Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] [conj] [verb] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although her career has developed while working in England , the move to Lothian is a return to Scotland for Elizabeth . |
| 2 | Water that has evaporated and condensed in the upper atmosphere , and then falls as rain , should be pure , except for a little carbon dioxide picked up on the way down ( although in fact , these days , it tends also to contain a whole catalogue of pollutants ) . |
| 3 | In simple numbers the annual average prison population has grown as shown in Table 1.1 . |
| 4 | Meanwhile , Meaulnes has seen and fallen in love with a beautiful woman , who grants him permission to return one day . |
| 5 | Artist John Piper , born in 1903 , has seen and participated in the major artistic movements and events of this century . |
| 6 | This group is my family in this country now , it is my anchor in an insecure world and it has expanded and grown in confidence . |
| 7 | Has smothered and covered in dust : the sweets of childhood , the matches of adolescence , the pills of maturity . |
| 8 | History has shown that investing in the stock market during times of economic recovery has proved rewarding for investors who are looking for a good return over the longer term . |
| 9 | Experience has shown that increases in the cost of newspapers , magazines or books leads to a reduction in sales . |
| 10 | Taking a cue from Robert Indiana 's emblemised letterings of the 1960s , Matt Mullican has over the years built a rich vocabulary of geometric symbols which he has used and re-used in a variety of formats . |
| 11 | Tess Miller studied at the Royal College of Music and has performed and recorded in this country and abroad with most of the London chamber orchestras , both as soloist and orchestral player . |
| 12 | As with numerous other mill sites , it has waxed and waned in importance , and over the centuries has been home to many individuals and industries . |
| 13 | The national monopoly has disappeared and auctioning in France has been opened up to other Europeans , but auctioneers will remain officers appointed by the Minister of Justice . |
| 14 | The displacement model has persisted and expanded in part because of its own self-fulfilling features but also in the absence of credible alternatives . |
| 15 | ( This story has run and run in both North America and the UK , where is was printed as a true story in a national newspaper twenty-five years ago . ) |
| 16 | That is , it had a similar status to the Banbury lane in medieval times but it is one which it has kept and developed in response to changing circumstances , whereas the Banbury Lane has failed . |
| 17 | For the past sixteen years , he has lived and worked in New York and has battled daily with the American inability to understand the strange words and peculiar constructions which lace and buckle his Wexford brogue . |
| 18 | I do n't know whether Mr Rocke fell in love with the Yorkshire moors on a visit to Wakefield for that exhibition ; but for most of the years since that time he has lived and worked in Yorkshire as senior art adviser to the West Riding County Council . |
| 19 | But it also signals the end of an ancient rite rejoicing in human warmth and in the sun 's return.Susanna Rance has lived and worked in Bolivia for several years . |
| 20 | Susanna Rance has lived and worked in Bolivia for several years . |
| 21 | He has lived and worked in the town ever since . |
| 22 | It was on those same rolling fields that the young Cooney first learned the basic skills of hurling , skills that he has nurtured and polished in the subsequent seasons . |
| 23 | It is gratifying to know that the old mill has survived and prospered in its retirement , unlike the next mill and bakehouse downstream , at Cowley . |
| 24 | For Jacob reunion with his brother has begun and ended in the same way . |
| 25 | ‘ I do n't see why the sun has to rise and set in different places , ’ said Gurder , who refused to even try to understand basic astronomy . |
| 26 | Rosa ignored her , she wanted to speak so much she felt the words swelling her up inside like leaven in dough , pushing it up out of the mould until it has doubled and doubled in size . |
| 27 | And er he says go and sneak in in the kitchen and put it in the kitchen . |
| 28 | During the ‘ kihon ’ exercises ( basic training in class ) , the whole club practises punching and blocking in long lines , moving down the hall until space runs out . |
| 29 | Conversely , where an uneven and granulated wash is desirable ( such as in a mixture of ultramarine and burnt umber , which tends to separate and granulate in a very attractive way and is a good alternative to the deadening effects of lamp black ) then water with a high mineral content should be used by stirring a teaspoonful of cement powder or plaster into about half a pint of water , allowing the solids to settle and using the relatively clear overlying liquid . |
| 30 | This 9.6 volt machine with a 10mm chuck , two speed gearbox , variable speed trigger and electric brake makes the 6092DWK a very capable power tool for any job , whether it involves drilling or screwing in materials such as wood , metal , plastics or laminates . |