Example sentences of "[pron] in at the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We shall know whether they sink or swim by putting them in at the deep end , and I have every confidence that they will all do well . |
| 2 | We realise that chucking them in at the deep end is not satisfactory . |
| 3 | Or drop them in at the Northern Echo offices in Northallerton and Darlington . |
| 4 | The chappie who let you in at the front door was Norman he 's form Salford East . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm afraid I 've plunged you in at the deep end . |
| 6 | ‘ For dropping you in at the deep end , before you 'd had a chance to get your bearings … ’ |
| 7 | I checked everything in at the left-luggage office in Liverpool Street station , and then went off to make a couple of telephone calls . |
| 8 | As she let herself in at the front door her mother 's voice came booming out of the kitchen . |
| 9 | I decided the only thing to do was throw her in at the deep end and go right down the village high street , where the roads were busiest and noisiest with holiday-makers , and simply stand there trying to calm her down . |
| 10 | I 've got it I 've got it at home I can bring it in at the next meeting or whatever . |
| 11 | ‘ If you 'll wash the lettuce I 'll make my special dressing and we could pick some wild sorrel and chop it in at the last minute . ’ |