Example sentences of "[vb base] be [verb] in by [art] " in BNC.
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1 | I 've been dragged in by the Old Bill twice and your pet grizzly bear Nevil is making life very uncomfortable for people I know . |
2 | Some bureaux have been invited in by the probation or education departments or by the prison governor . |
3 | The latest straws in the wind have been blown in by the bank 's disposal of its merchant banking arm , Charterhouse , last week for £235 million . |
4 | I am an accountant , I have been called in by the bank , and my duty is to the bank . |
5 | ‘ But we are a bit concerned that they have been barricaded in by the Coal Board , so even if they want to , they can not get out . |
6 | The beautiful Thamesside setting of the Cottons Centre , where CCG run customer catering for Citibank , was put to the test this summer with an exclusive dinner for 15 chairmen and chief executives , who have been booked in by a public relations consultancy . |