Example sentences of "in these [adj] [noun pl] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 In these egalitarian times it would take no more than the price of an off-season 's weekend bed and breakfast and the permission of a landowner or two .
2 He had , but in these new circumstances it might be unwise to admit it .
3 Anyway , in these vague expectations I was mistaken .
4 Even in these great spaces we seem unwilling to let go of the reins .
5 In these remote parts we try and work His Will and shew His loving mercy to many of these forsaken and heathen Souls .
6 In these rural parts it was usually a case of potter in the garden , or off to church or chapel .
7 Expressed in these general terms it is easy to see how such a code of rights could be regarded as a " good thing " .
8 Because I know the scouts do the Tesco one and whenever they are put in these cardboard boxes they have to be sorted so somebody must sort them .
9 Not er like they bring them in these cardboard boxes you know , wooden boxes .
10 In these early days I got overwhelmed very easily .
11 In these violent thermals it is possible to be flying with a good margin of speed at one moment and to be falling with virtually no speed the next .
12 We 've never had a big dog before , but we thought in these violent days it might protect us . ’
13 It is in terms of such a paradigm — broadly conceived , and preferred among the diverse methodological orientations that I discussed in the Introduction for its greater fruitfulness and explanatory potential — that I have analysed political movements , change and conflict throughout this book ; and in these final pages I should like to consider briefly the contribution it can make to understanding the present state of the world and its likely evolution in a medium-term future of two or three decades .
14 " Virtue is knowledge , all sins arise from ignorance , the virtuous man is the happy man " : in these Socratic maxims we see the formulae of a rationalistic optimism that was — and is — incompatible with tragedy .
15 He tried making snowballs as he had in Britain only to find that in these low temperatures he was left with a handful of flour-like snow that simply blew away when he threw it .
16 I hope you will agree that in these two instances I have cited from his career — both of which I have had corroborated and believe to be accurate — my father not only manifests , but comes close to being the personification itself , of what the Hayes Society terms ‘ dignity in keeping with his position ’ .
17 read the following judgment of the court , prepared by Brooke J. In these two cases we have been invited to determine , as preliminary issues , the capacity in which judges of the High Court are acting when they sit as visitors to the Inns of Court to determine appeals against orders by which barristers are to be disbarred or suspended from practice by their Inns .
18 It is of course penalty kicks at goal which slow down play and I would deal with them very drastically , as in these modern days they quite often determine the result of a match .
19 In these traditional roles she is shown to be effective .
20 In these latter roles She is almost always accompanied by Her divine spouse , the male God , emphasizing the fact that only in a happy marriage can the terrible and destructive aspect of the Goddess be controlled .
21 Fie , that you should imagine otherwise ! ’ she said lightly , adding on a more serious note , ‘ During the past months , I learned to speak and act like the duchess your wife — but in these last days I have learned to think like her also ; to believe that I am indeed the lady Anne !
22 In these earlier years he eschewed biography as a path to understanding .
23 IN these bleak times it is good to see that one veteran television star has succeeded in resurrecting his career .
24 External examiners ( to whom in these formative years we were heavily indebted ) spoke well of what they saw .
25 In these few words we may only point to the kaleidoscope of enthusiasm and activity by secondees that has been generated across the country in such a short space of time .
26 Apollinaire concludes : ‘ I believe that in these few words I have conveyed the true meaning of Cubism : a new and lofty artistic movement , but not a rigid school inhibiting talent . ’
27 In these few paragraphs we have not been able to do more than provide a sketchy summary of these rich concepts .
28 It is paradoxical , perhaps , that in these post-war years he came to enjoy his greatest fame and , in the end , happiness .
29 Of course , in these difficult circumstances you seek to keep order , but I ask you to reflect on one problem and to see what you can do about it .
30 In these difficult times it makes sense to look again at this post .
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