Example sentences of "[be] [conj] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nenna 's children neither showed any interest in where she had been nor in why she did not come back until next morning . |
| 2 | It is not always possible to say precisely which kind of eyes these are pretending to be , but the chances are that in most cases they are mimicking the forward-facing eyes of birds of prey . |
| 3 | They themselves might suffer from the climate , but if they managed to survive and interbreed the chances are that in a few generations their offspring would have reverted to wild-type coats once again , as a result of the inevitable mixing that would occur among the stray cat colonies . |
| 4 | The chances are that in some organizations there will be real difficulties and dangers such as in nursing , coal mining , and heavy industries or indeed any work situation which has machinery . |
| 5 | From mother to child ( perinatal transmission ) — Estimates are that in developed parts of the world such as Europe , around 15% of children born to mothers with HIV will themselves be infected . |
| 6 | The chances are that in an adult novel — certainly in Masefield 's sea-stories — this kind of instant personal illumination would have been avoided : the alternative , an allusive type of dialogue , would have shifted the emphasis from what is really authorial statement to an implied point of character . |
| 7 | They are that in the State of execution the execution of the Letter does not fall within the province of the judiciary ; and that the State addressed considers that its sovereignty or security would be prejudiced thereby . |
| 8 | What is more , because people 's short-term and long-term memories operate rather differently , they may well remember something quite different three days later : and the chances are that in the real marketplace it is the longer memory that matters . |
| 9 | The salient differences between these two applications are that in the second case the consultant , though independent of the course team , is known to be supportive and familiar with the background and context of the course under examination ; the quality of the consultant 's judgement is also known to most of the course team . |
| 10 | The counter arguments , however , are that in practice health care markets are highly imperfect both on the demand and supply sides . |
| 11 | And finally Chairman , budget proposals which we 've referred to in paragraph fourteen and fifteen are that in recognizing there 's a potential estimated shortfall of some seven hundred and fifty thousand , that five hundred thousand pounds be put towards that . |
| 12 | Love her or loathe her , odds are that in the bestseller stakes Lady Thatcher will be nudging Catherine Cookson all the way to Christmas . |
| 13 | The depressing facts of the matter are that in those sectors still covered by the councils , areas like shops and catering and laundries , security and administration , people are already working punishing shifts for pittances because their employers know the chances of being caught dispensing illegal hourly rates are minimal as are the resultant fines in those few cases successfully brought to prosecution . |
| 14 | The 12-strong board of governors meets on Thursday , and although most have diplomatically refused to comment on the row , estimates are that in the absence of any further evidence against Mr Birt in the next few days , he will survive any vote on his future . |
| 15 | The effect of this change in responsibility has been that in many schools the provision of meals and the supervision of children during the mid-day break has drifted out to the margins of importance and there has been , in general , a gradual decline in the numbers of children receiving cooked meals on school premises . |
| 16 | The result has been that in many GIS spatial queries initiated by the user must be formulated in terms of a software-specific command language . |
| 17 | The result has been that in some cases the insurance premiums which manufacturers have to pay to protect themselves are so high as to make it no longer profitable for them to remain in business . |
| 18 | In view of this , a frequently canvassed suggestion has been that in referred mergers the onus should be placed upon the firms to demonstrate that the proposed merger would directly confer benefits to the public interest . |
| 19 | The suggestion had been that in the galleries |
| 20 | The idea is that formalizing it much the same as you had , I 'd just given and it 's got induction er it 's got A B C erm there are personal details so that departments people picking up , see where they 've gone , see where they 've been and in things like skills , knowledge required , objectives start , finish dates how and with whom results comments . |
| 21 | ‘ Wherever you are and in whatever circumstances you find yourself , strive always to be a lover , and a passionate lover at that . |
| 22 | This is a major part of the genius of God and of his Word — that it speaks specifically to people where they are and in terms of the culture in which they are immersed . |
| 23 | When you have decided who is speaking , tell them all how many speakers there are and in which order they are speaking . |
| 24 | The first two were Where the Wild Things Are and In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak , ornate with fabulous wide-mouthed forest monsters and small plump boys fallling through the night devoured by dough . |
| 25 | Nevertheless , the activities of TNCs , wherever they are and in whatever industry , are increasingly being integrated into global processes of supply , production and marketing and the theorists of the new international division of labour have rendered great service by highlighting these phenomena even if they have done so in a rather one-sided manner . |
| 26 | The seventy two million erm for this Committee is the labour that would involve roughly er nett savings of about one million er pounds because we and no doubt all the routes of course have to look at the social budget and where their priorities are and in order for us to er do other things perhaps indication in relation to and also will provide primary school er budgets . |
| 27 | She had an idea where the first sniper had been but in any case he could have moved . |
| 28 | erm and given the right weather , there is no better place to be than in the Thames and Chilterns . |
| 29 | It may be that in the protestant — loyalist case this ethnic tendency may have priority over the British component of identity or be in conflict with it . |
| 30 | It may be that in your hallway is my second image of prayer , the telephone , that irritating friend whose shrill cry has to be answered . |