Example sentences of "be [verb] in from the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And who could have guessed that , with said gnashers playing him up , he would have to hand over one of his duties — and that a Labour MP would be called in from the subs ' bench . |
| 2 | Orders were issued for the cattle and geese to be driven in from the commons , the gates to be shut , the walls and bastions manned and all preparations for siege put into immediate operation . |
| 3 | Proponents of the scheme hope that new money will be put in from the NUS to smooth over any such problems ; also to remedy the poor funding of crèches generally . |
| 4 | This worked very well , but in 1988 people were pushing in from the sides instead of joining the queues , and tempers were becoming frayed and the situation somewhat dangerous as people trampled over the numerous electricity cables and water pipes . |
| 5 | Silver , lead , copper , iron and mercury were the most important metals which were brought in from the mines some of which were owned by Ragusan merchants — in Bosnia , Serbia and Kosovo . |
| 6 | By 1930 , from 400,000 to 450,000 people were travelling in from the suburbs to work in Paris : 180,000 into the Gares Saint-Lazare , Montparnasse , and des Invalides , 90,000 into the Gare du Nord , 85,000 into the Gares de l'Est and de la Bastille , and 45,00 into the Gares d'Austerlitz , d'Orsay , and de Lyon . |
| 7 | finally news is coming in from the ski-slopes of Europe that a strange bird has been spotted … an eagle … yes Eddie the Eagle is back in business |
| 8 | A substantial part of this firewood is brought in from the villages to be sold in the cities , although nobody really knows how much . |
| 9 | Led by a small boy in shorts and singlet and over-large wellingtons , a herd of cows was coming in from the fields . |