Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] [pron] [vb base] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The citizens of most countries like to believe they live in a democracy , i.e. the state being governed by all the people . |
| 2 | I know you 've got none fit in Munster at the moment , but hopefully the Lads in the Power Pack Section can make something of the ones we 've just lifted . |
| 3 | Once eggs have matured they remain in suspended animation , awaiting fertilization when the sperm triggers the wave-like surge of calcium ( Fig. 3 ) responsible for stimulating maturation-promoting factor to activate the developmental programme . |
| 4 | The Russians have said they believe in a negotiated settlement to the civil war , but they are continuing to supply arms to President Mengistu , apparently to allow him to negotiate from a position of strength . |
| 5 | Erm y'know erm it 's also erm perhaps interesting the way things have er have shifted you know in the last decade or so , like that thing that erm used to be on in the seventies , It Ai n't Half Hot Mum , with um a number of people pretending to be Indians and and exhibiting all the stereotypes y'know it ai n't half racist mum is probably more erm er in fact there was a book called It Ai n't Half Racist Mum that er Leicester University library had er y'know going on about exactly that you know the sort of y'know racism of comedy . |
| 6 | Many rural branch railway lines disappeared in the early 1960s , while the bus services that have replaced them have in many cases been abandoned or severely curtailed . |
| 7 | We have erred I think in several instances to try and give a margin of flexibility er I think if we 'd really tried hard to follow a policy of restraint within the assumptions of this model , we could have produced even lower figures than we have . |
| 8 | This would be a good point to stop and remind yourself of the kinds of situations and issues which have caused you conflict in the past and may be doing so at present . |