Example sentences of "in [v-ing] [art] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In times of civil disturbance they were also called upon to help in maintaining the king 's peace , as when in June 1234 the foresters of fee of all the royal forests of England were commanded to aid the sheriffs in arresting the malefactors who were roaming over the countryside as a result of the disturbances created by the Earl Marshal and his adherents . |
| 2 | We consume these calories in the form of food and use them up in maintaining the body 's functions and movements . |
| 3 | As general secretary of nursing 's largest trade union and professional organisation , the Royal College of Nursing , he has succeeded more than any single politician or political agitator in raising the public 's awareness of the critical role of nurses in maintaining the nation 's health . |
| 4 | Soviet aid has helped in maintaining the population 's morale and the regime 's credibility and unity , while US aid to the to the mujahedin has done little to increase their unity , morale or fighting ability . |
| 5 | It results from a transfer which in bringing the beneficiary 's total of votes up to the quota almost inevitably provides him also with more votes than he needed . |
| 6 | Two years after his appointment at the Chelsea Garden , Miller played a major part in producing The Gardener 's and Florists 's Dictionary . |
| 7 | Whilst we will agree to meet the fees involved in producing the arboriculturist 's report , the actual costs of tree removal or pollarding ( severe pruning ) fall outwith the scope of the policy and require to be met by the insured . |
| 8 | In quantifying the UK 's foreign trade it is easy to think of it as being carried out between independent British and foreign firms . |
| 9 | The County Council is soundly based in pursuing a figure er of forty one thousand dwellings . |
| 10 | While Doctor Who 's master minds shied away from narrative innovations — possibly fearful of losing standardised character identification tags , useful in cementing an audience 's interest — appearance-wise Susan was permitted to have a somewhat startling appearance . |
| 11 | Hugh was already committed to the marathon trip when he heard that the special care school had been burgled and had lost a vital computer and software , which is crucial in helping the children 's development |
| 12 | TOURISM officials yesterday paid a morale-boosting visit to hoteliers in flood-hit Llandudno yesterday and pledged that they would play their part in helping the town 's recovery . |
| 13 | Only if an intervention is effective not only in eliminating this factor , but also in transforming the person 's lifestyle such that he or she is removed from this conveyor belt of risk , can the effects of the intervention be expected to be apparent ten or twenty years later . |
| 14 | Nevertheless , despite the weaker Merseyside economy , MDC has undoubtedly succeeded in transforming the docklands ' image from that of a decaying twilight zone into a popular and fashionable urban environment . |
| 15 | It does n't really matter if you succeed in catching the opponent 's foot or not : the main objective is to move out from the opponent 's centre-line while turning to face him . |
| 16 | Nor do I think we are , as a rule , justified as we may be with adults in using a child 's attraction to the worker to advance casework . |
| 17 | She located the air supply tap , pulled a tube from the back of her suit and plugged it into the tap : there was no point in using the suit 's air and batteries while she could draw air from the shuttle 's recyclers . |
| 18 | The position of the head as manager and the position of the manager as leader needs to be thought out — and the head is likely to be more isolated in organizing a school 's community role than in most of its other activities . |
| 19 | On Aug. 15 the All-Russian Labour Conference held a plenary meeting , chaired by I. Konstantinov , a People 's Deputy who had participated in organizing the Industrialists ' Conference . |
| 20 | In any case , Fred Winterbotham first succeeded in charming the Nazis ' arch-ideologue Alfred Rosenberg and through him mingled attentively with the highest elements of the Party . |
| 21 | In praising the Nun 's Priest , however , he is limited to a motif of sexual worth that inescapably recalls the fabliau : which is what he had imagined of the Monk ( VII : 1945 ) . |
| 22 | The solicitor gives advice and has the conduct of the business of the client from day to day and will retain a barrister to carry out a specific task in handling the client 's business . |
| 23 | Although Newton did not hinder the setting up of a programme in animal morphology under Balfour , he was suspicious of the laboratory-based discipline and played an important role in galvanizing the country 's amateur bird-watchers to form a network that could provide information of real scientific value . |
| 24 | February 1992 : Following the inauguration of The Institute of Tourism Studies ( ITS ) , Malta , HCIMA Malta was involved in encouraging the island 's authorities to seek HCIMA accreditation for its courses . |
| 25 | Mr Forte said the present trading difficulties had at least one benefit — in drawing the Government 's attention to the industry . |
| 26 | The race was really on now , and as the quartet came away from the third last and turned into the straight Desert Orchid suddenly had a fight on his hands — not from Ten of Spades , who had exhausted himself in drawing the grey 's sting and now fell heavily at the second last , but from Toby Tobias and Norton 's Coin . |
| 27 | And even Prince Sihanouk , who many onlookers regard as the man with the best chance of leading a stable Cambodian government , may have an interest in seeing the UN 's efforts founder . |
| 28 | We now get calls from serious companies — the companies who are involved in building the country 's sewage systems — who inform us of the problems and the reality behind the scenes , because they want to see our efforts succeed . |
| 29 | I have some hesitation in accepting the judge 's second ground for rejecting the defendants ' argument based on section 222 . |
| 30 | In accepting the NDC 's nomination , however , he stressed that he was " not seeking power for its own sake but to provide social and economic justice for our people " . |