Example sentences of "he [vb -s] [to-vb] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And just think of the calculations involved when a fielder runs to catch a cricket ball — he does n't necessarily realise he is doing it but he has to work out how high the ball is , how fast it is travelling , its precise direction and how quickly he has to run in order to catch it . |
| 2 | A reader from a common law background is often puzzled by this , because it looks like the single concept of ‘ service ’ with which he is familiar ; he has to keep in mind the civil law distinction between more and less solemn modes . |
| 3 | I wonder if he could tell us whether he is prepared to amend the legislation in this fashion , and perhaps tell the House exactly what other amendments he needs to make in order to take account of changing circumstances . |
| 4 | His life becomes even more complicated though when he starts to fall in love with his best friend 's lover and learns that his ex-wife is about to publish an expose of their marriage . |
| 5 | ‘ He means he wants to stay in bed with Mary . ’ |
| 6 | He said he wants to stay in football . |
| 7 | He also said this kind of feeling is why he wants to stay in football as long as possible . |
| 8 | Because it could n't wait until lunchtime and that , that 's perfectly understandable because he wants to feel in control of what 's going to happen to some degree , rather than just be at the mercy of someone else 's position . |
| 9 | He loves to ride in front of his father . |
| 10 | To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what further action he intends to take in connection with the announced closure of Ravenscraig . |
| 11 | Her father 's loving- ( or lying- ) competition , designed though it may be to give her the best part of England ( which he is also giving himself , of course , since he intends to live in retirement with her ) , and revealing , in a way , his love for her , is nevertheless so constructed that she would have to compete with hypocrisy in order to win . |
| 12 | In view of his earlier encouraging remarks , will he now confirm that he intends to vote in favour of the private Member 's Bill on Friday ? |
| 13 | For Ice-T to get away with all this requires major screen charm — something he appears to have in abundance . |
| 14 | ‘ A mere setting apart or selection by the seller of the goods which he expects to use in performance of the contract is not enough . |
| 15 | He decides to keep in trim |
| 16 | Does not the Secretary of State recognise that there is no confidence in the community in the type of managers he proposes to put in control of the trusts ? |
| 17 | He likes to sit in granddad 's chair and pretend that he 's smoking granddad 's pipe . |
| 18 | Richardson , the only recognised wicketkeeper in the tour party , was struck by a ball from Allan Donald while batting and will be replaced by Kirsten or Mark Rushmere if he fails to recover in time . |
| 19 | The surgeon will be liable in damages if he operates when there is a valid refusal of consent , and liable in damages if he fails to operate in accordance with the principle of necessity when there was no valid decision by the patient . |