Example sentences of "in [verb] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | They were entitled in my judgment to take into account the actual use by the defendant company and the previous owner in determining what the ordinary use of that vehicle was on the road so far as it is relevant to the question they had to answer . |
| 32 | The nature of the decision may well be taken into account in determining what the content of natural justice should be in a particular instance , but the utility of the administrative , judicial , executive , legislative distinctions over and beyond this is difficult to perceive . |
| 33 | In reading it the cruelty is just about balanced by the extreme beauty of the lyrics and much of the dialogue , so that the total effect , tho ’ sinister , like a too bright dream which is sure to turn into nightmare before the end , yet is bearable . |
| 34 | There was an element of choice in Sukarno 's arrest ; he could have escaped into the surrounding countryside , but he awaited capture , perhaps calculating that in arresting him the Dutch were outraging international opinion . |
| 35 | Big manufacturers too often lag behind in knowing what the public wants in spite of their marketing departments . |
| 36 | Boutros Ghali 's fluency in French , acquired as a student at the Sorbonne in Paris , was decisive in winning him the support of France which had reportedly threatened to veto a non-French-speaking candidate . |
| 37 | The Agia Triadha sarcophagus is invaluable in showing us the funeral ceremonies that were offered for some important person around 1400 BC . |
| 38 | The normal factors are to be taken into account in assessing what the appropriate multiplier should be : the ages of the husband and wife , the ages of any dependent children , the uncertainties of life and the accelerated benefits provided by the lump-sum payment . |
| 39 | ‘ They 'll know because I shall take great pleasure in telling everyone the truth ! ’ |
| 40 | No harm in telling you the story , I guess . |
| 41 | Notice , though , that while flow figures are useful in telling us the directions in which companies channel the funds they received , they do not tell us how active intermediaries are in any particular market . |
| 42 | It is effective chiefly in defence , since in delivering it the karateka presents only the side of his body to his opponent , thereby protecting all his vital areas . |
| 43 | It is at this stage that the various approaches — use of quality adjusted life years , lotteries , sanctity of life — may be useful , but in discussing them the authors raise a series of straw men . |
| 44 | There was logic in this distinction ; for if the duties of a vassal were such as Fulbert defined them , then in fulfilling them the fidelis whose estates were close to those of his lord would have to make many sacrifices , while for one who lived several days ' journey away , not making a nuisance of himself would be a relatively painless matter . |
| 45 | However , booksellers may offer discounts at their own discretion on the sale of multiple copies , the idea being to enable educational authorities to purchase competitively quantities of copies , in supplying which the bookseller does not incur his usual overhead costs because of the volume of the business . |