Example sentences of "[adv prt] in [pos pn] [noun] for [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Many of the prisoners are locked up in their cells for most of the 24 hours in the day . |
2 | The prisoner , a negro stevedore called Augustus Ciparis , remained locked up in his cell for four days after St Pierre had been laid waste , without food , half-dead from burns and shock , until his cries for help were heard by two negroes picking through the ruins of the town . |
3 | and Town could have an old favourite back in their side for that match |
4 | And if the Russian bear is back in his cave for good , is the renewal of German ambition , given the country 's economic dominance of the EC , to be feared ? |
5 | Isobel cast around in her mind for some comment to make . |