Example sentences of "in [noun sg] it [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He tried to reach her again , and told the operator to put the howler on the line because the phone was off the hook , but the girl said reprovingly that it could n't be done in the middle of the night in case it woke people up . |
| 2 | That is saying something and , indeed , there are those closer to him who suggest that he really believes he has got the ball ‘ on a piece of string ’ at the moment , but hardly dares to say so in case it tempts fate . |
| 3 | She wrote back to him careful little letters to which no one could object , fearing to display too much emotion in case it called attention to the boy 's over-regard for her but she managed all the same to make her affection felt , telling him : — Pilade looks for you everywhere and will not believe I have not hidden you in a box . |
| 4 | Or had they been afraid to do so in case it drew attention to what they were up to ? |
| 5 | Scar tissue all right ; a birthmark she 'd had removed in early teens in case it turned malignant . |
| 6 | In part it involved differences in perceptions about the boundaries of people 's work and what they contributed : in general , professionals and parents tended to see themselves as concerned with the young person and their life as a whole , but they saw others as being restricted in their work and concerned only with limited aspects of the young person . |
| 7 | In addition it warns Sun that it is alienating its customers by not letting them apply their corporate discounts to the Classic and by letting them perceive Sun as turning its back on its established technical clientele to pursue the commercial marketplace . |
| 8 | In addition it offers training of the eye as well as of the mind . |
| 9 | In addition it has snow ( I quote Arnie Wilson ) which at its floor level of 2,494 feet it has no right to expect . |
| 10 | More significantly , in practice it encouraged speculation in the more traditional sense — on assets whose prices were expected to rise by considerably more than the overall price level ( and would indeed do so if enough speculators made similar judgements ) . |
| 11 | In practice it makes mistakes all the time but Horizon showed its English as flawless . |
| 12 | In practice it means government by the representatives of a majority of the people . |
| 13 | It finished up with one erm very relevant , relevant to this class , quotation erm ca n't remember the last part of it though , he was talking about the Indian , that he had a , talking about it and saying voodism catholism and then the next stage erm which I ca n't remember the word but in effect it meant co-operation and you ca n't get that it seems to me unless you have a , a change of vision , change in erm not just in society but in people because this is where it starts . |
| 14 | In practice this agreement reflected yet again the pattern adopted by Shearman in Bedfordshire from 1930 onwards , and in effect it gave university resident tutors freedom to arrange both types of Chapter III courses . |
| 15 | Even in rehearsal it requires stamina and dedication to make it appear so smooth . |
| 16 | St Clement 's was one of the better-known wool-churches of East Anglia , and even in winter it attracted tourists . |
| 17 | But in hindsight it maintains Carter 's idiosyncratic position within current trends — fuelled by a mix of humanitarianism and hate . |
| 18 | in , in Italian it says supporto |
| 19 | Remember , when your Interest option account is in credit it earns interest . |
| 20 | On the other hand if Herakleophorbia was eaten in excess it caused illnesses like tumours and cancer in humans . |
| 21 | In water it forms aluminosilicates , which are inert as far as living organisms are concerned , so long as the level of acidity stays low — the silicon will make the aluminium separate out harmlessly . |
| 22 | Nostalgia drew strength from , was nourished by Qaddafi 's ‘ abolition ’ of the state ; and in turn it nourished opposition to the leader 's state-like actions . |
| 23 | In science it involves peer review — other scientists examine , criticise , and question your work and only when you pass this rigorous vetting can you be truly confident that the work is valid . |
| 24 | In fact it takes time , the maximum time being equal |
| 25 | In fact it became standing room only as Mr Duncan Broady , curator of the Greater Manchester Police Museum , gave a fascinating lecture about crime in the period , particularly as it affected Manchester and Salford . |
| 26 | In fact it had diversities similar to those in secular nationalism . |
| 27 | But in fact it enabled staff to come up with more appropriate answers to those problems , said Edwards . |
| 28 | No , in fact it makes life easier . |