Example sentences of "in this [noun sg] [that] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So intent was he in this quest that he , and one presumes the rest of his campaign staff , failed to notice the apparent contradictions in his official campaign photograph . |
| 2 | I will be arguing in this address that we have been as guilty as many other sections of our community in treating it too lightly , or in putting it lower down in our order of priorities than it ought to be ; but it has never been entirely absent from Christian thought or theology . |
| 3 | Well this came up actually on a on a radio sho er chat thing that was open to the public in Blaenau Ffestiniog last night er where the chair was saying erm well you know I mean a lot of the a lot of the people that have n't been very involved in this strike that I think should have been involved . |
| 4 | Now I suppose for most of us because of the very fact were here this morning they have been few and far between such experiences , perhaps what is more common is that we may have spent time with someone who was dying , their last few hours , their last few minutes , and if they were not unconscious I wonder what sort of conversation would be going on between us and them , what sort of things would we , would we of been saying , what would we be asking us , well in this passage that we have been reading we have just such a conversation , two men who are on the verge of death , death can only be hours away for both of them , and here they have this conversation , it was in that sense it was one of the strangest interviews any body ever had with Jesus not only is the , the account here of er a death bed conversion , but the one who is saving is also in the process of dying . |
| 5 | Well , in this passage that we 've been reading , we have just such a conversation , two men who are on the verge of death . |
| 6 | Children learn the " hidden " curriculum very quickly — in this case that you do n't mean what you say ! |
| 7 | So I says What we can do is I 'll do an hour for you , we 'll move the piano and other bits , bicycles in this case that he had , we 'll shift them to the house close by , drop two men off , and one man 'll come and do the remainder of the work . |
| 8 | One might answer in this case that it is also a typical feature of speech , so should probably be analysed as a contraction and for this reason avoided in academic writing — even if one accepts the idea of a regional/class standard . |
| 9 | Then suddenly a demoniacal light had entered his eyes and , since he seemed to be a man who would set about proving his own theories — in this case that it was inconceivable that she should be as innocent as she would appear — he took a couple of steps forward and reached for her . |
| 10 | in this budget that we 've just passed and what we want to make sure is how that money is being spent . |
| 11 | The Minoan priests and priestesses became so expert in this art that they became famous for it throughout the Aegean world . |
| 12 | It was in this mood that he decided to bring The Criterion to an end . |
| 13 | It is in this sense that we can speak of Prussian hegemony : her economic strength , her size population and political weight inevitably resulted in putting a Prussian stamp on the new Germany . |
| 14 | It is in this sense that we can speak of students forming their own ideas . |
| 15 | It is in this sense that we can say that every organisation is political and every organisation is concerned with the use , and abuse , of power . |
| 16 | There were , however , some true ministers , typified by the two witnesses of Revelations xx , and it was in this sense that he described himself as ‘ an unworthy witness ’ of the Lord . |
| 17 | On the other hand , a pro-rights clergyman suggested that it is our traditional despotic treatment of the non-human creation which has been truly infantile , and that it is only in this century that we have begun to grow up a little . |
| 18 | But as I say , this says that , an that 's a relatively new and certainly draconian power , and it 's recommended in this document that it 's removed . |
| 19 | It is in this spirit that we can greet Rollin 's attempt to resolve the ‘ entire question of toxicity ’ , if we extend the field beyond drugs to insecticides , preservatives , children 's toys , and the rest , by demonstrating that our own interests and those of experimental animals overlap : ‘ Basically , it is in both our interests to diminish the number of potentially toxic substances being introduced into the market and into the environment ’ ( 1981 : 99 ) . |
| 20 | It is in this spirit that we use the orthodox model . |
| 21 | It was in this spirit that he conducted , round the back of the law , the contra operation . |
| 22 | It is in this spirit that I have attempted to analyse the technical-legal issues surrounding the debate about the illegality of nuclear weapons . |
| 23 | Manchester 's Assistant Chief Constable Jim Paterson , said : ‘ It is typical of the terrorists who are operating in this country that they should act with a complete and utter disregard for the civilian community . |
| 24 | We are lucky in this country that we have some of the better zoos , and indeed host what is widely recognised as the best , Jersey . |
| 25 | man I think sooner or later it 's gon na become law in this country that we |
| 26 | Are there any disasters you see in your books that might take place in this country that we 're not taking any notice of , in terms of planning at all ? |
| 27 | Why is that happening , because we like to assume in this country that we have enough safety nets to catch those people , to ensure while they may not live in the lap of luxury at least they do n't have to go without . |
| 28 | The song ‘ You are my Heart 's Delight ’ from Lehár 's operetta The Land of Smiles ( 1929 ) was one of his most famous , and it was in this work that he first came to England in 1931 . |
| 29 | Wrong , of course , but we were all so engrossed in this life that it was not possible until years afterwards to take an objective view . |
| 30 | Do n't get so caught up in this fantasy that you miss all the opportunities the real world has to offer . |