Example sentences of "in [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The changes result in a staggering improvement in sawing efficiency , with tests showing improvements of up to 20% efficiency in cross-cutting and 50% in rip-cutting efficiency . |
| 2 | But the tables were good then but erm too much time involved in them , in in sawing with in them . |
| 3 | Ben R. Finney , on the other hand , in Surfboarding in Oceania , favours the hypothesis of independent invention , drawing attention to the different names for he'enalu in different places ( wahakaheke ngaru among the Maoris and fakapapa in Uvea ) . |
| 4 | While the plodding votary of meaning is anxiously inquiring out the sense … his fellow-worshipper , remembering that our eyes were not given us for nothing … roves , in gazing ecstasy from page to page , till here and there arrested by the choice vignette or richly tinctured plate . |
| 5 | I joined him in gazing at the large red lump forming just below the joint and we mused together . |
| 6 | Leon sucked his way carefully round his host 's person and joined him in gazing at the red plastic blob . |
| 7 | ‘ This also reduces time in resetting machines . ’ |
| 8 | The role of hybrid institutions in commercialising public sector science |
| 9 | Remember opportunity costs : in coughing up the money for one project , investors are still comparing it with other possible projects . |
| 10 | This consonant in an exaggerated form is the plosive sound heard in coughing . |
| 11 | For example , in ascertaining the image of a book on a distant plane , he adopted a procedure familiar to artists for almost a century . |
| 12 | The specimens you were so good as to send to me by Captain Lyon would have been a treasure had they arrived safe ; but his ship was taken by the French , so those were all lost , which is a great misfortune at this time , when they would have been of great service to me , in ascertaining the names of some plants which remain doubtful . |
| 13 | I own , the leaves , acorns , and especially the cups , are very material in ascertaining the different species of our Oaks ; yet the description of the bark , and form of growth , are useful helps , in our mature Oaks . |
| 14 | Lord Denning expressed the view that , in any event , in ascertaining where the base was , the contract terms were often of little help and ‘ you have to go by the conduct of the parties and the way they have been operating the contract ’ . |
| 15 | There is considerable difficulty in ascertaining precisely what was Kim 's relationship with Moscow , since the accounts of Kim 's early life and guerrilla activities contain wide variation , not to mention ideological ‘ realignment ’ to fit in with the nature of Kim 's foreign policy in later years and the state of his current relations with Moscow and Peking . |
| 16 | The rejection of a right of accession ensures that the intention of the parties remains the determinative factor in ascertaining whether accession is permissible . |
| 17 | The information that the pupil responses give the teacher is often surprising and considerable and certainly extremely helpful in ascertaining the depth of knowledge and understanding the children have reached . |
| 18 | C. 282 , p. 1 ) , and which by virtue of section 3(3) of the Act of 1990 may be considered in ascertaining the meaning or effect of any provision of the Rome Convention , explains the genesis of sub-paragraph ( e ) , at p. 33 : |
| 19 | Naturally the judges ' tariff is not writ in stone ; it may and does change over time , so that sentences passed in 1900 are of little or no value in ascertaining the tariff in 1992 . |
| 20 | When a discretionary life sentence is passed , for an offence other than murder because of the danger to the public from the convicted person , there is no undue difficulty in ascertaining the determinate sentence which would otherwise be appropriate according to the judges ' tariff . |
| 21 | The imposter then declares himself , and it is interesting to see if the judicial process has succeeded in ascertaining the truth of the matter . |
| 22 | ‘ ( 1 ) Where livestock belonging to any person strays on to land in the ownership or occupation of another and — ( a ) damage is done by the livestock to the land or to any property on it which is in the ownership or possession of the other person ; or ( b ) any expenses are reasonably incurred by that other person in keeping the livestock while it can not be restored to the person to whom it belongs or while it is detained in pursuance of section 7 of [ the ] Act , or in ascertaining to whom it belongs ; the person to whom the livestock belongs is liable for the damage or expenses , except as otherwise provided by [ the ] Act . ’ |
| 23 | The investigation was hampered by difficulties in ascertaining cases , particularly for children who had died . |
| 24 | Part of the explanation lies in the greater liquidity of the second-hand market for residential dwellings ; corporate assets are more difficult to resell because of difficulties in ascertaining quality . |
| 25 | An analysis of what people have done is likely to be useful not only in ascertaining what they 're likely to do but also what their linguistic needs are . |
| 26 | There is , of course , some difficulty in ascertaining how much of the chemical weathering of a rock is due to its contact with the sea , as it is quite possible that rocks , subjected to severe chemical weathering on the land may , by movements of base level , be brought to sea level . |
| 27 | Given this , CL affords a rapid means of detecting different quartz grain populations in sandstones and in ascertaining their provenance . |
| 28 | Once an offer can be identified there is not usually any difficulty in ascertaining whether it has been accepted . |
| 29 | ( c ) If the death takes place after the passing of the Finance Act , 1975 , but within seven years of the advance or determination , then in ascertaining for the purposes of CTT the value of the deceased 's estate immediately before his death there is to be included the value of any property which would have been chargeable with estate duty had Section 2 ( 1 ) ( b ) ( i ) of the Finance Act , 1894 , still been in force ( ie , after the application of any taper relief ) , unless the deceased was the surviving partner of a marriage which had been terminated by the death of the other spouse before 13/11/74 and the exempting provisions of Section 5 ( 2 ) of that Act would have applied had they still been in force ; and the persons accountable for the tax are those who would have been accountable under Section 44 of the Finance Act , 1950 , for any estate duty that would have been chargeable . |
| 30 | Resort to logic does not seem to help in ascertaining the distinction . |