Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] in at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The controls were voted in at the annual meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources ( CCMLR ) . |
| 2 | Two additional changes ( also only relevant to joining a new scheme ) were brought in at the same time . |
| 3 | eh , the same number on four lines , but if were want to go out four people were to phone in at the one time |
| 4 | Bacci and the Marshal were staring in at the uncurtained window below the steps that led to the front door . |
| 5 | They were dug in at the other end of the village in an orchard very close to the enemy positions . |
| 6 | I had never taught before but was pushed in at the deep end and had to learn to swim . |
| 7 | Speakers were David Snow of BP Bitor ( the company which imports and markets the fuel from Venezuela ) , Peter Taylor from the Oil Pollution Research Unit at Fort Popton , Dr Clive Morgan , also from Fort Popton but who was drafted in at the last minute to play the part of National Power Plc , and finally Gordon James of Narberth Friends of the Earth . |
| 8 | She explained : ‘ I was called in at the last minute to help style a photographic session for Kylie about 18 months ago and it went from there . |
| 9 | Lottie was thrown in at the deep end : |
| 10 | I now have 4 years ' teaching experience although I too was thrown in at the deep end — my only advantage over others was that I had studied languages myself and knew how difficult it could be . |
| 11 | Our housework was hard and long and laborious and erm we 'd got two children to look after and then I 'd got my brother who did n't leave home until he was thirty and er , you had n't got the time , you know , to do too many things , so er my interest was the young wives ' and it was really a as regards the erm the Guild itself , I was thrown in at the deep end when this lady who was with my mother , mother was treasurer , she was secretary , erm she used to come down for me and , I know you should n't canvass but she used to canvass and say erm you know the voting , you know , will you , will you come and vote ? |
| 12 | Well I was thrown in at the deep end Different persons came in maybe if we had a job in a hurry and they would say , Oh you 're on at such and such a time at this . |