Example sentences of "[conj] in [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He approached his first term at Lincoln College ‘ fairly well & in exceedingly good temper … |
| 2 | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ( LLNL ) in California , for instance , was once a naval air station , where in more innocent days the ground crews cleaned engines by hosing them down with carbon tetrachloride and trichloroethane ( TCE ) . |
| 3 | This is so where the structure and organisation of social groups and collectivities is fairly precisely defined by some overall set of rules , as , for example , in the armed services , or in other bureaucratic organisations like local government departments , the Civil Service , ICI , or in similarly organised work groups ( for instance in the coal or motor industries ) . |
| 4 | Matching receivables and payables in the same currency or in closely related currencies is a very effective and less costly method of hedging exposures . |
| 5 | Particularly in the universities , and even more particularly in those universities which have a strong residential and sometimes collegial tradition , the experience of higher education is regarded as a unity , a totality , an organic whole ( or in more modern terms a package ) which it is neither desirable nor possible to dissect . |
| 6 | Since humans first developed methods of catching fish , the occasional dolphin or porpoise has probably fallen unwitting victim to net , hook , or in more recent times , trawl net . |
| 7 | Miss Potts I was awfully sorry about that spider affair the other day , she began , of course Alicia and Daryl were in the classroom before hand , I 'm sure they know something about it , I heard Alicia say , Miss Potts looked up , are you trying to sneak she said , or in more polite language to tell tales , because if so , do n't try it on me . |
| 8 | Secondly by their incorporation into the early regional studies such as George Hillier 's The History and Antiquities of the Isle of Wight in 1856 ( Arnold 1978 ; Hockey 1977 ) , or in more general works such as C. |
| 9 | They may be imposed in the form of obligations of strict liability to which defences are extremely limited or in more general and voluntary concepts of negligent omissions and commissions . |
| 10 | The production of hymn books , supplements and small collections is so prolific that it is almost impossible to keep abreast of all that is in circulation , whether in traditional or in more popular vein . |
| 11 | We give tips , as recommended by the R.H.S. at Wisley , on conditioning plant material for use in arrangements and on preserving material for use out of season or in more permanent arrangements . |
| 12 | Wood floors of all types need to be laid on a perfectly level floor , so you may need to completely cover it with hardboard , or in more extreme cases , chipboard , before laying the floor . |
| 13 | ( The questions of who is nearer death or in more rigorous therapy become the subjects of virulent debate ) . |
| 14 | Words or phrases which appear only once , or in only one clause , can be defined in the clause in which they appear ; however , words or phrases which appear several times throughout the terms are best defined in a definitions clause . |
| 15 | But the rest are too badly burned or in too many pieces to identify without DNA tests , and that 'll take time . |
| 16 | Decisions about the attainment of criteria may be made either by formal testing , or in less formal conditions during an interview or when observing pupils undertaking classroom tasks , or a combination of these . |
| 17 | above heaters , air-conditioning ducts or heating vents , or in very hot or cold rooms , such as a boiler room , or an unheated outhouse . |
| 18 | The Advocate Depute may or may not accept this ; he may well consult with the senior police officer in the case , the injured party if there as a witness , or in very serious cases , with the Crown office in Edinburgh . |
| 19 | Jock instilled into us that the end product of our training was for us to become independent in every way , operating either alone or in very small groups . |
| 20 | The muntjac and roe deer are browsers , living either singly or in very small groups throughout the year in dense woodland . |
| 21 | They have been cruelly used to put a most unhealthy fear of God into people , or in very recent times in this country to offer absurd explanations for a fire in a cathedral , to denigrate an outspoken bishop , or to hound homosexuals and those suffering from AIDS . |
| 22 | Looking at co-operation across its whole spectrum , from informal local arrangements to formal co-operatives , there is indication of a considerable amount of activity , much of it still developing , or in very early stages . |
| 23 | In contrast to the respondent quoted earlier , this candidate saw headhunting as ‘ an important way of progressing , particularly for individuals who work for smaller companies or in very specialised fields ’ . |
| 24 | Some cliffs are very slippery or in very windy positions and are therefore not suitable for abseiling . |
| 25 | The county has a view about golf courses — that if there is to be such a development it is better for them to be sited not on good farming land , or in naturally beautiful areas , but on the outskirts of towns . |
| 26 | Similar changes are simultaneously occurring in a large number of advanced societies ( Challis , 1992b ; Kraan et al. , 1991 ) , albeit in slightly different ways for different client groups , Of course this simple conception of change requires further elaboration . |
| 27 | These idealised sentences often turn out to be based , in fact , on the conventions of written language in the academic sub-culture and these linguists could be seen to be perpetuating , albeit in more sophisticated terms , the older , ideological conception of writing as the model for speech . |
| 28 | Consequently , Alexander followed the usual route , albeit in very dangerous circumstances . |
| 29 | This finding , albeit in very small numbers , would seem to suggest that reduced prostacyclin production may not have a role in the development of microvascular disease . |
| 30 | Adam 's Breed and The Well of Loneliness won her international fame , albeit in very different ways . |