Example sentences of "in [pos pn] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | That resulted in my contacting a friend named Chertro , one of your officers . ’ |
| 2 | Many of the great institutions in Edinburgh , Glasgow , Manchester , Birmingham or Yorkshire — which had in their employ a considerable number of deaf teachers of the deaf — were not even present . |
| 3 | It is a native of Europe , western Asia and North Africa , and its wide distribution throughout the hedgerows of Europe and general usefulness have resulted in its gathering a vast quantity of legends , magical beliefs and superstitions . |
| 4 | America 's new attitude towards India may result in its having a great influence over that country in its relations with the United States ' old ally , Pakistan . |
| 5 | At this point in his writing a white pigeon which had been fluttering round the swimming-pool alighted on the table , took two steps forward and excreted on the ‘ Jottings ’ , no doubt in the interests of historical accuracy . |
| 6 | If there was some difficulty involved which resulted in your leaving a job , avoid referring to it , but do not resort to outright lying as this will rebound badly against you if you are found out . |
| 7 | You are feeling pretty good about yourself and this could result in your forming a new friendship with someone attracted to you . |
| 8 | You are feeling pretty good about yourself and this could result in your forming a new friendship with someone attracted to you . |
| 9 | You are feeling pretty good about yourself and this could result in your forming a new friendship with someone attracted to you . |
| 10 | If you are born with a gene that results in your having a low metabolic rate , you need relatively smaller amounts of energy — and that means a smaller quantity of food — to keep yourself going , than people with a higher metabolic rate . |