Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [vb past] in [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hard to feel sorry for the laird , who would have watched the sweating workers from his window , hands in pockets , listening for the doorbell in case the king changed his mind and dropped in for a scone . |
| 2 | Ellwood walked to his car and got in like a man with a purpose accomplished . |
| 3 | Pallanza lies in the centre of its west bank — a busy , friendly , village-like town stretched along a lakeside promenade and nestled in among a mass of scenic loveliness . |
| 4 | She struggled and was nearly countered , but then negated Wu 's defence and slipped in for a one-armed shoulder throw . |
| 5 | I did it during the week and came in on a Saturday for myself . |
| 6 | In a remnant of old forest I came on some grazing deer and quickly dropped to ground and crawled in under a small bank where I was able to stay out of sight , out of smell , and enjoy a very good look at the herd . |
| 7 | Jacqueline had given birth to Tommy 's daughter and moved in with a man called Steve Branch , who was living on Mill Farm Close . |
| 8 | He stopped at the door and stared in for a minute . |
| 9 | Having been stung in a similar situation in their last league game when Gregor McKechnie called their bluff over a kickable penalty and scuttled in for a try , Tukalo tried to do likewise after Joe Munro had been caught offside in the Watsonian 22 , as Scott Hastings was called to arms to police Linton . |
| 10 | There was a garden hazed over by sunlight and held in by a dome . |