Example sentences of "[noun pl] in [noun sg] and [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The purchaser hereby covenants with the vendor by way of indemnity only that the purchaser and the persons deriving title under him will henceforth and at all times duly pay all rents becoming due under the lease and observe and perform all covenants agreements and conditions therein contained on the part of the tenant or persons deriving title under it to be observed and performed and also will at all times keep the vendor its successors in title and assigns effectively indemnified against all proceedings costs claims expenses and liabilities in respect thereof . |
| 2 | She urged women to re-examine their roles in society and to work together to become decision-makers . |
| 3 | She took a roast from the refrigerator , put it into a baking tin , wrapped two potatoes in tinfoil and put both meat and vegetables into the gas oven . |
| 4 | Each year the NHS cares for some 8 million inpatients in hospital and handles over 43 million visits to out-patient departments . |
| 5 | After a supper of pea soup — ‘ One pea each , ’ the duty corporal quipped — and bully beef , he was quartered — and learning new words by the minute — in a large gymnasium that temporarily housed four hundred beds , each a mere two feet in width and set only a foot apart . |
| 6 | It is far better to think through the principles in advance and to act consistently with them than to improvise . |
| 7 | We have already looked at the movement of settlements , changes in plan and form etc. in the landscape , but nevertheless for most of today 's settlements the criteria which applied when the settlement originated are no longer relevant . |
| 8 | Fair Isle is a cliff-bound island of only about five hundred hectares in extent and lies midway between Orkney and Shetland . |
| 9 | Many children will not be used to ‘ sit down meals ’ or ‘ laying the table ’ , for instance , and skills like these may be learned in purposeful activities in school and practised spontaneously in play . |
| 10 | Check dahlias in store and cut away any rotten parts before dusting with fungicide . |
| 11 | A warrior named No Heart delayed the soldiers ' pursuit , parleying across the river with Howard before promptly slapping his buttocks in derision and galloping away from the man the Nez Perce were now calling ‘ General Day After Tomorrow ’ . |
| 12 | Will he confirm that it is our top priority to get back to the basics in education and to sweep away the leftist progressive teaching methods that , having been put to the test , have failed ? |
| 13 | Some have expressed the fear that financial delegation to schools is intended to allow cuts in spending and to weaken further the grip of recalcitrant LEAs . |
| 14 | Faldo shot a 69 and Lyle 71 as Masters champion Couples hit all 18 greens in regulation and missed just one fairway in an eight-under-par 64 to take a one-stroke lead over Phil Blackmar and US Tour newcomer David Jackson . |
| 15 | Keep fuchsia well watered during prolonged dry spells in summer and feed regularly with a potash-rich liquid fertiliser . |