Example sentences of "in [v-ing] [vb base] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To what extent did this difference in indexing affect the performance of each dictionary ? |
| 2 | ( 2 ) The Director may by notice in writing require the person whose affairs are to be investigated ( ‘ the person under investigation ’ ) or any other person whom he has reason to believe has relevant information to answer questions or otherwise furnish information with respect to any matter relevant to the investigation at a specified place and either at a specified time or forthwith . |
| 3 | ( 3 ) The Director may by notice in writing require the person under investigation or any other person to produce at such place as may be specified in the notice and either forthwith or at such time as may be so specified any specified documents which appear to the Director to relate to any matter relevant to the investigation or any documents of a specified description which appear to him so to relate ; and — ( a ) if any such documents are produced , the Director may — ( i ) take copies or extracts from them ; ( ii ) require the person producing them to provide an explanation of any of them ; ( b ) if any such documents are not produced , the Director may require the person who was required to produce them to state , to the best of his knowledge and belief , where they are . |
| 4 | Moreover , some attempts to adapt the National Curriculum to meet the needs of children who experience difficulties in learning render the system even more rigid . |
| 5 | After much effort , Jack succeeded in prising open the door with his screw-driver . |
| 6 | Local authorities will be encouraged to offer those in housing need the opportunity to restore and improve council properties . |
| 7 | Some of that healing lies in setting free the imagination , in using icons and images wherever they may be found , in exploring the tenuous patterns of meaning laid down in lives which no longer have a social context fully comprehensible to us . |