Example sentences of "in a [adj] appearance " in BNC.
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1 | Then the wind and the darkness and the sense of utter abandonment had unlocked a memory which had already put in a passing appearance earlier that night . |
2 | It was at this stage that there was an interruption , a quite noisy one as the Master of Dunbar put in a shouting appearance , three-year-old George , Agnes 's son , his nurse in full cry behind him , a couple of deer-hounds also in attendance . |
3 | Then , during the afternoon he put in a personal appearance at three of the funeral parlours that he 'd recently acquired for the company as part of his new expansion programme . |
4 | Even then , they would only put in a brief appearance in puddings and cakes at Thanksgiving and Christmas . |
5 | Those who could not escape put in a token appearance , showing themselves before the delegates from their local constituency association and then scuttling off on the first train back to civilization . |
6 | It was suggested that surely we could spare one , or even two , to put in a token appearance now and then ? |