Example sentences of "interest in [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I listened with interest to the hon. Member for Gordon ( Mr. Bruce ) when he said that the Labour party did not have much interest in or seek to represent the Monktonhall miners . |
| 2 | Indeed , they demonstrate little interest in or carry any vim into their academic work ; certainly nothing to compare with the avid desire for technique and expertise many take to the sports field . |
| 3 | And finally , a lack of interest in and control over their children on the part of parents has been argued to be a vulnerability factor for these children in adult depression ( see chapter 4 ) . |
| 4 | The Select Committee that examined the Bill took a very close interest in and sought several undertakings about groundwater . |
| 5 | With each year that passed , peasant interest in and support for the status quo would increase . |
| 6 | So she was predisposed to take an interest in and visit Sir Cedric Morris 's open garden day in the first place . |
| 7 | It comes from taking a genuine interest in and having persistent enthusiasm for the company 's products , services and customers . |
| 8 | It seems clear from the surviving images that emperors took interest in and approved the form of their portraits , particularly those that would be seen by many of their subjects on coins and statues set up in public places . |