Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] it in the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is obvious that the sentences form part of some larger act of conversational interaction between two speakers ; the sentences contain several references that presuppose shared knowledge ( e.g. ‘ that meeting ’ implies that both speakers know which meeting is being spoken about ) , and in some cases the meaning of a sentence can only be correctly interpreted in the light of knowledge of what has preceded it in the conversation ( e.g. ‘ You ca n't be sure ’ ) . |
| 2 | As a diversion , which would allow time for the passing of the trembling , I reached into my pocket , pulled out the tin of rubbers , and tried to open it in the dark . |
| 3 | The misspelling may be because the child has not previously seen the word written down , but more likely because he has seen it in the context of his reading , without paying much attention to anything more than its contour — that is , he has recognised the word without having to decode it , and has understood it without giving its spelling structure close attention . |
| 4 | He has offered madness in the form of a minute ; she has accepted it in the form of an examination answer . |
| 5 | Store has got it in the can |
| 6 | the best thing you want to stick it in the room and put a heater . |
| 7 | ‘ And I want to use it in the plot for my new novel , ’ Melissa continued . |
| 8 | You want to put it in the fridge ? |
| 9 | Why would he need to do it in the dark ? |
| 10 | And then she tried to put it in the washing machine for a joke and the dog was gon na get in . |
| 11 | When he reached the hut Ariel had built , he found Kit Everard asleep on the threshold , curled up like a worm when a hoe has struck it in the earth , rust-pink and grimacing with his whole body , as if in pain . |
| 12 | So that that just stopped did it in the end . |
| 13 | Right , well we 'll just need to stuff it in the bag then . |
| 14 | Many , however , came to accept it in the context of their hopes for future labour success : capitalist bureaucracy was undesirable , but when labour came to dominate Parliament , the bureaucracy would act in sympathy with the needs and condition of the working class and would no longer be regarded as an alien intrusion . |
| 15 | " Why did you expect to find it in the laundry-basket ? " |
| 16 | It was a look she recognised instantly , although it was the first time she 'd seen it in the flesh . |
| 17 | Well only because we 'd seen it in the shop |
| 18 | He 'd bought it in the Bazaar from an Indian trader who told him it would make the muscle grow . |
| 19 | He said he learnt to do it in the field during the Falklands War . |
| 20 | The wedding-dress was in the faded green trunk , just as he 'd imagined it in the night . |
| 21 | Much bigger than she 'd imagined it in the dark . |
| 22 | Well apparently it had gone to Andrew , and , Andrew had cos Andrew is n't in the office all the time , and he 'd left it in the office , and I think they faxed it by th Andrew was gon na talk to somebody about it , but of course , by the time he 'd got there , it 'd already been done and this had happened so I 'm gon na ring erm Job Centre when I get home . |
| 23 | However , the museum plans to display it in the spring in the Egyptian galleries . |
| 24 | I 'd kept it in the bottom of my bra-and-pants drawer ever since I stole it from Dad . |
| 25 | If the three volumes had a thematic heart ( in fact their whole method defies centralisation ) one might like to see it in the dialogue of Legolas and Gimli , walking through Minas Tirith at III , 149 , and looking at the masonry . |
| 26 | I agree with what [ the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland president ] said in a recent issue of CA about the importance of non-financial performance measurement , and you 've got to set it in the context that managers and the board ca n't exist on just an analysis of the general ledger . ’ |
| 27 | Teacher : Jane , would you like to put it in the water to see if it will float ? |
| 28 | well you 've got to do it in the winter so |
| 29 | Nick Wirth says its like dribbling the ball around the goalmouth … they 've got to put it in the net … he 's confident but not over confident … they will do their best |
| 30 | If you do and they complete a report and give you their best advice you can still say no thank you I 'm going to put it in the building society . |