Example sentences of "[v-ing] in [prep] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When this happens it is time to celebrate and consider all the various offers raining in from the major labels . |
| 2 | Just as her words were out one of the charity women came chattering in through the open doors to the terrace . |
| 3 | The plaudits have been pouring in over the past weeks , as the following reports show . |
| 4 | Orders are already pouring in for the American-made scarves and bandanas that heat up when a liquid-filled pad is microwaved is placed into a pouch . |
| 5 | ‘ If you can do that , then you have in your mind what the strong target notes are and you can start going in with the other notes of the scale . |
| 6 | The rooms seemed bare , she thought , peering in through the dusty panes . |
| 7 | Then , when the next breeding time comes around , the males start moving in on the female groups again and fight one another for possession of that year 's harems . |
| 8 | But now new technology is moving in on the traditional auctions . |
| 9 | That is not standards or objectivity , but giving in to the usual pressures from the National Union of Teachers and NALGO , to which Labour Members always give in . |
| 10 | Here , in bad weather , there are reputed to be spectacular collisions between the seawater coming in on the westerly winds and the fresh water trying to get out . |
| 11 | In addition to the students coming in through the normal channels , two non-uniform routes have emerged during the eighties . |
| 12 | But coming in from the shabby streets outside , which smell of coal and cement dust and Wartburg exhausts , the effect is of life and excitement . |
| 13 | Do n't want you falling in with the wrong types , do we ? |
| 14 | A heavy south easterly swell rolling in through the wide sounds to the north of Bressay threw Venturous on her beam ends several times , so much so that fuel oil spilled over through the deck breather pipes . |
| 15 | Robert had the strong impression that they viewed unwanted spectators in the same spirit in which the ancient Greeks received people barging in on the Eleusinian mysteries . |
| 16 | Mr Grey 's enthusiasm and energy for the entrepreneurial challenge was contagious , but one could nevertheless feel a good few heels digging in among the bookselling purists at the idea of running a hairdresser . |
| 17 | The long oak refectory table gleamed with polish , and the comfortable sofas and deep armchairs were covered in pale , ice-cream colours of blue , pink and green , in cool contrast to the brilliant rays of the midday sun , now streaming in through the large windows . |