Example sentences of "in [pron] [noun sg] [prep] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within a mere fifteen minutes , the new rental car with 1500 miles on the clock — and had only had in my possession for under an hour — was a burnt out shell . |
| 2 | are greatest and where the greatest problem there are or , or , er exist under normal circumstances to which the trunk roads , the A roads , the primary roads , the principle roads , these roads are where the traffic is greatest and this therefore constitutes in my mind at least the most important roads , I think your correct term , we will er consider the phraseology used in perhaps more accurately to described the , the , the title road which we are talking about here , but I certainly take the point you make . |
| 3 | In their initiation into both the craft and culture of pedagogy , it is in the interests of novice teachers to conform in order to place their relations with pupils and fellow teachers on a secure base and so to get established in their role . |
| 4 | Some feel that it is crucial in their understanding of how the parents react now , while others will concentrate only on the ‘ here and now ’ , observe parental reactions , and intervene directly at that level . |
| 5 | In the course of the evening a note was handed in from Mrs Campbell of Jura House saying she had heard of our arrival and as she was sure there was no comfort in the Hotel she hoped we would come there in the morning and stay with them while we were on the island , assuring us also that she would do all in her power to further the cause for which we had come . |
| 6 | Feeling grubby , and , she had to admit , starving hungry , and not at all liking the idea of hiding in her room with only a rumbling tummy for company , she had a quick wash , then changed into clean clothes . |
| 7 | But as the key diagram stands at the moment , because it goes north of Knaresborough in its indication of where the route proposal will be , I think if that i key diagram is to remain , it is right for the examination to consider what the need for that route is as opposed to a route or any other route which goes between Harrogate and Knaresborough . |
| 8 | Still it 's hard to believe the young warlord wo n't rattle around in his armoury for just the right mace . |
| 9 | There had been no other woman in his life for quite a time . |
| 10 | It had been in his possession for quite a while and Broomhead felt it was about time he sold the thing . |
| 11 | Couturier is more convincing in his demonstration of how the increase in available textual material brought about by the invention of print led to new strategies for incorporating one text into another without overt plagiarism ( 48 ) . |
| 12 | I 've been working in our infirmary for quite a while now , that is , when I 'm not having my ordinary lessons . |
| 13 | A little owl , pretending to be just another stone on a heap of stones ; we could so easily have missed him if he had n't swivelled his head to peer in our direction at just the right moment . |
| 14 | The injunction which still holds good is that we should use our resources with as much single-mindedness and astuteness as the unjust steward displayed but in our case to further the interests of the Kingdom of God . |
| 15 | The past ten years have seen something of a revolution in text analysis , and in our understanding of how the results of such work might be applied in the classroom . |
| 16 | Although you may drop a dress size or see the scales tipping in your favour after only a week or two , all too often the results are short-lived . |