Example sentences of "in the [noun pl] [adv] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 I kicked the blackguard in the guts as hard as I could , flogged him into insensibility , and dropped him in the canal .
2 This can have two main dimensions : first , that between the judge and the other participants in the process — lawyers , witnesses , police , juries ; second , in the courts where more than one judge sits , that among the judges themselves .
3 At night , on a dark moon , lying on my raised sleeping-platform at coconut level , the stars are reflected in the paddies as strongly as if down was up , and half this universe dances round me as the mating fireflies move through the trees and the house .
4 Heat from the projector will dry up ink in the pens more quickly than with preparation on the film beforehand .
5 first , the existing local authorities argued for the retention of the status quo ; second , some Conservative Members of Parliament sought to retain the existing system as far as possible in such areas as Surrey ; third , groups concerned with some services — particularly education — pointed out weaknesses in the proposals as far as their service was concerned ( Rhodes 1970 : 120 ) .
6 on in , in , in the laminates alright well when they took the windscreen out and replaced it with this one it 's only since then that repair
7 He was working in the parks just now so he was back in , and apparently he 'd had to go round and baby-sit for them the night before .
8 There 's loads of good , fresh and low-calorie fruit , vegetables and salads in the shops right now so you really have n't got any excuse to keep putting it off !
9 I kneed him in the balls as hard as I could .
10 Franchising is growing fast — and an increasing number of companies are expected to franchise their operations in the years ahead rather than expand in traditional ways .
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