Example sentences of "in [adj] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He started betting at greyhound stadiums , then extended to pony racing at Northolt Park , and in 1934 opened a one-room office in Jermyn Street . |
| 2 | The transition of the Course to a new structure and regulations in 1985–86 presented a unique data processing challenge . |
| 3 | Earlier this year America 's loss-making airlines tried in vain to block a similar arrangement between British Airways and USAir , after the British airline took a 24.6% stake in the American carrier . |
| 4 | Elke says she has tried once more in vain to buy a decent pullover for Fabian and tells how unfriendly the saleswoman in the shop was . |
| 5 | In those words the Neath guru encapsulated the debate that has raged and lurched from one side to another while a succession of coaches have sought in vain to establish a definitive Welsh style , during the years of consistent defeat since the 1988 Triple Crown . |
| 6 | Alison Assiter extends the notion of autonomy into the private realm where the tradition cautiously refrains from setting foot , and suggests that how we treat and are treated by other people in private has a direct bearing on our autonomy in the public sphere . |
| 7 | The main ‘ mistakes ’ were : the Communist Party 's forcible suppression of opposition in 1948 to establish a political dictatorship in Hungary ; the Stalinist era 's ‘ unrealistic pace of military preparation , ill-conceived industrialisation and the forced collectivisation ’ ; Stalinist ‘ harassment of millions of people , the mass violation of rights and intimidation ’ ; the violent Soviet suppression of the 1956 Hungarian revolt , which is now now officially defined as a popular uprising ; and the party 's inability from the mid-1970s to continue the decentralisation of economic reforms launched in 1968 . |
| 8 | He is first recorded in 1770 beginning a seven-year engraving apprenticeship under William Palmer of London . |
| 9 | Greece joined the EC in 1981 , and Spain and Portugal joined in 1986 creating a potential market of 320 million consumers . |
| 10 | An elected National Development Council ( CND ) , which in 1986 drafted a national charter to serve as the basis for a new Constitution , was superseded by a National Assembly elected in December 1989 , when the CND assumed the role of an economic and social council . |
| 11 | An elected National Development Council ( CND ) in 1986 drafted a national charter to serve as the basis for a new Constitution which was adopted by referendum in September 1989 . |
| 12 | The best-known effort of this kind was that made by Torcy in 1712 to prepare a small number of young men for the French diplomatic service by the creation of a ‘ Political Academy ’ . |
| 13 | He spent four years at a Liverpool shipping house and then in 1861 obtained a clerical post at Hutchinson 's alkali works in Widnes . |
| 14 | Statistics from the MARC Europe census taken in 1989/90 show a devastating loss of life . |
| 15 | Indeed the legendary ‘ Hawk ’ had led Dave Forbes on the never revealed mission to Iran in 1980 to rescue a British hostage . |
| 16 | The crisis and propaganda of the 1880s persuaded the Conservative government in 1885 to establish a Royal Commission on the Housing of the Working Classes . |
| 17 | The Treaty of Amiens in 1802 brought a brief peace , and by June 1803 Addington was again presenting a war budget . |
| 18 | Its accelerated transfer of four Iroquois helicopters to the PNG Defence Force in mid-1989 represented a major contribution to the government 's campaign against the BRA , as did a subsequent major shipment of small arms and ammunition . |
| 19 | Having proved the possibility of making good paper from such materials , Koops set up a company , the Straw Paper Manufactory , raised over £70,000 by issue of shares , and in 1801 erected a paper-making mill at Millbank in Westminster . |
| 20 | Mike 's style was somewhat ungainly but he always gave one hundred per cent and his 23 goals in Division Four ( from just 34 appearances ) in 1958–59 established a post-war scoring record , only improved upon at our club by Johnny Byrne and Roy Summersby in the promotion season of 1960–61 , Mark Bright in 1987–88 and Ian Wright in 1988–89 . |
| 21 | It is natural for a person who has been working towards a survey for several months to overlook the fact that the respondent has never heard of this wonderful enquiry and may be utterly baffled by it ; but in this lies a great danger of asking poor questions , insufficiently considered from the respondents ' viewpoint . |
| 22 | It was built in 1895 to replace a two-arched stone-bridge . |
| 23 | The court or parents for their part can refuse to consent to treatment A or B or both , but can not insist on treatment C. The inevitable and desirable result is that choice of treatment is in some measure a joint decision of the doctors and the court or parents . ’ |
| 24 | The court or parents for their part can refuse to consent to treatment A or B or both , but can not insist upon treatment C. The inevitable and desirable result is that choice of treatment is in some measure a joint decision of the doctors and the court or parents . |
| 25 | The importance of shoe leather in some suggests a particular trade , confirmed by the cobbler 's last from Sandy . |
| 26 | Thus the Paris Summit in 1972 produced a clear statement that a high priority should be given to correcting regional imbalances which would otherwise interfere with the realisation of economic and monetary union . |
| 27 | Vardon 's success in 1903 put a temporary halt to his triumphs . |
| 28 | The women proposed that a follow-up seminar be organised in 1993 to discuss a five-year plan of programmes and policies for women communicators . |
| 29 | In 1621 he spoke out against the patentee , Sir Giles Mompesson [ q.v. ] , and the popish threat to the Palatinate ; and in 1629 delivered a notable attack on the influence of the king 's Arminian advisers . |
| 30 | Ask an adult ( not mum ! ) to help you cut the melon in half using a sharp knife on a chopping board . |