Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] in [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A hunting shark closing in for the kill homes in on the body electricity given off by its victim . |
| 2 | brown cable snakes in through the hole . |
| 3 | And that 's why in , in buildings , industrial and commercial buildings where we put heat and smoke detectors in for the protection of life and that 's why you put it in your homes . |
| 4 | And then Emily fetched the cream cakes in from the fridge . |
| 5 | Ready salted : keep salt free-running and prevent the cellar from clogging up by putting a few rice grains in with the salt . |
| 6 | He 'll end up running after her along the platform , bundling books and plaice and Government papers in through the window of the carriage at her as the train moves out … |
| 7 | Then she will ask if they have a label for their music and Richard Fm — the bald one who sings — will say ‘ St Michael ’ before his brother chips in with the episode 's one almost serious observation , saying , of their success : ‘ I think it 's because we play with our tongues in cheek . |
| 8 | For example , his work on the death instincts in Beyond the Pleasure Principle is based on the assumption that he needs to show that all organisms , including mankind , aim to return to a tensionless state of inorganic matter . |