Example sentences of "be [vb pp] in at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wycliffe had been booked in at the one hotel which remained open through the year . |
| 2 | They 're thrown in at the deep end , and have to develop skills quickly . |
| 3 | Hence there must be a facility for storing the cross- reference until it is required , and a system by which the editor is reminded that that cross- reference needs to be written in at the other point ( earlier or later in the text ) . |
| 4 | He should be brought in at the earliest stages to advise on venues — which would save time , money and frustration . |
| 5 | THREE Ipswich Witches youngsters will be thrown in at the deep end on Thursday when Foxhall Stadium stages the Star of Anglia on the opening day of the 1993 speedway season . |
| 6 | ‘ You must think I 'm an inconsiderate devil if you 're expecting to be thrown in at the deep end to struggle as best you can . ’ |
| 7 | Training will be given and wherever possible the new representative will be thrown in at the deep end . |
| 8 | Meanwhile , unknown Graham Kavanagh could be tossed in at the deep end for Middlesbrough 's FA Cup clash with Chelsea on Sunday . |
| 9 | She had been thrown in at the deep end and it was a question of sink or swim . |
| 10 | Being in control of the finances of an organisation can pose a major headache for some people , especially if they are thrown in at the deep end with little or . |
| 11 | The controls were voted in at the annual meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources ( CCMLR ) . |
| 12 | Two additional changes ( also only relevant to joining a new scheme ) were brought in at the same time . |
| 13 | ‘ I would n't want any child of mine to have to cope with being thrown in at the deep end like that . |
| 14 | ‘ Talk about being thrown in at the deep end ! ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I am being thrown in at the deep end against Blackburn and I am really looking forward to the game . ’ |
| 16 | They were dug in at the other end of the village in an orchard very close to the enemy positions . |
| 17 | This is being held in at the Irish Centre on York Road in Leeds and is an informal chance to chat with current members of that group . |
| 18 | I had never taught before but was pushed in at the deep end and had to learn to swim . |
| 19 | Speakers were David Snow of BP Bitor ( the company which imports and markets the fuel from Venezuela ) , Peter Taylor from the Oil Pollution Research Unit at Fort Popton , Dr Clive Morgan , also from Fort Popton but who was drafted in at the last minute to play the part of National Power Plc , and finally Gordon James of Narberth Friends of the Earth . |
| 20 | She explained : ‘ I was called in at the last minute to help style a photographic session for Kylie about 18 months ago and it went from there . |
| 21 | Lottie was thrown in at the deep end : |
| 22 | I now have 4 years ' teaching experience although I too was thrown in at the deep end — my only advantage over others was that I had studied languages myself and knew how difficult it could be . |
| 23 | Our housework was hard and long and laborious and erm we 'd got two children to look after and then I 'd got my brother who did n't leave home until he was thirty and er , you had n't got the time , you know , to do too many things , so er my interest was the young wives ' and it was really a as regards the erm the Guild itself , I was thrown in at the deep end when this lady who was with my mother , mother was treasurer , she was secretary , erm she used to come down for me and , I know you should n't canvass but she used to canvass and say erm you know the voting , you know , will you , will you come and vote ? |
| 24 | Well I was thrown in at the deep end Different persons came in maybe if we had a job in a hurry and they would say , Oh you 're on at such and such a time at this . |