Example sentences of "[vb past] [vb pp] in [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | She 'd gone in first thing but could n't face the idea of working . |
| 2 | They had spies out , to be sure , but so far no definite reports had come in other than that Balliol and the English army , now unfortunately reinforced by the Highland and other Scots adherents , had left Perth ten days before , cavalry and foot marching southwards by Auchterarder and the Allan Water , to cross Teith by the Ford of Keir and Forth by the Fords of Frew , presumably to avoid any opposition at the vulnerable Stirling Bridge ; which conjecture had set Alexander Ramsay worrying about Doune Castle and Mariot Randolph , not to mention her brother raising his levies thereabouts . |
| 3 | He had come in barefoot . |
| 4 | The van , she supposed , had come in handy there , besides giving Rose Hilaire her nightmare vision . |
| 5 | Rachaela had called in sick and sat at her window and watched it , her back packed with cushions and pillows . |
| 6 | In the half hour we were there , they had brought in two soldiers from the front along the river Gumista , to the north of Sukhumi . |
| 7 | Thomas Pennant observed in 1782 that the Grand Junction Canal , between Trent and Mersey , had brought in new building materials : ‘ the cottage , instead of being half covered with miserable thatch , is now covered with a substantial covering of tiles or slates , brought from the distant hills of Wales or Cumberland . |
| 8 | The opening of Lydney Lakeside , plus the excellent visitors centre at Norchard , had brought in many extra passengers and revenue . |
| 9 | We had brought in respected experts from outside Whitehall like Mark Weinberg , Professor Alan Peacock , and Marshall Field of the Life Offices ' Association to act as assessors . |
| 10 | Malcolm Badenoch , 25 , of High Street , Elgin , had brought in local youths , some still at school , to act as dealers for him in the sale of the drugs at all-night raves , Lord MacLean was told . |
| 11 | They had brought in some greasy foreigner as partner when all along it had been promised to him . |
| 12 | He and Sir Brian had gone in first to stand shoulder to shoulder , their comrades around them , a fighting circle of steel slowly edging into the city . |
| 13 | This month had ushered in substantial price rises on basic food items like rice , oil , pork and flour . |