Example sentences of "[coord] [noun sg] [conj] [verb] [pers pn] in " in BNC.

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1 It could indeed be argued that if adequate counselling is not provided some of these patients might then turn to potentially more dangerous drugs such as aspirin or paracetamol and use them in overdoses .
2 She folded his discarded jeans and shirt and stowed them in a locker , then turned his sleeping-bag inside out and shook it .
3 Resolving to pass them on to someone else as soon as possible , Robert took hold of both locket and manuscript and put them in his jacket pocket .
4 And the following day , we had to go in and help and pack them in hampers .
5 Oh ! if you do n't get Nutty soon I 'll gouge his eyes out with a swizzle stick , cut off his conjugals , marinate him in oil and vinegar and barbecue him in the forum .
6 The mere fact of lowering the head in suffering and despair or raising it in anger or appeals for help as the dancers do in MacMillan 's Requiem vividly conveys the tragedy and sorrow that has befallen these mourners .
7 If you or I were to mix mud and water and place it in the same position it would fall off .
8 If there ever was a body , Henry Hippisley took the secret to his grave — oblivious of the rumour and revilement that surrounded him in his final years — and fortunately for him , died of natural causes .
9 But the cornice offers no aid and he tumbles and slithers down once more , cursing and swearing and showering me in snow .
10 He has studied the details of their forms and physiognomy and renders them in a manner both truthful and original .
11 And finally , the expert again we spoke about that , a good example really is in the computer world where you have individuals who get on really well with computers and programming but put them in a group and they really do n't provide any in fact if anything they take away from the group .
12 These little leaves are like tongues or hands to sing or conduct the wind music , for of all trees , the beeches have the supreme choir and orchestra and to hear them in a high wind is to know divine music .
13 I took off my rings and jewellery and put them in my handbag then lowered myself over the cliff edge .
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