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Example sentences of "[to-vb] in [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	The words seemed to catch in her throat .
2	He had never caused her breath to catch in her throat or her mouth to dry with a mixture of hope and dread that he might reach for her .
3	But there was no need to worry in his case .
4	Conscience gave her an uncomfortable nip , for it could n't exactly be said to be the height of honour for her to accept his invitation to dine in his home in the guise of a journalist when she was n't one , but Fabia went and studied her wardrobe .
5	He himself was able to bequeath only plate and household goods , and to request in his will to be buried under a ‘ plain black stone ’ with a simple inscription recording his Christian belief .
6	I turn back to Rachel to nestle in her warmth .
7	This time his fingers seemed to tighten in her hair , drawing her mouth like a prisoner against his .
8	His eyes narrowed and a muscle seemed to tighten in his cheek .
9	But even under optimal conditions in captivity , we see very different potential lifespans in organisms that do not seem to differ in their risk of damage , showing that the degree of ageing has evolved .
10	Definitely an insect to encourage in your garden .
11	You 've go to know in your mind what you 're going to talk about .
12	When we asked who had won , we were told it was a pet dog called , but her owner , , would love to come in her place .
13	Jane knew from bitter experience that love is a rare thing , so she felt very strongly that nothing should be allowed to come in its way , that nobody should be condemned to endure the rest of life with those two small , sad words : ‘ if only … . ’
14	In his more pessimistic moments some rogue part of his mind knew this darkness to be inevitable , although he did not expect it to come in his time , maybe not even in his son 's .
15	Never went hungry , no my mother always have a good , always used to have a good table , very good , we were a very lucky family , anybody used to come in our house on a weekend they always thought there was a party every weekend .
16	‘ I 'd like to come in your mouth , and watch you swallow it . ’
17	‘ The cheque 's in the post , I love you and I promise not to come in your mouth , ’ Porter added .
18	Celia began to write in her notebook .
19	But the books a writer fails to write in his adolescence are of a different nature from the books he fails to write once he has announced his profession .
20	OK this concerns Leeds-united in as much as I 'm going to write in my CV that I 'm a fan .
21	This is the maximum amount of luck we are allowed to postulate in our theory .
22	The strange , wild feeling that usually drove her down to the sea was beginning to thump in her bosom .
23	Her regular shopping trip to get the food for the Sabbath was something she always enjoyed as the prelude to the best part of the week with its special evening meal , its rituals , her zeide 's stories of his life in Lithuania — no matter how oft repeated — and of course not having to go to work in her father 's store .
24	To achieve that abroad , they need not only to find suppliers willing to work in their way , but also to build a commercial relationship in which each is dependent on the other .
25	Lots of young people have to work in their summer holidays in order to supplement a meagre college grant .
26	We are presently recruiting an Electronics Engineer to work in our Electronics Workshop .
27	And the meeting should be held in a place where it is possible to work in our situation .
28	He was tired of town life and he wanted to work in his garden and ride his horses .
29	The managing director who suddenly assumes a very friendly , familiar manner may be regarded with suspicion ; the accountant who turns up to work in his track suit may be ridiculed .
30	May God make us like Elisha — men and women of God , filled with His peace and purity , in touch with Him in prayer , and allowing His power to work in His world .