Example sentences of "and [prep] [verb] [pron] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand they are criticised for making so much money in a world that pampers them , and for covering themselves in sponsors ' deals to the point that the locker-room at the Players ' Championship sometimes seems like Gasoline Alley at the Indy 500 . |
| 2 | One of the best descriptions of the landscape of Madeira is that given by White and Johnson ( Madeira. : Its Climate and Scenery , 1860 ) : ‘ When Columbus was asked by Queen Isabella to give her some notion of the configuration of Jamaica , it is said that he took up a sheet of paper , and after crushing it in his hand , partly opened it out ; then placing it on the table , he told her Majesty that she would derive a better idea of the island from the crumpled paper than from any description conveyed in words . |
| 3 | I waited a little and after weighing it in my mind continued , ‘ They think if they 're not shot at once , then they will be when they 're no longer useful . |
| 4 | The Malaysians hoped in particular that , once relations between Hanoi and Bangkok were normalised , the concept of neutralisation would gather new momentum because ASEAN would recognise the importance of detaching Indo-Chinese communism from the communism of China and the USSR , and of merging it in the mainstream of Southeast Asian nationalism . |
| 5 | As to this Lord Roskill said , at p. 333 : ‘ That was not , of course , a label switching case , but it is a plain case of appropriation effected by the combination of the acts of removing the goods from the shelf and of concealing them in the shopping bag . |
| 6 | redeploying some of their skills — over and above applying them in work with failing , disheartened or work-refusing children — for working with fellow professionals whose expectations may likewise be in conflict with those of the would-be supporter , just as those of work-refusing children tend to be in conflict with those of their teachers . |
| 7 | John Newsom brought to that task an intimate knowledge of the workings of the Establishment , a rich store of anecdote ( much of it scurrilous ) , a delight in getting to know his fellow members and in entertaining them in princely style , and a huge sense of fun . |
| 8 | Timing is crucial in selecting topics for inquiry and in placing them in order . |
| 9 | He devoted a lot of time to the personal relationships of politics and to conducting them in a mollifying , unhurried way . |
| 10 | Unemployment has played a crucial role both in bringing the underclass into existence and to locking it in place . |
| 11 | The answer is that greater corporate profits may be made by releasing assets by sale of machinery , land and buildings , and by investing them in another sector ( e.g. offices ) , or by building or re-equipping another , substitute factory elsewhere . |
| 12 | These individual ‘ building blocks ’ are called phonemes , or in some instances allophones , and by using them in various combinations any word can be constructed . |
| 13 | ‘ The first stage must be to strengthen and safeguard freedom of speech and expression by a Freedom of Information Act and by entrenching them in a Bill of Rights . ’ |
| 14 | Then Edgar appears , disguised as a poor knight whose ‘ name is lost ; /By treason 's tooth bare-gnawn , and canker-bit ’ ( 121f. ) , and by defeating him in single combat , completes the exposure of Edmund , the bastard being displayed as a hypocrite and pretender ( 162–74 ) , who in a fair contest — according to Renaissance optimism about the superiority of right — is bound to be defeated by the legitimate . |
| 15 | The purpose of the exhibition is to take the works out of their conventional contexts within the museum 's main galleries or store and by placing them in a new , thematic context to raise different issues and ideas . |
| 16 | In my right hand was a small tray , and by tilting it in the breeze I found that I could obtain enough lift to get up to any height I wanted , and was soon soaring into the air , travelling at will . |