Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] in [noun pl] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Abrams believed neighbouring to hang on a dilemma which those who live near to each other have between the need for support in times of crisis and the need for privacy . |
| 2 | Chafe ( 1976 : 51 ) suggests that the function of topic is to specify some kind of framework , for instance in terms of time , location , or individual reference , within which the main statement applies and that ‘ real ’ topics ( in topic-prominent languages ) are not so much ‘ what the sentence is about ’ as ‘ the frame within which the sentence holds ’ . |
| 3 | At the same time it permits cost-effectiveness for instance in terms of marketing and distribution costs . |
| 4 | Regarding the more specialised applications which seem to use the algebra ( of the type presented here ) in an essential way , the theory of groups , being ( in a rather wide sense ) the mathematical formulation of symmetry , is naturally widely employed in physics and chemistry — for instance in applications to crystallography , spectroscopy , general relativity , molecular vibrations , molecular orbitals , solid state physics and especially in the modern theory of elementary particles . |
| 5 | To get the bast value for money in terms of advice and information , Professor Malcolm Hollis , spokesman for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors ( RICS ) , says you should ask a surveyor to cover various points , with price guidance for each one . |
| 6 | Table II compares the surgical and sclerotherapy groups after randomisation in terms of hospital stay , gastrointestinal bleeding and endoscopy workload . |
| 7 | Now although it is true that we need to consider contextual factors to explain what it is that creates a feeling of unity in stretches of language of more than one sentence , we can not say that there are no formal links between sentences in discourse . |
| 8 | This was suggested by the relative lack of change in rates of acid secretion and intragastric acidity on eradication of H pylori despite substantial falls in circulating gastrin concentrations , and by the suppression of acid secretion produced by H pylori on first infection . |
| 9 | In fact I think the people who are looking in the direction of change in terms of parent governors and P T As etcetera are , I think looking in the wrong direction . |
| 10 | Previous British estimates of seroprevalence in women of childbearing age have range from 22% in England to 14–25% in Scotland . |
| 11 | I would say that to we should give you a bit of freedom in terms of price , therefore I think we should er allow you to spend up to say five thousand pounds ? |
| 12 | In contrast the explanations of racism in terms of prejudice ( B ) or self interest ( E ) offer ‘ get out clauses ’ for whites and pinpoint specific types of motive or intent which may yield tactical priorities in antiracist work . |
| 13 | Unfortunately , certain landlords tend to abuse rights of access and as a first step the tenant should ensure that the right is subject to reasonable notice and may only be exercised at reasonable times , except of course in cases of emergency . |
| 14 | But the case is different of course in modes of language use which are non-reciprocal , of which what I am doing at this moment is an obvious example . |
| 15 | But of course in terms of partnership , you will have our support and any way we can aid and abet you then we shall do that , erm but you can tell from the questions and comments that we have some distress about the |
| 16 | In sum , Pakistani immigrants in Rochdale maintain very close links with members of their family , distant or near , through exchanges of goods and services , loans of money in times of need , active social contact and advice ( or instruction ) on important decisions . |
| 17 | er which goodness erm , we believe that we are spending substantial sums of money in areas of traffic calming town and parks and and various other areas that have er been er touched upon er we do not think it would be prudent |
| 18 | An analogy can be drawn with the judiciary , which is often involved in ‘ interpreting ’ Acts of Parliament in terms of Parliament 's intention . |
| 19 | He was n't brave or courageous — just totally unaware of fear in times of crisis . |
| 20 | The mean percentage seven day retention of SeHCAT in patients with liver disease was 30.0 ( 8.3 ) % and comparable with that in control subjects ( 36.8 ( 5.9 ) % ; p=NS ) . |
| 21 | Erm asking for permission to put their names forward and from the , the few letters we had the , this was that we thought was the whitest knights in terms of Geography in terms of sex in terms of I would n't say intelligence , perhaps I should try to impress them ! |
| 22 | The ambiguity of an elegy which laments the loss of constancy in relations between household and patron , and yet offers itself in the public market-place as a suit for favour , aptly characterizes the circumstances of Emilia Lanier 's life . |
| 23 | High adventure drew from Dickson McCunn a latent heroism : Thomas Carlyle Craw had buried his sense and courage far more deeply but they are at least glimpsed at the end of an adventure story which interprets the concept of honour in terms of individual rather than of chivalric motives . |
| 24 | Oriental disciplines of exercise such as Tai Chi Chuan and Qi Gung may sound strange and difficult , but are probably the most rewarding forms of exercise in terms of health . |
| 25 | Although it can be linked to the idea of attaining personal meaning through work , much of our potential may be attained outside of work in terms of sport or hobbies . |
| 26 | Firstly , it involves a lot of work in terms of planning , preparation and serving the food . |
| 27 | The annalistic tradition has few facts to relate ; a few purchases of corn in times of famine , and the offer to Delphi after the destruction of Veii . |
| 28 | They then had to use Prestel to make comparisons between the methods of transport in terms of cost , time taken and ease of access . |
| 29 | Its four chapters deal respectively with Searle 's revised version of speech act theory , discussions of textual illocution ( i.e. of the relevance of speech act theory to the study of literature ) , the treatment of drama in terms of speech acts , and the treatment of poetry ( very briefly ) and prose fiction in terms of speech acts . |
| 30 | There are limitations to the use of scintigraphy in children with pseudo-obstruction , such as the very long transit time for orally ingested capsules to reach the colon , the impossibility of peroral cannulation of the right colon , and the poor patient cooperation with lying quietly under a gamma camera . |