Example sentences of "in [adj] [pers pn] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In vain he tries everything he can think of to try and quieten the child . |
| 2 | And he says while it may be understandable that Channel 4 is reluctant to see so much of their dirty linen washed in public he argues that it is in the public interest that this should happen . |
| 3 | In brief he has humbugged us . |
| 4 | There is also a contrast between the forge and Satis House as the house is barricaded and the inside is all dark so Pip has to be led by candlelight to Miss Havisham and when he first sees her all in white she looks like a fairy godmother but as he looks closer he sees her decay and yellowness . |
| 5 | In the word de'mocracy , the accent is on the second syllable ; in demo'cratic it shifts to the third syllable . |
| 6 | In short it imposes a uniform structure on the universities ( Wissenschaftliche Hochschulen and Kunsthochschulen ) and polytechnics ( Fachhochschulen ) which together with some extras such as teacher and theological training constitute Germany 's current provision for higher education . |
| 7 | It offers a compelling picture of what the aims of epistemology are ; in short it amounts to a definition of the epistemological enterprise . |
| 8 | In short it seems unlikely , especially with younger children whose grasp on autonomy in learning and responsibility and social action needs much support , that the National Curriculum framework alone will achieve anything . |
| 9 | In short it appears that the selection of candidates under the STV does not do much for party harmony . |
| 10 | In short it covers all those matters that slow-down the smooth flow of the plan . |
| 11 | She is not a home help or a hospital ancillary worker , in short she does not work , she is not in a trade union , so she will not read our journals . |
| 12 | From the point of view of the buyer , general exclusion clauses are obviously less popular , and , in general he sees little need for them to protect his own position . |
| 13 | Much remains unknown about viral persistence but in general it results from stalemate in the battle between the virus and the body . |
| 14 | In general it results in their avoiding owls at all costs , but occasionally they turn the tables on the killer bird — the tormented become the tormentors . |
| 15 | Whilst in general it does seem that relationships with the ‘ outer circle ’ are not particularly important sources of support , one certainly can find predictable — not merely idiosyncratic — exceptions to that rule . |
| 16 | In general it leads to low level resistance . |
| 17 | In general it makes sense to change your tampon several times a day and especially to insert a fresh one before going to bed . |
| 18 | The limited ‘ defence ’ of mistake about the girl 's age , available to young men under 24 , was explained above , and the reason for creating such a limited ‘ defence ’ is that in general it has been held that the crime does not require any fault element as regards the girl 's age . |
| 19 | In general it seems fair to say that rather fewer Zuwaya were concerned with freedom of speech or opinion than with the threats to economic independence , which in their view was more closely bound up with identity and belonging . |
| 20 | The underlying reasons for this will be considered more fully below but in general it seems clear that large , volume production industries were characterised by low throughput per worker because of over-manning and insufficient intensity of capital use [ Bacon and Eltis , 1974 ; Pratten , 1971 , 1976a ] . |
| 21 | In general it seems that the greater the learning difficulties , the more didactic is the approach and the more controlling the relationship . |
| 22 | Thus in general it seems a mistake to see attitudinism as the enemy of reason in ethics . |
| 23 | Sometimes a real sense of space is achieved , as on the second-millennium stele of Naramsin , where figures move up and down a tree clad hill under the stars ; but in general it seems no more than an alternative convention for the organisation of narrative over the surface . |
| 24 | In some areas the agency model holds good ( for example , county councils serve as agents of the Department of Transport in constructing motorways and trunk roads ) but in general it conveys an exaggerated picture of central domination , particularly as there is a great deal of evidence of continued local discretion in service provision . |
| 25 | In particular it monitors each firm 's conduct and capital adequacy . |
| 26 | Newell admits that there are still a few things that the software can not do — in particular it does not handle the dynamic marks that define volume , or tempo markings . |
| 27 | The focus of the Bill is on the protection of children , and in particular it replaces the concept of parental rights with that of parental responsibilities in relation to the care of children . |
| 28 | In the second phase Western practitioners try out their ideas in other cultures and many new insights emerge by comparisons and contrasts , in particular it becomes clear that some of the principles thought to be valid for ‘ man ’ turn out to be valid only for man in Western cultures . |
| 29 | In particular it requires a more flexible approach to taxation , and the operation of the social services . |
| 30 | In particular it requires constant attention and continual effort . ’ |