Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] in [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He appealed for members to comment by ringing Brenda on Middlesbrough 244860 or calling in at the club . |
| 2 | It also allows the diarrhoetic person no time for listening or taking in from the other . |
| 3 | Pottering down to the library to exchange Colin Thubron for Jonathan Raban or dropping in to the Jacaranda Tree for a mushroom omelette , everything can seem orderly and secure . |
| 4 | The UK , in particular , is fundamentally opposed to the idea of compulsory employee participation , believing that this is an area best left to individual company policy and fearing that giving in on the issue in this context could lead to similar measures becoming a compulsory feature of EC company law . |
| 5 | As the sea is calm I turn in to a narrow cleft on the headland , cutting the engine and gliding in between the faces of grey rock to let my passengers get the flavour of the sights and sounds of a Shetland geo . |
| 6 | He did n't mind losing his board and slogging in through the breaking waves . |
| 7 | Before the hoist came to a halt , the Twins were up and out of it , hopping lightly ashore and closing in on the woman , one either side of her . |
| 8 | You 're on the main part of the carriageway , and coming in on the left there is this traffic coming down a slip road to join you . |
| 9 | Sean ( Being really sad and coming in to the library on a sunday to do some work ) |
| 10 | Then , by watching and joining in with the children 's play , the balance of new and old can be altered as their interests change , without having everything in the water at once . |
| 11 | Yesterday the Bank of England raised around £3 billion by getting up early and cashing in on the market 's victory leap . |
| 12 | But the lesson of the Kennedy case is that if you have the chance to take another job before your redundancy has been confirmed , you may have to choose between safeguarding your future and cashing in on the job rights built up over the years in your present employment . |
| 13 | The sun sank lower on my left and the blue shadows of dusk began gathering on the pines and firs and creeping in among the sapling branches and the alders . |
| 14 | Under his direction , the Ulster Constitution Defence Committee maintained its traditional line that O'Neill was not responding to the legitimate demands of a disadvantaged section of the population , but giving in to the demands of rebels who would never be satisfied with anything less than the destruction of Northern Ireland . |
| 15 | He scored 218 runs , won the Man of the Match award and caught Imran while standing in as the understudy wicketkeeper for Kiran More . |
| 16 | When zooming in for the kill , or performing a lightning strike , they ignore the tail end of the body and aim straight for the eyes . |
| 17 | But such a massive U-turn — Mr Major has always rejected a public vote — would be seen as giving in to the rebels . |
| 18 | As well as cashing in on the publicity , Hughes hoped the judge might be persuaded to grant Mitchum parole or postpone his jail term — if it came to that — until he had finished the film . |
| 19 | The chief academic and administrative officer of a Scottish university , he or she is usually styled ‘ principal and vice chancellor ’ , the latter title used when standing in for the chancellor on ceremonial occasions . |