Example sentences of "[verb] in a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He came across this seed in Cumbria and said : ‘ I wonder if we ought to invest in a bit ? ’ . |
| 2 | It started as a funnelling current the size of a sea horse , then lengthened , sucking in a core of air . |
| 3 | Sucking in a lungful of cold air , Piper moved once more down the corridor . |
| 4 | Mummy would have Mrs Thing bring in a trolley with cakes and sandwiches and tell her to play the piano for the Guests . |
| 5 | What I 'm , what I 'm saying is if , if you want to really stir people up , bring in a procedure within telling them what you 're doing , and then imple implement it at a later date and people will say , this is not quality . |
| 6 | We may decide let's be passive and move to battle decide is actually an important issue and wan na be aggressive and they actually bring in a relationship so important . |
| 7 | Well just carry stitches and then bring in a bit and then double up . |
| 8 | One question I did ask at the Fire and Public Protection Committees what happens when you do n't , when we bring in a unity authority status . |
| 9 | He was recently quoted as saying : ‘ I 've got a terrible habit when people bring in a picture and say they want to look like that — I invariably tear it up in front of them . |
| 10 | Well bring in a picture of him |
| 11 | bring in a reign of terror and have |
| 12 | Whilst they only fill a tenth of seats they bring in a lot more income , in Virgin 's case almost half . |
| 13 | A HAIRLINE crack just two centimetres long in an engine manifold of the newest space shuttle has caused NASA engineers to jettison an engine and bring in a replacement . |
| 14 | The deans and chaplains of colleges were nervous lest the evangelicals bring in a firebrand of a missioner who would repel their undergraduates not only from his mission but from religion . |
| 15 | Better decisions result when the task and maintenance leadership roles are filled in a way that leads to coordination , thus overcoming the slowness , tangential discussion , loss of focus and other inefficiencies of groups . |
| 16 | 4–4 They were unaware that they should have filled in a Schedule for Erection of New Charges but now did so . |
| 17 | ( I 've filled in a couple to get you started . ) |
| 18 | Socioecology assumes that any ecological opportunity ( technically known as a niche ) exploited in the wild by animals after billions of years of evolution will be filled in a couple of months in a work environment . |
| 19 | You might think , having filled in a claim for US$110 for the missing items , that would be it . |
| 20 | If they have filled in a card , declaring willing for a dealer to approach them with urgent share recommendations , they are not being cold-called if subsequently telephoned . |
| 21 | She had n't filled in a card for Anna , but somehow it was too much trouble . |
| 22 | When a whole number of Landau levels are filled in a MOSFET , the Fermi energy , EF , lies in a mobility gap . |
| 23 | If you ask me , they should have incorporated Catharism into their own theology , it would have filled in a lot of holes … ’ |
| 24 | Tracey and her supervisor together with Mrs Brown have already filled in a Care Plan Assessment Form . |
| 25 | Thus 500 women filled in a questionnaire and had anthropometric measurements taken at intake . |
| 26 | Before starting the drive and after completing it subjects filled in a questionnaire in which they were required to rate their ability at 12 different standard driving manoeuvres . |
| 27 | And filled in a registration form that could be checked on . |
| 28 | One evening I was bringing in a basket of apples from the garden , when a voice behind me said , ‘ Ellen , is that you ? ’ |
| 29 | Vic Noodle kicked off married life and the new season by pawning his wife 's jewellery and bringing in a clutch of new signings . |
| 30 | Furthermore even in a fused profession , the barristers in chambers in the Inns of Court and elsewhere would undoubtedly enter into partnership as specialist trial advocates and do agency work for other solicitors , whose own staff were unable to act as advocates in every case or where the complexity of the case justified bringing in a specialist advocate . |