Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] in [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They asked me in for tea , and we all listened to the morning news on Radio Tonga , crackling over the miles from the aerials down in Tongatapu . |
| 2 | ‘ It is true , ’ Dubois continued ‘ He asked me in as an advisor , and I realized at once that they were not the work of the Bizango . ’ |
| 3 | Yeah , but made my in for a tea . |
| 4 | At Barvas Lodge knickerbockered ladies with good stud pearl earrings invited me in for tea . |
| 5 | Theodora lifted an eyebrow and with a caught glance drew them in to introductions . |
| 6 | The King 's Fund found that good projects involved families in the planning of services and built them in to the system in such a way that they felt their important role was appreciated . |
| 7 | It just sucked them in as if that wall was made of … mud or something . |
| 8 | It is a situation much worse than the one Smith found himself in before the game with FC Brugge two weeks ago and could involve some drastic re-organisation . |
| 9 | There was no night-porter , but he had a key and he let himself in to the deserted lobby . |
| 10 | Lily let herself in with her alarm key at six that evening and found Adam in the shower . |
| 11 | As she let herself in at the front door her mother 's voice came booming out of the kitchen . |
| 12 | The three words were not a great deal for Carrie to pin her hopes to , but she had a warm and happy glow deep inside her as she let herself in at the door of the cottage . |
| 13 | Another episode that gave him much reassurance was the time when Kate invited him in for tea at the Rectory . |
| 14 | She thanked him and waited while David invited him in for a cup of tea . |
| 15 | You invited him in for a glass of sherry to ask him if you could borrow his bicycle , and I came too . ’ |
| 16 | Coetzer , 6ft 4ins and nearly 16 stones , was ranked No.1 contender by the WBA and IBF until last month in Las Vegas , when Riddick Bowe stopped him in round seven . |
| 17 | But as the taxi bore her in from JFK Airport along featureless expressways beneath a gun-metal sky , her wonderment fell away . |
| 18 | The grocer had a grinder somewhere , and his wife unearthed it , dusted it down and plugged it in for me . |
| 19 | ‘ Old Mossycop 's the problem , he let anyone in to that place . |
| 20 | Ellwood pursed his lips round a bean and sucked it in like spaghetti , then touched his mouth and hands with his napkin before taking a sip from a full glass of red wine . |
| 21 | This was the situation P&O Containers , Australia , found themselves in after the acquisition of Associated Container Transportation ( Australia ) Ltd ( ACTA ) . |
| 22 | Er , well Ray let us in on a little oak table erm and forget to ring up to find out whether |
| 23 | Nothing was too much to ask if it prolonged her stay , she thought wistfully , so she smiled as she said , ‘ Considering that I was the culprit who booked them in on Ling 's day off , it 's the least I can do . ’ |
| 24 | They set off down the passage and the assistant sealed them in before returning to the shop . |
| 25 | Iain filled me in on the essential details while I was devouring that gargantuan breakfast . |
| 26 | Werewolf filled me in on his blitzkreig across the Exhilarator course and had to admit that he 'd enjoyed himself . |
| 27 | It 's two nil to Notts , it 's stuff here because Tony scored and he had n't scored previously this season when he banged one in on eight minutes . |
| 28 | She booked herself in for the works as she put it — a facial and full-body massage . |
| 29 | Now unable to write due to her eye condition , she and her husband , Oliver , who has overcome a stroke and broken arm , keep in close touch with their children by tape and video , But her works drew the attention of actress Dame Flora Robson , Scarborough-based playwright Alan Ayckbourn and radio presenter Brian Johnston , who interviewed her in Down Your Way . |
| 30 | Sally wanted to know how I became a caddie and I filled her in on my doings since we left university . |