Example sentences of "in a [adj] [noun sg] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , in a well-maintained aquarium they can reduce the chances of disease . |
| 2 | In a final communiqué they agreed to accelerate economic integration of their countries by the creation of a customs union by 1995 , and called for the strengthening of economic ties with their main trading partner , the European Communities ( EC ) . |
| 3 | Completely all-over patterning would certainly not be practical if you are making garments for sale as it is fairly time consuming , but ‘ at random ’ or in a close group they are splendidly spectacular and make a wonderful splash of colour and pattern . |
| 4 | Available in a wide range they can be used in many attractive combinations |
| 5 | Richard Morris , Paul Rayner and Kevin Greenhill , from High Wycombe , Bucks , were trying to win the Chief Scout Award badge when the rain forced them to shelter in a tiny tent they were carrying . |
| 6 | In a separate experiment they actually monitored the eye fixations of subjects while watching the slide and found that in the arousal condition subjects fixated more often on central details , though for less time per fixation . |
| 7 | When kept as individuals in a mixed community they can bully other smaller species but they are in the main more peaceable than the average marine fish . |
| 8 | In a recent book they pointed out that the laws of physics dictate that the sun 's luminosity must have increased by 30 per cent during the past four million years . |
| 9 | ( When notes are close together in a low register they sound crude and clumsy , and fail to give a good bass to the harmony . |
| 10 | No it 's probably er a reaction like you do if you tickle him in a certain place they go do n't they ? |
| 11 | In a 1952 revolution they overthrew a military regime and won nationalization of the large mines under workers ' co-management . |
| 12 | For the trade unions to buck existing laws ( eg. to cut off supplies to the factory ) would involve them in a political struggle they do not have the strength or will to win — against the government , against the employers , against ‘ public opinion ’ . |
| 13 | If they were in a Victorian novel they 'd grind the faces of the poor . |
| 14 | Used in a limited way they are very effective . |
| 15 | In a joint statement they said Mr Bush ‘ holds it in his power to deny the right of choice to the poorest , most vulnerable American women ’ . |
| 16 | In a joint declaration they emphasised the importance of " full-scale economic co-operation " and co-ordinated security , arms control and science policy , especially regarding the former Soviet installations in the space station at Baikonur and the nuclear testing ground at Semipalatinsk , and territorial integrity . |
| 17 | The World Council of Churches , the World Alliance of Reformed Churches , the Lutheran World Federation and the Conference of European Churches said in a joint telegram they were ‘ deeply disturbed by the disquieting intervention of the army against civilian people in Timisoara . ’ |
| 18 | In a Christian context this appeal is to Christ ; in a pre-Christian context they could be a pagan 's appeal , to a forerunner of Christ , to a Saviour whose nature he did not know . |
| 19 | Thus in a rapidly growing population there will be relatively few older people , as in many contemporary Third World countries ; while in a stagnant population they will be relatively more numerous , and more of them will lack the support of children . |
| 20 | When people move house to take up residence in a new community they are likely to be more open to change in other areas of their life . |
| 21 | In a new pool they often die because the water has not matured and there is insufficient debris on the pool floor in which they can make their home . |
| 22 | each the same sort of components , the same components are each colour say in a red individual they 'd all be pinky red colours and in a blue individual they 'd all be a blue colour |
| 23 | If you put them in a hot room they do n't do so well . |
| 24 | And one in a hundred say they have to use their ‘ feminine charms ’ to get their own way . |
| 25 | In one condition subjects were specifically instructed to engage in verbal rehearsal of these word pairs and in a second condition they were instructed to use visual imagery to relate the two objects . |
| 26 | Most gardens only have space for a few trees and in a small plot they are almost always in view , therefore careful choice is essential . |
| 27 | Their bread and butter is reporting local events and local people and in a small community they are n't out to offend readers or cause major upset through distortion or misrepresentation . |
| 28 | In a superb performance they expose the struggle to survive in a Youth Detention Centre . |
| 29 | In a childish rant they speculated on the contents of Gedge 's underpants , advising him that a guitar was an extension of the penis and should be ‘ grasped firmly in both hands and thrashed and thrust and thrashed again ’ and not ‘ twiddled with ’ , as Gedge was allegedly prone . |
| 30 | Asset-wise the Poppy Factory are comparatively wise ; different and charismatic , in a weird way they 're the playwright pop band opposite World Of Twist 's Gerry Anderson TV sound . |