Example sentences of "they [vb base] [vb pp] in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then they become enmeshed in a desperate struggle about who is to be the baby . |
| 2 | As the price of computers decreases and as they become incorporated in a wide range of domestic goods , from cookers to calculators , the ordinary consumer is becoming a major purchaser of electronic gadgetry . |
| 3 | But it has such appeal that the casinos are reporting more feverish betting activity than they 've known in a long time . |
| 4 | But , since glasnost , they have lived in a different world . |
| 5 | Wendy , who is also a keep fit specialist , is overwhelmed by her new pupils ' enthusiasm and thrilled at the progress they have made in a short time . |
| 6 | Greater peace could be found on a boating pond in Regent 's Park than at the populated end of poor Loch Morar in summer , with speed boats raping its once enigmatic waters and queues of cars waiting for senior citizens in their caravans to unblock the single track road where they have parked in a passing place to brew up a cuppa . |
| 7 | Instead , they have beached in a large stain across Britain 's front gardens . |