Example sentences of "in [noun] specially [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | J. G. Frazer in his monumental work on folklore in the Old Testament maintained that the belief that the gods revealed themselves and declared their will to mankind in dreams was widespread in antiquity ; and accordingly people resorted to temples and other sacred spots for the purpose of sleeping there and holding converse with the higher powers in visions of the night , for they naturally supposed that the deities or the deified spirits of the dead would be most likely to manifest themselves in places specially dedicated to their worship . |
| 2 | ‘ We only have a four-gallon tank , ’ explained Mr Simon , an independent financial advisor , of Eglinton Avenue , who bought the car in November specially to enter the challenge . |
| 3 | The introduction of smoke into a gas flow without unduly disturbing it is rather difficult except in wind-tunnels specially designed for the purpose . |
| 4 | Romania would import Iranian oil via its port of Constanza and then process it in refineries specially built for the purpose . |
| 5 | The controversy over ordinary and honours degree pathways was to smoulder between CASS and CST , and the CASS pressure for the ending of the policy was countered consistently by CST with the argument that in science and technology it was appropriate to have two types of course , and that in general it considered students with lower abilities and attainments were more suitably educated ‘ in courses specially designed to make a different intellectual demand ’ . |
| 6 | This principle is reflected in s7 of the Act which provides : Where one partner pledges the credit of the firm for a purpose apparently not connected with the firm 's ordinary course of business , the firm is not bound , unless he is in fact specially authorised by the other partners ; but this section does not affect any personal liability incurred by an individual partner . |