Example sentences of "[verb] in [Wh det] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The significance lies in what can be done with it . |
| 2 | Meanwhile Swindon drew in what could be a dress rehersal for the Division one play offs . |
| 3 | ‘ It would have been unfair to deny the Arbroath support the opportunity to revel in what will be the biggest day in the club 's history , ’ McGrain said . |
| 4 | ‘ What is most exciting about this project is that the people in the communities will have the major say in what will be done , ’ said , NEAR Project Manager . |
| 5 | Although their child will not be characterised by a recognisable physical appearance , the child will still often behave in what might be termed an abnormal fashion . |
| 6 | He was living in what would traditionally be described as reduced circumstances . |
| 7 | We are living in what may well come to be known as the age of the American soprano , with Norman , Studer , Millo , Vaness , Hendricks , Battle , Bonney and Upshaw all doing conspicuously well for themselves on disc . |
| 8 | Those trapped in the crush at Hillsborough who were fortunate enough to escape without injury have no claim in respect of the distress they suffered in what must have been a truly terrifying experience . |
| 9 | The other man was found dead nearby , he too had been shot in what may have been a drugs related killing . |
| 10 | The books are written in what would seem to some today to be a slow and overly elaborate way — who after all uses words such as ‘ eleemosynary ’ ? — but he explores all of his characters thoroughly and gives lots of detail which , though not absolutely necessary and sometimes totally irrelevant , make the novel more personal and make the readers feel that they know the characters . |
| 11 | You 're just looking to see if there are any aspects of a person 's drive where , you know , one or two habits might have crept in which could possibly encroach upon safety margins to some extent . |
| 12 | Support the Report and let's see if we can succeed in what must be the greatest enterprise in the trade union Movement since the nineteen twenties . |
| 13 | In carbonates preferential solution of some grain types ( e.g. Harris & kendall , 1986 ) occurs in what would otherwise appear to be a chemically homogeneous sediment . |
| 14 | It would have been nice to go into partnership with my son Paul , but he deals in what used to be called the avant-garde , the most difficult stuff to sell , and wants to be in New York . |
| 15 | I welcome this book on two major counts : first , because it succeeds in what should be the aim of every author , that is to educate and entertain , and secondly because it has been written by a very knowledgeable person who genuinely cares for his dogs , has bred a consistent type for many years and has put as much into the ‘ dog game ’ as he has taken out . |
| 16 | And no sympathy at all for the well-fed hordes who stand in what should be his way . |
| 17 | Regions of the old DDR have been subsumed into the new federal states of Germany , and many of the sources are housed in what must now be called the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin , Preussischer Kulturbesitz — a name that in itself sums up the problems of uniting the two Germanies . |
| 18 | An alternative to the expulsion procedure exists in what might be called compulsory retirement ( Clause 18.03 ) . |
| 19 | Plas y Brenin is a residential centre , based in what used to be an hotel — it sleeps 71 in two- or three-bedded rooms . |
| 20 | He argues that : ‘ [ t ] o the small investor the idea that someone working in the City is using inside information to deal in what ought to be a uniformly informed market is quite repugnant . |
| 21 | Little is known of the inhabitants of the old manor house with its interesting architecture in the centre of the village , but the oddly named Hanging Grimston is within the parish , and here the Bouchier family lived in what must have been a grand castle with cottages nearby , and owned much land . |
| 22 | The deterioration and shock phase were most delayed in what might be called culturally ‘ comfortable ’ countries and yet was still followed by eventual adjustment . |
| 23 | But neither should he allow in only a handful of those who are being persecuted in what used to be Yugoslavia . |
| 24 | It is not always so obvious in relationships , where we often expect the bright flames of love to burn out of their own purity and spontaneity , but they too need refuelling in what may be quite prosaic ways . |
| 25 | Nevertheless , the City Council has behaved in what can only be described as a lax , sluggish and offhand manner towards one of the few private initiatives at the very centre of Dutch cultural life . |
| 26 | This may find support in the fact that most of the confusions in terminology are found in what might be called the ‘ editorial ’ parts of the texts , in which the context is being briefly introduced before the decision of the master is quoted . |
| 27 | To her horror , Folly saw Luke nod and turn away down the corridor , leaving her alone with this sinister whispering woman who seemed to take it for granted that she was meekly going to strip off and join in what could only be some kind of orgy . |
| 28 | The mouth is stretched in what would be a howl but for the fact that no air is passing . |
| 29 | The growth of world markets , to which the logic of capitalist development had to lead , has produced international brands of clothes , fast food chains , cigarettes , drinks , cars and advertising campaigns , culminating in what could be described as a ‘ Club Class ’ global , affluent lifestyle . |
| 30 | The question dominated our discussions as we gathered in what used to be the long Chapter Room of the Knights Templar . |