Example sentences of "in [pron] [pron] [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Animals are no strangers to ‘ technology ’ and some of the ways in which they use it are surprising as well as being remarkably sophisticated . |
| 2 | Remember that whenever either a conveyance , lease or transfer defines the land by reference to a plan attached to the document , the plan must be signed ( sealed and attested by director and secretary in the case of a company ) by all parties — except that the conveyancer for buyers can sign on their behalf if they state the capacity in which they sign it : " solicitor for the transferee . " |
| 3 | Two methods may have the same selection of structure , vocabulary and meaning , yet differ in the order in which they teach it . |
| 4 | Life insurers used to be able to show any profit from selling a bond in the year in which they traded it . |
| 5 | She felt her hand being placed against his cheek , and then his lips pressing kisses upon it ; she pulled his hand back , and casting all caution to the winds pressed his palm to her own lips , fondling it , examining the scratched and chisel scars on his knuckles until he wanted her hand back again — and the manner in which they took it in turns to kiss hands through the wall became a competition between them to see who could demonstrate the greatest fondness , a competition that Jennifer was now desperate to win because all her instincts were telling her that Tristram was the only man she could ever love , and that through him lay her path to freedom and independence . |
| 6 | But the ways people can best deal with their own stress are as varied as the ways in which they express it . |
| 7 | The position nevertheless remains that the possibility exists of parliamentary legislation inconsistent with the 1972 Act being preferred by an English court under the doctrine of implied repeal and , even if this possibility were removed , there would always remain the possibility of an express repeal , for notwithstanding this impressive accumulation of law and practice there is no shortage of political figures who insist that the sovereignty of the Parliament of the United Kingdom stands unimpaired , and plenty who are pledged to use that power to extract the United Kingdom from the coils of Europe in which they see it as enmeshed . |
| 8 | We have just taken a quick overall look at the situation , one that I hope will enable the reader to form a clear picture of the scope of the French nuclear programme and the unique way in which we implemented it . |
| 9 | In the harsh climate in which we live it is perhaps too much to hope that editors , no doubt feeling themselves lucky to employed at all , will rise up against their own management to resist this dictate . |
| 10 | To describe self-governed perceptual sequences , Kant gave the example of scanning the front elevation of a building ; in doing which we determine what we see and the order in which we see it — roof , front-door , top-left-hand window , and so forth . |
| 11 | Perhaps it will make dealing with such a situation a little easier if we realise that there really is a reason for it and that the way in which we handle it may well go a long way towards aiding our spiritual development . |
| 12 | We recognise too that Britain 's success in the next century will depend not just on changing what we do , but in changing the way in which we do it . |
| 13 | For all its curiosities , what Joshua 6 describes , in the form in which we have it , is not a liturgical ceremony , but an act of war , the capture and wholesale destruction of a city . |
| 14 | The interval between her leaving Edgcote and meeting Freemantle can not have been great , a matter of months at most , unless Leapor 's depression was vastly disproportionate to the space in which she describes it . |
| 15 | I think my one of my favourite passages in Adam Bede might be the description near the beginning of the novel of the methodist preacher , Diner , addressing a meeting of villagers and instead of giving you the entire speech , word for word , George Eliot gives you a little bit of what she said and then describes the manner in which she said it , and the manner in which it was actually received . |
| 16 | The dark hair inherited from her father was streaked with grey now , and when she wept , it would loosen itself from the neat coils in which she pinned it over pads called ‘ rats ’ every morning , as if in sympathy , and strands would creep down over her hands and cheeks . |
| 17 | She listens to him more than anyone , and it was his will which prevailed when she composed last year 's Christmas speech , in which she made it clear that she would never abdicate . |
| 18 | Once again the importance of style needs to be stressed , given that the poundage you lift does not matter as much as the way in which you lift it . |
| 19 | I think that the simple answer that it 's you , the media , who decide whether an event is a disaster by the way in which you report it . |
| 20 | ACTIVITY 6 15–20 mins Does your work area use primary nursing as a delivery system ? if so , make a note of any ways in which you think it could still be improved . |
| 21 | Comment on the suitability of the management 's statement for assessing product profitability and indicate any ways in which you think it could be improved . |
| 22 | In addition they have asked you to write a report on the cash position over this period and in particular on ways in which you think it could be improved . |
| 23 | Managing to be positive when you are in pain is easier said than done , but the way in which you handle it could have a lot to do with your own personality . |
| 24 | Think about these things : 1 What is the main effect you want to have as you read the poem ? 2 How can you vary the way in which you read it ? 3 Which parts should be the loudest ? 4 Are there any parts that should be quiet ? 5 How should the speed vary as you read ? |
| 25 | ( e ) If the text is an article in a journal or a chapter in an edited book or anthology , keep details about the collection in which you found it ; for a journal article , note the volume and issue number , and the page numbers on which the article appears . |
| 26 | Since I lost my husband I have a lot of free time and hospital radio is just one of the many ways in which I fill it . |
| 27 | I suspect that the hon. Gentleman had framed his supplementary before hearing my answer to his question , in which I made it clear that the number of nurses who were employed during that period was far greater than the number who qualified . |
| 28 | ‘ You were one of several people who were probably going to be let go on my recommendation as part of a rationalisation programme , but the manner in which I caused it to happen … |
| 29 | I love the songs they write for me and I try to make it look that way in the style in which I deliver it , ’ she added modestly . |
| 30 | This autocratic structure , combined with the military style in which he managed it , aroused the hostility of some members of the Free French community , as well as members of the British and American governments . |