Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] in on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even their parents got in on the act , when the Mercedes hired to take them to the reception blew up . |
| 2 | Later European governments got in on the act and set about invading and colonizing large chunks of the globe . |
| 3 | After the home club and Southend took the top places , Colchester Joggers got in on the act with the team bronze , a first for the club over this distance . |
| 4 | In order for an exchange to become a recognised investment exchange , it must demonstrate to the SIB that , inter alia : ( a ) it has financial resources sufficient for the proper performance of its functions ; ( b ) that it has rules and practices which ensure that business conducted by means of its facilities is conducted in an orderly manner , affording proper protection to investors ; ( c ) it limits dealings on the exchange to investments in which there is a proper market ; ( d ) where relevant , issuers of investments dealt in on the exchange are required to comply with such obligations as will , so far as possible , afford to persons dealing in the investments proper information for determining their current value ; ( e ) it has its own arrangements for ensuring performance of transactions effected on the exchange or ensures their performance by means of services provided under clearing arrangements made by it with a recognised clearing house ; ( f ) it has ( or secures the provision on its behalf of ) satisfactory arrangements for recording the transaction effected on the exchange ; ( g ) it has adequate arrangements and resources for the effective monitoring and enforcement of compliance with its rules and any clearing arrangements made by it ; ( h ) it has effective arrangements for the investigation of complaints in respect of business transacted by means of its facilities ; and ( i ) it is able and willing to promote and maintain high standards of integrity and fair dealing in the carrying on of investment business and to co-operate by the sharing of information and otherwise with regulators . |
| 5 | Charles turned abruptly round and gave his wife a withering look as reporters homed in on the pair . |
| 6 | Yesterday , inquiries homed in on the village of Carlton in Lindrick , four miles north of Worksop . |
| 7 | PRESIDENT Najibullah of Afghanistan , installed by Moscow six years ago , lost power yesterday to a coalition of generals and a rebel commander as guerrillas closed in on the capital , Kabul . |