Example sentences of "in [v-ing] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the one hand , the narrowly hierarchical nature of British education and the vested interests in maintaining it have undoubtedly been powerful forces at work [ Barnett , 1986 ] . |
| 2 | Right , now they 're both ethers try and name them first in naming them take the biggest hydro-carbon chunk that you can find and pretend that that was an alkane so the smaller chunk then becomes the substituant . |
| 3 | When she breast-fed him , which she still did though he was now a year old , the comfort of it made her weep and in weeping she felt happier . |
| 4 | But the real skill in producing it lies with one man , ‘ Sniffer In Chief ’ Frank Newlands . |
| 5 | She 's actually working under the direction of Peter who cooks you may If you 're interested in cooking you 've probably read books by Peter . |
| 6 | Your knowledge of the issues and your diligence in pursuing them to ensure protection of both the built and natural environments , is greatly admired and appreciated by us all . |
| 7 | That is clearly innate , but she also acknowledges the part played by Williams in helping her to develop that faculty . |
| 8 | One had to evaluate the fire risk for her and her neighbour , in helping her to come to terms with giving up her independence and moving into residential care as soon as a place became available . |
| 9 | Had she embarked on an evening swim instead , she would have achieved all these advantages in helping her to keep to her diet : |
| 10 | ‘ I look forward to contributing further in helping them achieve all their objectives . ’ |
| 11 | Drama provides another major resource in overcoming passivity , in stimulating children to become actively involved in thinking about language , and in helping them to enjoy literature at school so that they will continue to read and to act and to attend theatrical performances for the rest of their lives . |
| 12 | Vote-guidance seekers , and those who lacked strong preferences , found personal conversations useful in helping them decide how to vote . |
| 13 | Overall , although readers were well aware that their papers were relatively biased compared to television and although they rated television as much more useful for providing information about issues , they did not rate television much more useful in helping them decide how to vote . |
| 14 | So they wo n't even be of any use in helping them decide which subjects to specialise in . |
| 15 | Another crucial factor in helping them locate prey is the position of their eyes . |
| 16 | He believes that industrialists have a lot to offer academic institutions in helping them to manage their resources . |
| 17 | Finally , residential workers have an important part to play not only in standing by young people , but also in communicating with them about their experiences and in helping them to explain and discover meaning in their lives . |
| 18 | A vital part of family welfare involves help with housing by social workers taking a client 's part in helping them get an application for council housing considered or encouraging the formation of community housing associations . |
| 19 | Teachers can play an important role in helping them to adjust , but since practical and financial arrangements often cause difficulties for parents , teachers need to be sensitive in offering help so that it does not seem intrusive . |
| 20 | No , it should be a permanent link , and er the calls will be er supported by the National Asthma Campaign and , as I said , it 's particularly er useful to newly diagnosed asthmatics in helping them to understand what 's happening to them and obtain advice , er . |
| 21 | They felt this was important in helping them to get through the difficulties associated with unemployment . |
| 22 | It was at least ten summers past that the Colonel and Miss Danziger had met at The Tamarisks and the Colonel , finding the guest a most informed companion , had asked her assistance in helping him pin-point locations where he was most likely to uncover particular fossils , and attract particular moths . |
| 23 | Speakers included Prins Gunasekara , a Sri Lankan politician and human rights lawyer , who thanked Amnesty International for its efforts in helping him to flee his country because of death threats . |
| 24 | And Hill recognises he owes both his famous and late dad and his predecessor at Williams , Nigel Mansell , thanks for their efforts in helping him to land the chance he now has . |
| 25 | The lads have been great in helping me to settle in . |
| 26 | In all the senses I felt that there was little support in helping me integrate my identity as a Black lesbian and ended up feeling totally alienated and with a complete loss of my self-confidence . |
| 27 | She was er I mean was a pop s ex pop singer , I 'd only just stopped singing a few weeks before I started to work with Sybil and she could not have been more gracious and generous in helping me get through it . |
| 28 | His approach is particularly important in helping us to grasp that control is not just negative , and might in fact be just as tight today despite an ostensible ‘ liberalisation ’ , that power over sexuality is not in the simple form of censorship and denial but in regulation and organisation , and that this takes many forms . |
| 29 | And er , I think , I wo I would wish to extend my thanks to all the finance staff , er , particularly Ann in helping us to arrive at this position . |
| 30 | By speaking out about envy between women , comedy can play a part in helping us to heal it in ourselves . |