Example sentences of "[noun] in [noun sg] [subord] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Coolness was his stock in trade as he was a scientist on our side . |
| 2 | Firstly the leg shape is tricky to achieve , and to have shaped a pair of legs in mahogany before I touched the ebony was good practice . |
| 3 | My hand groped for the light in terror as I wondered what this object could be . |
| 4 | He was reviled as a so-called atheist but otherwise his thought received little attention , only becoming a main force in philosophy when it was rediscovered by German philosophers in the nineteenth century . |
| 5 | Fred Sharpe is beginning to regret the decision to buy this ingredient in advance as it will deteriorate in store and may become dangerous before the end of the budget period . |
| 6 | An alternative — and theoretically the more sound approach — is a ‘ demand-led ’ strategy in which general managers are committed to investment in development because they can see its importance . |
| 7 | I agree with my honourable friend er one of the er satisfactory features of the C B I er survey last week , one of the many , was that eighty four percent of firms er in the U K intend to increase or maintain their spending on training and of course she 's absolutely right , they will be the firms that will benefit most from that investment in training as we continue through recovery into growth in the longer term . |
| 8 | Fortunately I had heavy duty minders in the form of my sister , Karen , mum and aunt , who were able to keep the kids in line while I translated the menu and discovered it came down to largely burgers , chicken , steaks and ‘ flipper friendly ’ fish . |
| 9 | Lady Pomfret had been an excellent wife and mother and an efficient Lady of the Bedchamber , but she exposed herself to constant ridicule in society because she was so desperate to be thought of as a learned woman . |
| 10 | Crowninshield walked a few paces in silence until he was standing under the palms which edged the lagoon . |
| 11 | ’ Schisgal obviously had Dustin in mind when he wrote this . |
| 12 | I closed my eyes in reverence as I chewed then as I reached for the pint pot again I looked up at the small figure on the bin . |
| 13 | And the names on the score sheet , do n't rub your eyes in disbelief when you see the morning paper , they are and . |
| 14 | They dressed quickly and he again closed his eyes in terror while they were riding in the lift . |
| 15 | Sometimes my brothers and I were allowed to get out of the car with him and peek at the movie in progress while he spoke to the manager or cashier . |
| 16 | Usually I keep two buckets full of water but that 's no good in winter because they are plastic and will not stand the frost . |
| 17 | And this , are the prof professional conduct guidelines in dispute as they apply here ? |
| 18 | In other words , the note patterns of a series serve as a stimulus to the imagination , and creative ideas leap to the mind in abundance once we begin to work . |
| 19 | Giant freckles , called chloasma , sometimes appear on the face or neck in sunlight if you are pregnant or taking the combined Pill . |
| 20 | But Jenna was too lost to reality to answer and when he unfastened the buttons on her blouse and found the high , taut peaks of her breasts she tossed her head from side to side in delight as his lips caressed them . |
| 21 | Many people who have spent their holidays in that country , as I have , shake their heads in disbelief as they watch what is happening . |
| 22 | Leave the compress in place until it has cooled to body temperature ; renew at intervals as required . |
| 23 | Secure them to the top of the cake in an open card position , holding the card in place until it feels sufficiently stable . |
| 24 | With no reserve football in Italy it 's hard for Milan to keep all their stars happy but , with Burlusconi having pumped £50m into a club which as £15m in debt when he arrived seven years ago , there are few grumbles on the terraces . |
| 25 | L.G.M. Rees , the pilot of the Sunderland reported : ‘ My aircraft was launched at last light the evening before the sortie since it was dangerous at that time to leave an aircraft on moorings in daylight where it could be easy prey to enemy aircraft . |
| 26 | Rosheen sprung up from her couch in panic as she remembered what Sheldukher had done to her . |
| 27 | This means it can tolerate an actual break in supply because it will run for a time on the batteries . |
| 28 | But from the age of thirteen or fourteen , I knew I wanted to do research in physics because it was the most fundamental science . |
| 29 | And this is a matter which must be given some weight in decision when you combine it with the other factors also which we have gone through today . |
| 30 | On the whole , drafts carry more weight in practice than they should in theory , simply because they represent the most up-to-date thought . |