Example sentences of "in [v-ing] [conj] [pron] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | The difference is that whereas the policeman is justified in acting as he does , the citizen is merely excused from criminal liability on the grounds that he lacks mens rea . |
| 2 | He felt fully justified in acting as he did , asserting that true blame attached to those who had refused to listen to his grievances . |
| 3 | The defendant who accidentally offends a passer-by or the neighbour has quite a heavy burden to discharge , having to show that he was not negligent in acting as he did . |
| 4 | Had the detention of the son been unlawful , Fennell would have been justified in acting as he did . |
| 5 | Charles is the biggest gossip in racing but I do n't mind people talking about us , ’ said Nick , grinning slightly . |
| 6 | British Coal , in proceeding as it did , failed to secure the responsible and appropriate use of the house it had promised . |
| 7 | I just wondered , colleagues if Azil Nadir of Polly Peck fame currently I understand sunbathing in Northern Cyprus would be prepared to say how proud he is to be associated with the Tories of course in saying that I do include Michael Mates , and I just wondered whether or not this watch he sent was in fact a Timex watch . |
| 8 | There 's no point in demonstrating if you do n't get any national press , TV or radio … or nobody listens to you or you get beaten up by the Police … ’ |
| 9 | Identify what you know/understand — and what you do n't Remember , there 's no shame in admitting that you do n't understand something you 've read . |
| 10 | One factor that might be taken into account , it is suggested , is the actor 's purpose in behaving as he did . |
| 11 | It seems to show that the imaginary case in which you are a brain in a vat being fed the experiences of reading a book is perfectly effective in showing that you do not know that you are reading a book . |
| 12 | Above all he was right in arguing as he did in Formen that the absence of ‘ private property ’ in no way implies ‘ the law of the jungle ’ . |
| 13 | But I 'm also very anxious that we receive a full percentage whack of those profits and as you can see I , over the years , I 've been very assiduous in ensuring that we do move towards that position . |
| 14 | At best Gould was callous and ungenerous in ensuring that he did not receive the praise he deserved ; at worst he was deliberately playing on Lear 's weakness , and jealously guarding the limelight for his most ambitious publication to date . |