take it , had a hand in setting up this mission ?
15 ( In setting out this table , the assumption is made that you are fit enough to practise your chosen form of exercise without doing yourself any harm .
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