Example sentences of "[vb past] in at the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He booked in at the special executive reception on the eighteenth floor , reserving an executive suite on the twentieth floor . |
| 2 | good recruiting period and we had er thirty o thirty one I think it was or thirty four new members who came in at the general election . |
| 3 | He left Helen and went to have a bath and in the cold steamy bathroom there came to him this vision of a distant unreal Helen looking — well , radiant was the unexpected word that came to mind — looking not her usual self at all in some frock that glowed and billowed and rustled as she came in at the front door late , pink-cheeked , a touch dishevelled and greeted by the stone wall of Dorothy 's disapproval . |
| 4 | Lyn switched off the set as Stephen came in at the back door . |
| 5 | Edward came in at the french window and stared blankly at his younger sister . |
| 6 | ‘ I think he is now a far better player than the youngster we threw in at the deep end against Wales last season . |
| 7 | The sun shone in at the science-room window . |
| 8 | When she walked in at the back door Mrs Peterson said : ‘ You 're back then . |
| 9 | Worrell had been vice-captain against England in 1953–4 , but when Australia toured a year later the selectors ' feet , apparently , had turned cold ; Denis Atkinson , who had little captaincy experience , was made Stollmeyer 's deputy , and as Stollmeyer then missed three Tests through injury , found himself pitched in at the deep end . |
| 10 | On his way back , Joe called in at the local pawnbroker 's shop , run by ‘ Uncle ’ Jeremiah Baldwin and his daughter Annie . |
| 11 | I called in at the wrong time . |
| 12 | Brilliant light dazzled in at the left-hand window as they swept past Balnaguard , Balmacneil , Kinnaird . |
| 13 | First the social worker went in at the old man 's request , and tried to persuade the daughter and son-in-law to leave . |
| 14 | Walters landed a second penalty in the opening minute of the second-half before wing Wayne Proctor squeezed in at the left corner for the tourists ' third try . |
| 15 | Anyway , it comprised of 4 or 5 short/quick one touch passes between Soton players — down the side to Batty , first time left foot cross — Deane rose and a superb little glancing header floated in at the far post … off the post . |