Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] in [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let's jump in at the deep end — literally . |
| 2 | Nonetheless , manufacturers are still not pushing the business benefits of technology to any great extent — some 80% of those questioned said that bidding vendors had never formally evaluated what they should invest in from a strategic point of view . |
| 3 | if I won bigger money , I should go in for a new house , which would be built to our own idea , so that we could get a bigger scullery … . |
| 4 | The nature of Wakelate 's business necessitated that he and his wife should blend in with the other guests . |
| 5 | So then I decided I would like to be that I knew there was a job going on the electricians , so I thought well I 'll I 'll go in for the electrical side . |
| 6 | Just turn everything up , ’ and I said to the drummer , ‘ Get out there and start drumming the intro to Hot For Teacher and I 'll come in at the appropriate moment . ’ |
| 7 | He had thought that he might slip in for a quick snack that would keep body and soul together before he went back to his room to brood about the situation that he had handled so badly . |
| 8 | She says yeah she says I 'll pop in for a quick cuppa . |
| 9 | I say , I 'll pop in on the old . |
| 10 | But he could cash in with a lucrative return against the 24-year-old German early next year . |
| 11 | There was no key in the lock , so he could see in through the big old-fashioned key-hole . |
| 12 | I 'm not sure though of where he 'd fit in under the current team structure . |
| 13 | If they were going along trying to open shop doors , they could go in as a suspected person loitering but it was n't looked upon very favourably by the courts . |
| 14 | Oh I see they 'd put in for a new pair and sell the old pair ? |
| 15 | As a thought struck him he dropped on to his hunkers again and whispered quickly , ‘ They could come in by the far gate and force their way into the back of the crees : they 're only planked . ’ |
| 16 | The workshop sessions at Highlander which had sought to clarify the types of information which were required led to the production of a coding sheet which research workers could fill in with the individual details , thereby ensuring both comprehensive coverage , and compatibility between researchers . |
| 17 | Admission rates were £4 for adults , £concessionary , with further concessionary rates of £10 for a family ( 2+2 ) and a ‘ bring a pensioner ’ scheme whereby anyone bringing a pensioner ( or a child ) could get in at the concessionary rate . |
| 18 | Though before she could get in with a quick plea for an interview , Vendelin Gajdusek revealed that he had not for a moment forgotten the way in which the Dobermann had attached himself to her ankle , by decreeing , ‘ You 'd better come into the house and have some antiseptic put on that wound . ’ |
| 19 | We used to come in for a fair amount of ribbing and good-natured chaff , and remarks like , Was it a red sky this morning ? |
| 20 | This may have been a late flowering of the ‘ badinage ’ that he used to partake in as a Young Conservative with Brixton locals , but so sensitive is Major about his background , that the public is permitted to hear only the Authorised Version . |
| 21 | Everyday atoms would fall in towards the dark matter , and eventually form stars and galaxies , highlighting the peaks in the distribution of dark matter . |
| 22 | He is assuming that all those people now paid below what his party would bring in as a minimum wage would keep their jobs . |
| 23 | After the neighbours and the dinner and the Queen 's speech , depression would set in from the rich food and the gins and tonics . |
| 24 | I shall home in on the social action programme and the declaration on racism and xenophobia , which was separate from the main treaty , but was signed at Maastricht . |
| 25 | And never in my wildest dream did we imagine that Labour would get in with the resounding majority that they did get in . |
| 26 | Well unfortunately if , if I did have a delivery of coal it would come in through the other entrance . |
| 27 | ‘ Make foreign things work for China ’ , ran one slogan but it recognised that ‘ flies and pests ’ would come in through the open door as well as fresh air to revitalise the stuffy atmosphere in China . |
| 28 | Various sidings , er and the trains from would come in to the left hand side of the top platform , erm and er would er go over here and and cut back and go out from this er this side . |
| 29 | The suitcases I would check in at the left-luggage office at Paddington station , the bag could come with me to Rome , and Jane could inherit all my bits and bobs . |
| 30 | A level-top , apart from its looking well , was emphasized for a good economic reason : if the ploughland was level , the drill coulters would bite in at an uniform depth , and sow the seed in the same way ; the ears of corn would then mature at approximately the same time and all the seeds of corn would be approximately the same size . |