Example sentences of "in the [adj] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | An opening chapter on silk fragments from China , Persia and the Middle East brings in the central theme of her narrative the passage of materials and techniques from one area to another . |
| 2 | The satellite 's primary role is to fill in the existing picture of the heavens , revealing stars , galaxies , clouds and so on that are not seen at the shorter optical and ‘ near ’ infrared wavelengths ( less than 5 micrometres ) , or at the longer wavelengths observed by radio telescopes . |
| 3 | The ten-year programme represents not so much a strategy for growth ; it is more a guess at the government 's ability to rein in the booming provinces of the southern coast and the Yangtze delta . |
| 4 | Directory , so if you would like to be included and have n't told us yet , please fill in the appropriate part of the questionnaire . |
| 5 | He extended scant courtesy , even to Taheb , and despite his wealth his servants only brought in the minimum guest-offering of bread and beer . |
| 6 | There is a totally painless way of establishing whether summer is really over , and that is to fill in the following checklist of autumnal signs as they occur . |
| 7 | He it was who ushered in the new head of state to the dais in Prague Castle where the oath was sworn . |
| 8 | Perhaps the essential task of bringing in the new democracies of eastern Europe will founder on economic collapse , ethnic unrest and social upheaval . |
| 9 | This brings in the other theme of how money can corrupt which is obviously shown by the ways in which Pip 's attitude changes towards those around him by becoming condescending towards them and showing little respect and compassion . |
| 10 | Turn in the other end of the tape , leaving the cords free for pulling up . |
| 11 | A few cookery demonstration tickets may still be available at a cost of £2.50 each , so fill in the relevant part of the coupon with details of your choice . |
| 12 | Rory leaned against him , breathing in the familiar smell of his aftershave , feeling strangely heady . |
| 13 | He is particularly interested in the way that words and sentences change their meaning according to the context in which they are said and heard , and in the ways in which we all fill in the unspoken background of what is said to us . |
| 14 | It is hoped delegates attending the franchising events will also attend the second seminar , as these will provide an effective overview on how to bring in the various sections of the Practice Management Standards at firm level . |
| 15 | The hotel was a shell , the roof having collapsed completely , but a few yards of the verandah ceiling remained intact and under it I spent the most wretched night of my life , standing in a dry corner , listening to the drenching rain and howling wind and breathing in the acrid fumes of the recent fire . |
| 16 | So under the surface of the thick glass lay a mass of long gold threads , filling in the whole cavity of the box with their turns and tumbles , so that at first the little tailor thought he had come upon a box full of spun gold , to make cloth of gold . |
| 17 | Even if unemployment is only part of the problem , it seems to me that the man who can busy himself cutting peats , or growing crops , or handling stock , is less likely to be depressed , less likely to feel that his life has no meaning , than a man who has empty days to fill in the back streets of an industrial town |
| 18 | Lincoln brought in the big guns of William Temple to get bishop and rector to release the curate before the time . |
| 19 | Turn in the raw edges of both seam allowances towards each other and match the folded edges . |
| 20 | Now we 're gon na fill in the top half of the board , are n't we ? |
| 21 | Dodging the hurled dishcloth he slipped through the door , leaving me to sip my coffee and breathe in the sweet smells of home . |
| 22 | Mark has two ways of emphasising the fact that Jesus is fully and uniquely endowed with the Holy Spirit in his role as Son and Servant of Yahweh , who brings in the kingly rule of God in the end-time . |
| 23 | His conquests transformed the ancient world and ushered in the Hellenistic age of great monarchies . |
| 24 | Sam looked out over the flooding river and breathed in the damp smell of the morning as if testing wine for bouquet , and I thought that he lived through his senses to a much greater degree than I did and was intensely alive in his direct approach to sex and his disregard of danger . |
| 25 | Priscilla Buxton recounted how four MPs brought in the huge rolls of the ladies ' petition of 1833 and ‘ heaved it on to the table among loud laughing and cheers . |
| 26 | I did as he told me , eidetically filling in the missing mass of water . |