Example sentences of "in [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The information that the pupil responses give the teacher is often surprising and considerable and certainly extremely helpful in ascertaining the depth of knowledge and understanding the children have reached . |
| 2 | The imposter then declares himself , and it is interesting to see if the judicial process has succeeded in ascertaining the truth of the matter . |
| 3 | For example , in ascertaining the image of a book on a distant plane , he adopted a procedure familiar to artists for almost a century . |
| 4 | The specimens you were so good as to send to me by Captain Lyon would have been a treasure had they arrived safe ; but his ship was taken by the French , so those were all lost , which is a great misfortune at this time , when they would have been of great service to me , in ascertaining the names of some plants which remain doubtful . |
| 5 | Naturally the judges ' tariff is not writ in stone ; it may and does change over time , so that sentences passed in 1900 are of little or no value in ascertaining the tariff in 1992 . |
| 6 | C. 282 , p. 1 ) , and which by virtue of section 3(3) of the Act of 1990 may be considered in ascertaining the meaning or effect of any provision of the Rome Convention , explains the genesis of sub-paragraph ( e ) , at p. 33 : |
| 7 | Resort to logic does not seem to help in ascertaining the distinction . |
| 8 | They can be of great service in transmitting the Faith , even though they can never replace the personal witness which is essential to the proclamation of the full truth and value of the Christian message . |
| 9 | The structure of the animal 's behaviour will be adapted to all these features in ways that in past generations have been most successful in transmitting the gene complexes of individuals into the future . |
| 10 | Was the ADAA also active in policing the art market for thefts ? |
| 11 | The irony in the situation is that the real double standard involved in policing the area is not applied to white youth , but to their black counterparts . |
| 12 | But , in policing the world , the big powers , above all America , ought to want someone who will stand firm in tough times : a partner , not a patsy . |
| 13 | The case quite clearly pulls upon the same set of socially constructed fears that Hall and his colleagues analyse as the creation of the black mugger in Policing the Crisis . |
| 14 | Having lost his sense of direction , he attempted a foolish back-pass following a clever chip by Franck Sauzee , but only succeeding in touching the ball beyond the advancing Goram . |
| 15 | Another appalling accident — on Parchamo when partner Mal Duff 's crampon failed precipitating them both down the mountain — dented his psychological readjustment following the Andes accident described in Touching the Void , but has n't destroyed it . |
| 16 | His experiences of coming to terms with blindness are described in Touching the Rock , published by SPCK earlier this year . |
| 17 | In consulted the ladies again , and was told that these nightmares were caused by an incarnation in Ancient Greece where I had been sacrificed to the Sun God . |
| 18 | Cross-reference to other areas of study to be drawn on in completing the assignment ( as appropriate ) and the methods by which integration will be achieved . |
| 19 | integrated team have shown tremendous enthusiasm and commitment in completing the construction to time and money against what sometimes seemed an impossibly challenging programme . ’ |
| 20 | From Snowdonia , the National Park Officer wrote to say that , ‘ We see little point in completing the beech survey since so many beeches in North Wales are showing the exact symptoms you mention — i.e. small leaves , reduced leaf number ( dieback ) cluster twigs and leaf curl . |
| 21 | ( 9 ) A licensing board may refuse to renew a licence provisionally granted under subsection ( 1 ) or ( 2 ) above if the board considers that there has been unreasonable delay on the part of the applicant in completing the premises . |
| 22 | ( 8 ) ) , and unreasonable delay in completing the premises is to be a ground for refusing to renew such a grant ( subs . |
| 23 | Fortunately , all of these alterations are only temporary and your strength of character in completing the London Marathon will eventually have a positive impact on your fitness . |
| 24 | Today , Jo Ratcliffe , involved in completing the Preston Guild celebratory quilt , will talk about her involvement . |
| 25 | They looked well satisfied : another crop safely transformed and delivered ; Zacco more firmly enthroned and in their perennial debt ; their share in bringing Nicholas and his army to Cyprus fully justified , despite the small delay in completing the contract . |
| 26 | Trainees will probably need a lot of guidance in completing the exercise in Handout 14 both because they are doing it without the benefit of parents and in order to keep their CBs both objective and closely related to the PBs . |
| 27 | However , there has been a delay in completing the deal culminating in court proceedings being taken . |
| 28 | The former high class hurdler has not come off the bridle to record two effortless chasing victories and , although this is his stiffest task to date over fences , he should have little difficulty in completing the hat-trick . |
| 29 | In completing the questionnaire , research students may have opted to complete parts of it in the quickest way without much thought . |
| 30 | Officials said the Prime Minister wanted to ‘ unlock talent from all parts of the party ’ in completing the reshaping of his administration . |