Example sentences of "in the [noun pl] it [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the cities it might be a neighbour up the street who took the part of grandparent , as for the Stoke pottery fireman 's son whose mother was always seeking advice from ‘ your Grandma Coates ’ — ‘ I could never find out what relative she was to me mother . |
| 2 | For one thing , each lineage is limited in the things it can do . |
| 3 | whenever the court is of the opinion that in the circumstances it would be just and equitable to dissolve the partnership . |
| 4 | In the circumstances it would be inadvisable to allow bad feeling to develop from such shadows . |
| 5 | They decided that in the circumstances it would be foolish to bother about insurance . |
| 6 | He feels that in the circumstances it would not be right to have too much fun . |
| 7 | They debated unhappily , reluctant to commit themselves to an opinion , until John Prophet suggested sadly that in the circumstances it might be well to consult the archbishop of Canterbury , and in some relief they agreed on this course , and carried their problem that same afternoon to Lambeth ; where Thomas Arundel , on the force of whose word and influence they could rely , advised them , in consideration of the desperate need , to issue the required letters patent , and he would be responsible for defending their action to the king , should it need any defence . |
| 8 | In all criminal and civil proceedings any such code shall be admissible in evidence ; and if any provision of such a code appears to the court or tribunal conducting the proceedings to be relevant to any question arising in the proceedings it shall be taken into account in determining that question . |
| 9 | In the Highlands it might even be a matter of clanship , for in 1776 Lord Kames declared fugitive five women who had been responsible for assembling a mob which had insulted and attacked Patrick Grant , the new presentee at Boleskine , part of the forfeited Lovat estate , ‘ in resentment that they were not to get a gentleman of the name of Fraser to be their minister ’ . |
| 10 | The end result may sometimes be less polished than purpose-made demonstration material but case study material is intended as a working document of current classroom practice and it has the advantage of flexibility in the ways it can be used . |