Example sentences of "in [verb] [conj] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Commenting at a later stage on the commonly held expectation that London should lead developments in medicine , the Hampstead DGM was able to report that the Royal Free had ‘ in many ways been very successful in maintaining and consolidating its position ’ .
2 Their political interests in maintaining and extending their social position and power depend on a stable regime which they help maintain through repression , through the manipulation of potential dissenting groups and through maintaining the loyalty of other powerful social classes who have a conflicting interest in the distribution of state income ( Ziemann and Lanzendorfer 1977 ) .
3 The female , with her heavy investment in producing and raising her babies , is both the spatial and the behavioural focus of the social system while the males compete for ranges that contain mateable females .
4 It seems , then , that , for the most part , black parents are not interested in sport and have no role to play in generating and sustaining their children 's involvement which intensifies despite the lack of parental support .
5 Due to Sir William MacAlpine 's much-publicised visit a couple a years ago , some £500,000 is to be spent in repairing and reconstructing it .
6 Where one of the participants is less skilled in shaping and placing his or her contributions towards the joint construction of conversational meaning , strategies employed by the more mature participant which enable the novice to participate more fully will lead to conversations that are more mutually rewarding .
7 Budgetary accounting refers to the practice of many public sector organizations , and particularly governments , in keeping and presenting their operating accounts in the same format and alongside their budgets .
8 Find a local historian or architect who can help you in dating or describing it .
9 Rodin was a skilful salesman of his work , making careful use of photography in establishing and maintaining his good name .
10 Mechanics and technicians have joined ships carpenters in revamping and upgrading her decks , the accomodation area and of course the rigging .
11 In revising and redrafting their writing , begin to check the accuracy of their spelling .
12 His chosen vehicle is this great lather of a part-comedy , part-thriller , part exercise in rappin' and blasphemin' which lurches about before collapsing face down in its own vomit .
13 Well the situation there is firstly there is little point in shouting and identifying ourselves if , firstly there 's nobody in the flat , or secondly er we 're giving advance warning that we are coming along the corridor to a possible location , er of somebody with a firearm .
14 What is probably less apparent in the figures is the significant expenditure we made in the areas of health , safety , quality , the environment and in developing and training our personnel .
15 In assisting a client in defining or refining its acquisition criteria , we should ensure that consideration is given to the following parameters : —
16 He maintained an interest in acting and adopted his mother 's name , Walcott , when he appeared as the black merchant-navy boy in the film A Taste of Honey .
17 It follows that the power that results when shareholders pool their resources in corporate form is legitimate , because in possessing and exercising it they are doing only what they have a right to do .
18 Is he aware of the part played by the humanities in preserving and developing our national heritage ?
19 This class — only a small percentage of the adult population — has succeeded in preserving and expanding its wealth , and has developed effective means to ensure that both this wealth and the accompanying social attributes are transmitted across generations .
20 In turn , both of these required that the participants were open and honest in presenting and discussing their individual value-positions on matters of curriculum and classroom organization .
21 Apart from that , there 's a certain justification for the MC4 clasping the live album nettle — given that it was their constant , sometimes belligerent belief in gigging that helped them establish themselves in the first place .
22 It is considered of the first importance that young persons should receive correct and permanent impressions on this subject and to assist in securing that object it is intended to exhibit a model of a SLAVE SHIP which was recently captured upon the coast of Africa .
23 Some of the businesses were commercially successful , but only because those involved in owning and running them had invested life savings and borrowed substantially .
24 ‘ We will give franchisees all the training in selling and fitting them — it takes about 30 minutes to install one — but we find many people are keen on DIY and would want to do their own . ’
25 In designing and planting your own herb garden , it should take account of various factors such as :
26 How quickly things change in racing and change they certainly have this week .
27 ‘ A mortgagee is allowed to reimburse himself out of the mortgaged property for all costs , charges and expenses reasonably and properly incurred in enforcing or preserving his security .
28 However , we showed that the contribution which PNP appointees were able to make was inseparable from the wider management structures within which they were located , and in particular that the head played a key role in facilitating and supporting their endeavours .
29 In considering or interpreting what strict control means for a start erm do we actually mean , does P P G seven actually mean strictly control ?
30 They decided not to use their C class inshore lifeboat due to its weight and the difficulty in manoeuvring and lifting her over obstacles in the flood water , so two 16ft open boats were obtained from Red Bay Boats .
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