Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] in by the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The finale includes a cunningly constructed canon during which Ferrando , still heartbroken , at first refuses to take part , until he is gradually drawn in by the others . |
| 2 | News of the Romans and the pending invasion was probably brought in by the merchants . |
| 3 | Both the car and the trailer were badly damaged , but because the glider was securely held in by the fittings , it survived the trailer going over on to its side without damage . |
| 4 | In an inner room , beyond the typewriter cubicle , was a small cavern constructed of filing cabinets , inhabited by Dr Beatrice Nest , almost bricked in by the boxes containing the diary and correspondence of Ellen Ash . |
| 5 | Though the thermal establishment itself is quite stately , in the normal style of these amenities , the village is tightly shut in by the mountains on either side and is not much more than a ribbon of dark houses strung out along the main road . |