Example sentences of "[verb] in the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ) She sits in silence for a few minutes , simply to breathe in the company of others , then goes and brings me my soup , followed by potatoes , onion and a fried egg . |
| 2 | They took it in turns to breathe in the smoke , as the substance sizzled with a malicious delight . |
| 3 | The hallmark of Wyllie 's All Blacks is the ability to drive the ball forward repeatedly at close quarters , sucking in the defence before opening up and ruthlessly exploit any gaps . |
| 4 | But is GCHQ now sucking in the innocent ? |
| 5 | We gave them food and shelter , and in return they worked on our farms , helped tend the flocks , bring in the harvest … ’ |
| 6 | " Bring in the stool from the bathroom . |
| 7 | these wee pencil brushes that colouring in bring out different er sort of , you know , knots and you know they bring in the pencil |
| 8 | ‘ Bring in the pie ! ’ |
| 9 | Industry is the main way countries bring in the money they need for food , education and health . |
| 10 | We need to concentrate on the FA cup , getting a deceent run will give the players some confidence and bring in the money as well as keeping us fans happy ( well relatively speaking ) . |
| 11 | We need to concentrate on the FA cup , getting a deceent run will give the players some confidence and bring in the money as well as keeping us fans happy ( well relatively speaking ) . |
| 12 | In fact , when I bring in the afternoon tea , Mr Farraday is inclined to close any book or periodical he has been reading , rise and stretch out his arms in front of the windows , as though in anticipation of conversation with me . |
| 13 | Who will confirm bring in the bill ? |
| 14 | Bring in the lord . |
| 15 | Madge , bring in the tea tray and try not to spill it . |
| 16 | Light the Christmas candle and bring in the nativity scene , with perhaps everyone sharing in setting it up . |
| 17 | ‘ I will write a novel about the Empire [ Du Camp reports him saying ] and bring in the evening receptions at Compiègne , with all the ambassadors , marshals and senators rattling their decorations as they bend to the ground to kiss the hand of the Prince Imperial . |
| 18 | Ellie had barely started her own meal , but now she and Patsy had to get up , as was their required duty , to collect all the dirty crockery and bring in the pudding . |
| 19 | And the operations in France support and work with the company 's reseller community , which bring in the bulk of its European revenues . |
| 20 | And the operations in France support and work with the company 's reseller community , which bring in the bulk of its European revenues . |
| 21 | When you 've filled in the grid , rearrange the letters in the shaded squares to make up another word to do with the Club . |
| 22 | Dawn ( 4.8 ) made a symmetrical pattern of squares with pegs , then filled in the rest of the board , working across and down , always putting in a peg next to one already there but the colours were haphazard . |
| 23 | The Captain filled in the space where Maxwell might have thought he had to apologize , and then asked him quickly : ‘ What did you do in the north of Italy in January ? |
| 24 | ‘ You have n't filled in the bit about union membership , ’ she said . |
| 25 | Whilst he was gone , Morse turned to the back of The Times and had filled in the whole of the bottom right-hand quarter of the crossword when Lewis returned two minutes later . |
| 26 | As I said I had one quiff from Jane that was erm because somebody had n't filled in the date by which it was agreed that the Client should get a reply and suggestion was that the procedure should be changed should be non compliance , erm and then the rest of this is based on a suggestion from Rita , and I have several here now , erm . |
| 27 | Milton Keynes ( 1967 ) embraced the existing settlements of Bletchley , Stony Stratford , Wolverton and New Bradwell , in addition to 13 villages ; the constellation neatly filled in the North Buckinghamshire area between London and Birmingham . |
| 28 | Bluntly stated : an enquirer into ‘ the mind ’ has to know what is in his own mind and why it is filled in the way it is . |
| 29 | It can be seen that this was a way of ‘ blaming the victim ’ : it seems as though the young person had failed to find a job because they had not filled in the application form properly or were too untidy , rather than because there were not enough jobs . |
| 30 | Have you filled in the application form I gave you ? ’ |