Example sentences of "[vb infin] in [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the other extreme , many historians believe that the Labour Party had simply inherited working-class support from the Liberals owing to the fact that trade unions had changed their allegiance when it became obvious that only an independent Labour Party would act in their interests . |
| 2 | Generally , the duty of confidence owed by ex-employees will be less than for current employees who should always act in their employer 's best interests . |
| 3 | This was an extremely important distinction that Bukharin was making in his debate with Preobrazhensky , since it entailed the question of how the Soviet state should act in its relations with the peasant population . |
| 4 | In the morality of Thomas Hobbes ( 1588–1679 ) and John Locke ( 1632–1704 ) and the later utilitarians he can only act in his self-interest . |
| 5 | Mrs Orton told Stephanie how in her day they made right big puffed-up brown Yorkshires and served them separate , with the gravy poured in , before the meat , to spin it out , you had to scrape and pinch in them days . |
| 6 | Care therefore needs to be exercised in the choice of an agent and such organisations as the British Overseas Trade Board and banks will advise and assist in their selection . |
| 7 | And when in 1973 the Lord Chief Justice was asked to ‘ give some guidance upon the phrase ‘ cohabiting as man and wife ’ he swiftly handed back the poisoned cup , saying that the phrase was ‘ so well known that nothing I could say about it could possibly assist in its interpretation hereafter ’ . |
| 8 | If the child were missing , for example , publicity in the press and broadcasting media could assist in his recovery . |
| 9 | ‘ Look at him sulking , ’ she said to Betty , ‘ he could jump in his car and go to Bogota but no , he 's going to sit there and sulk where I can see him . ’ |
| 10 | And I do n't know in which order . |
| 11 | ‘ I do n't know in which way he has handled it but I know he wo n't be feeling the pressure at all . ’ |
| 12 | This translation is tedious but essential work , as the nurse and the team must both know in which direction they are to proceed . |
| 13 | Here was someone who would help her push the car into the side of the road , who would know in which direction lay the nearest house , who would be a companion on her walk . |
| 14 | The bird must also know in which direction the echo-producing obstacle lies . |
| 15 | We do n't know in which direction , but made off from the scene . |
| 16 | But how do we know in which direction to head ? |
| 17 | By the time of registration , graduates will know in which area of medicine they wish to specialise . |
| 18 | as , I do n't know in what sense it was supposed to be taken but it 's just sort of outlining some objectives . |
| 19 | Yet it remained critically important that every potential litigant should know in what court , and in what manner , his pleas might be heard . |
| 20 | Do you really know in what way your company 's products/services have the edge over the competition ? |
| 21 | I find quite a difference aye , there 's I do n't know in what way but , I enjoy it better . |
| 22 | Do you know in what country this tower can be seen ? |
| 23 | One is believed to live in England , the other abroad , although police do not know in what country . |
| 24 | We often simply do not know in what ways people in the past were drawing on ideas about obligations , rights or duties when they provided assistance for their kin ( Medick and Sabean , 1984 , pp. 20–1 ) . |
| 25 | I do not yet know in what form this particular section will be published , whether as a foreword or as an interpolation into the body of my work , but I can begin to see that even here I can make something triumphant out of necessity . |
| 26 | The judge in making an award of damages will know that a payment into court has been made , but will not know in what sum and so can not ensure that the damages awarded are high enough to beat the payment into court , if minded to make an award similar to that which the defendant has offered . |
| 27 | My hon. Friend will know in his part of the world of the £2 million new maternity unit , the £2 million mental illness unit and the £4 million geriatric and physio unit — all practical achievements . |
| 28 | I do n't know in my life . |
| 29 | Erm I do n't know in my bag . |
| 30 | If the courtship is successful , the two snails will fall in their sides , and copulation may then last for up to four hours . |