Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The principle of interchangeable parts did not catch on in British industry as fast as it did in the American gun industry ; Colt 's revolvers were the great examples of what became known as the American system of manufacture . |
| 2 | With their new signing on show and wins at Stockport and West Brom behind them , Pool will line up in buoyant mood against their relegation-threatened local rivals tomorrow . |
| 3 | Why did cells gang up in many-celled bodies ? |
| 4 | Her happiness because of this scene was so strong she closed her eyes so that it would not beam out in great mellow streams and betray her to the sternness of the others . |
| 5 | The USA had no system of social security against the ravages of sickness or unemployment — no " dole " as in Britain , on which people could fall back in bad times . |
| 6 | the mental processes involved in object recognition ; 2 how object recognition and naming develops in children ; and 3. how it can break down in certain cases of brain damage . |
| 7 | Lynda Moss , editor of the RSC 's journal Methods in Organic Synthesis , said that it does not often crop up in published syntheses , though it is sometimes used as a source of in reactions as well as being a solvent . |
| 8 | Smugglers , escaped convicts , drenched fishermen , or they might have been just watching the storm , voyeuristically curious to see a boat break up in choppy water . |
| 9 | Mr Chairman , if decent people find it necessary er to kill animals they believe be vermin they do n't dress up in red coats and call them pink and er charge er , er , er , about er drinking st stirrup cups and tooting horns , er they go out and kill the vermin , it 's a necessary job that has to be done and of course , er there are many ways in which foxes could be killed without cruelty if it is necessary to kill them . |
| 10 | The Queen 's Press Secretary called a meeting of Fleet Street editors and implored them to let Richard grow up in reasonable privacy . |
| 11 | If the patient 's well-being is enhanced or if a problem such as asthma is cured , but joint pains flare up or a skin rash develops , the physician can reassure the patient that things are moving in the right direction and that the joint or skin problem should be transient and will also clear up in due course . |
| 12 | She stands for the civilization of the South , of the Midi , the home of the troubadours , against the sterner , rougher , cruder world of the North , represented , in this image , by her husband , the King of the North Wind , whose authority she is subtly undermining and against whom she will soon break out in open rebellion . |
| 13 | They arrive on stage in strict order of precedence , the noblest usually arriving last so that the lesser characters can look on in suitable admiration , whilst the servants ( the corps de ballet ) keep their distance . |
| 14 | Having corresponded with the member or members concerned , the committee looks at the facts it has obtained and expresses a technical opinion , which it may follow up in various ways . |
| 15 | When they do not work effectively , the unmitigated anger may well seep out in constant irritation over relatively trivial things or , as it seems to other people , may suddenly and unexpectedly break out with a degree of force inappropriate to the circumstances . |
| 16 | It could be a hazard only where it might build up in poorly ventilated buildings . |
| 17 | Where a firm does provide services to a private customer on written contractual terms ( whether a two-way customer agreement required by the rules or a non-mandatory one used for commercial purposes ) , the agreement must set out in adequate detail the basis on which those services are provided . |
| 18 | The five octaves , from top to bottom , we will call a , b , c , d , e , and the scoring suggested ( which the student should copy out in open score for greater clearness ) is as follows : |
| 19 | Flesh tones can often burn out in bright sunlight . |
| 20 | The modelling of the subjects is very natural , and the lighting-spread is such that performers can move about in reasonable freedom without running into areas which are over or underlit . |
| 21 | The latter are easier to lay , but you need a thicker layer , of about 150mm , to get the same insulation performance as a 100mm thick layer of blanket , and they can blow about in draughty lofts . |
| 22 | On some mornings the ducks on Three Island Pond would take off in great arcing flights against the sun , round and behind the Cages and out of sight , round again and behind the distant trees and then suddenly back again as if it had all been a mistake and they had never meant to fly off in the first place . |
| 23 | But in summer the male ruff is an amazing-looking bird with a variously coloured ‘ ruff ’ of long feathers round its neck which it can fan out in nuptial display . |
| 24 | ‘ When the alarms go off in the house , they 'll go on in Central Station . |
| 25 | The question is whether the student can go on in unfamiliar circumstances , can exercise judgement , can be his or her own person . |
| 26 | Employers could not pass on in full these extra costs to the consumers because of the competitive international situation , with the result that profitability fell . |
| 27 | He will not however go down in financial history as a great achiever , and it has to be said ( as recorded later in these pages ) that even under his leadership labour relations were far from perfect . |
| 28 | We shall now expound a somewhat deeper theoretical model of the processes the teacher must go through in absorbing innovations , particularly those involving changes of teaching style , into their day-to-day teaching practice . |
| 29 | OK , the salaries might not be much to write home about , but successful indie films can pay off in other ways . |
| 30 | Thought they could stand up in full view in a club crammed with people , execute the man . |