Example sentences of "[vb -s] in [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " The fabric of family life of millions of our people has been shattered , … our economy lies in ruins and our people are embroiled in political strife . " |
| 2 | Perhaps the answer lies in diversity and in that the very existence of different organizational structures in different countries is a very positive attribute and that when diverse arrangements exist within a single country this also may be highly desirable . |
| 3 | It lies in sops or bellies , surrounded by hard rocks , which will readily account for its being suddenly lost ; and these sops or bellies , being generally at considerable distances , will equally well account for the difficulty with which it is commonly regained … ’ |
| 4 | Confirmation of the value of the activity lies in prevention and alleviation of discomfort and in the responses of those for whom they care . |
| 5 | In the Earth 's atmosphere a far smaller fraction of the atmospheric energy of motion lies in eddies and in any motions to which they give rise than is the case in the Jovian atmosphere . |
| 6 | Its disadvantage lies in cost and delay . |
| 7 | The value of their estimates lies in specificity and detail . |
| 8 | It is a bit difficult to tell what lies in store when one opens a book at random and finds a section on opening books at random . |
| 9 | The view that written language and spoken language serve , in general , quite different functions in society has been forcefully propounded , hardly surprisingly , by scholars whose main interest lies in anthropology and sociology . |
| 10 | Comet debris , as its name suggests , is derived from comets , and much of this debris lies in orbits that are far more eccentric than most of the asteroids ' orbits , and which in many cases carry debris far beyond Jupiter . |
| 11 | The key to job creation lies in productivity and competitiveness . |
| 12 | I find it hard to believe that the answer lies in reciprocity or disguised selfishness in any simple sense . |
| 13 | ‘ His style is always crisp and to the point ; his command of the language a constant reminder that good television journalism lies in words as well as pictures . ’ |
| 14 | But the problem then lies in Marx and Engels ' implication that there is an epistemological alternative in materialism or science . |
| 15 | My chaplain snorts in derision but what does he know ? |
| 16 | HOUSEHOLDERS in the lowest council tax bands in Fife and Borders regions will pay less than they did under the poll tax , but those in higher bands will find themselves worse off . |
| 17 | All four will be both IR and Raman active ; the two a 1 modes are in principle distinguishable from the others by giving rise to polarized Raman bands in solution or in the gas phase . |
| 18 | As the law stands in England and Wales there is only one ground , namely that the marriage has irretrievably broken down . |
| 19 | No , you polish your armour till it gleams , you sharpen your lance and you mount your white charger , you raise your banner , you bid farewell to the grieving city , where the crowd stands in terror and hope at your preparations and your parting . |
| 20 | The problem is such that some scientists are warning of increased skin cancers and eye cataracts in Europe and America as a result , as well as damage to crops . |
| 21 | Scientists say the depletion of the ozone layer could lead to increased skin cancers and cataracts in humans and to crop damage . |
| 22 | Building and Flying Your Own Plane ( PSL , 288pp , illus , hbk , £20.00 ) by Geoff Jones , lays out in great detail all the whys and wherefores in building and flying a homebuilt aircraft . |
| 23 | Attachment behaviour develops in childhood and endures throughout life , usually directed towards a few specific individuals . |
| 24 | It is very difficult to make generalisations about how HIV infection develops in children and so it is best to keep in close contact with your own doctor about the child 's progress . |
| 25 | Anorexia nervosa usually develops in adolescent and young women : it is the third most common chronic illness in teenage girls , is seen only rarely in males , and is more properly a dieting disorder than an eating disorder . |
| 26 | We need a hundred million of it to er , pay back Coupon Bond that matures in May and by the same reason , the final column shows that the balance of our debt between fixed and floating er , will change , other things being equal on the pro-forma basis . |
| 27 | ‘ That little bugger , ’ said Georgiades , ‘ may be most places in Cairo but he 's not everywhere . |
| 28 | The RAF has made its first parachute drops in Britain since fire destroyed sixty percent of the parachutes used by the Armed Forces . |
| 29 | These monitor and diagnose any problems occurring in a particular computer system , drops in temperature and changes in air conditioning levels . |
| 30 | The RAF is well equipped for such a role after taking part in food drops in Ethiopia and northern Iraq . |