Example sentences of "in [adv] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The University was fortunate in successfully bidding for a capital grant from the Universities Funding Council ( UFC ) towards the cost of a £1.5 million extension of the Pathfoot Building , now completed and being used to re-locate the Department of History with the rest of the School of Arts in Pathfoot . |
| 2 | In successfully pressing for a referendum on the Common Market , he obliged Wilson to suspend the doctrine of collective Cabinet responsibility , an event without precedent since the National Government had done the same on the free-trade issue in the early thirties . |
| 3 | The Edinburgh International Film Festival would like to express its appreciation of the role played by SALVO ( Points of View , 13 February ) in successfully campaigning for more adequate funding from the Scottish Office for film and crafts organisations in Scotland . |
| 4 | The wind died and we lay out in midstream drifting with the current . |
| 5 | By contrast , when Paul envisages a relationship of conciliation in marriage , a working together for common goals , the practical out-working involves both partners in constantly adjusting to the needs of the other . |
| 6 | Your poor old missus is being relatively undemanding in only asking for up to 15 minutes . |
| 7 | Exiles secretary John Hunter said last night : ‘ We felt we were reasonable in only asking for two players out of a possible six . |
| 8 | Mr Major is furious at the rebels ' tactics in gleefully voting with Labour and the Liberal Democrats when it suits them . |
| 9 | The following comments were made : ‘ The most significant conclusion is that there is a great interest in online searching by both scientists and engineers ’ ; ‘ The study participants seemed to like using IIDA and online searching , which tends to support one of our hypotheses that end-users will like the idea of doing their own simple searches ’ . |
| 10 | ‘ For those children who get caught up in totally anti-social behaviour there is no point in just looking at the friendships . |
| 11 | ‘ Oh — well , I suppose I 'll have to spend my time in just looking round the place . ’ |
| 12 | One was a 70-year-old Watcher who threatened to do us grievous bodily harm and then hand herself in thus doubling at a stroke the NW clear up rate . |
| 13 | Strong words , but certainly European broadcasters have shown remarkable unanimity in rapidly implementing at least some basic RDS facilities on their national and local services . |
| 14 | Wellcome 's share price lost 85p in early dealing after news that trials of its anti-Aids drug , AZT , had shown it to be ineffective in treating the virus . |
| 15 | There is no fun at all in repeatedly looking into bright sunlight , straining your eyes and wondering all the time what 's happening — because it is almost certain that you will be unable to see as well as you really need to . |
| 16 | But you have no right to come in here meddling with my things . |
| 17 | Every day I have the Heads of other Departments in here bellyaching about lack of resources , asking for replacements or new appointments . |
| 18 | He said to Lyn , " The young chap from Bale 's was in here asking for you . |
| 19 | Coming in here talking about voodoo ! |
| 20 | Yet in bravely opting for the high-risk , high-competition approach , the government has left itself an out . |
| 21 | Tall and strong , he was unusual in regularly bowling from wide of the crease , sometimes even so wide that his hand could not be seen against the sightscreen , which obviously caused the batsman trouble . |
| 22 | This should be particularly helpful for the younger counsellor who , if not aware of the potentially vast differences of life expectations between generations , will have difficulty in fully empathizing with the attitudes and feelings of older people . |
| 23 | The ‘ Ruffians ’ showed great character in twice coming from behind in a fast , sporting contest . |
| 24 | The experienced defender fears the law will result in forwards lunging at keepers who this season are banned from handling a kicked back pass . |
| 25 | He would have been in there swinging with the best . |
| 26 | Frame Technology Inc , San Jose is right in there pitching with FrameMaker 3.0 for Windows NT , needless to say claiming it to be the industry 's first document publishing application for Windows NT : it will be available customers within 30 days of Microsoft 's first customer ship of Windows NT at $800 . |
| 27 | Maybe I should have hung on for a few days in there getting to grips with Alf Bundy 's ailments . |
| 28 | If I happen to remember such details when there 's a beautiful doll on the paying end , Hinkle is right in there rooting for the firm . |
| 29 | And if you come in there looking like hell , then they say , my God , look at her , she just looks terrible . |
| 30 | Well then I certainly did n't see anybody in there looking like that . |