Example sentences of "[vb infin] in the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An ambitious task … but they 're convinced the combination of suspense and high flying drama will bring in the cinema audiences . |
| 2 | The surface will initially be scraped by a small bulldozer , and the volunteers will then bring in the foundations , consisting of highway planings , on dumpers , and lay this to a depth of about 8 inches . |
| 3 | ‘ He knew your name would bring in the customers and … ’ |
| 4 | That decision exposed the party 's bankruptcy : with no leader of stature to replace Mr Gandhi , they turned to a woman whose only political asset was her name , which , the party hoped , would bring in the sympathy vote that swung Rajiv into power after his mother 's death in 1984 . |
| 5 | Geographically , this may bring in the concept of relative location , for instance , the distance in travel time between the corporate headquarters and a branch factory . |
| 6 | Loopy Lil began piling the tea-things on to the tray to carry back to the kitchen , and Mrs Hollidaye suggested Gloria should go and help bring in the vegetables from the shed for supper , when an insistent bell began ringing out somewhere within the house . |
| 7 | But for a game that imagined it was losing its club-orientated mentality , a game convinced that the staging of high-class football in comfortable surroundings would bring in the punters in their thousands , Old Trafford and Elland Road were bitter disappointments . |
| 8 | But no one in Class 1 had seemed unduly disturbed by his account of them , even if the Husayn twins had said that pigs were ‘ boring ’ and had asked if they could bring in the novelization of Terminator Two . |
| 9 | The idea is that the various farm based tourist attractions get together to help bring in the visitors . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'll bring in the buggy and I 'll carry him , ’ he said , and before she could protest he had taken Thomas from her . |
| 11 | If you say ‘ Yes ’ I will bring in the stock and we will go there . |
| 12 | The government could always bring in the troops ter load the ships . ’ |
| 13 | Just one other other point , there is the issue of sustainable development Professor Lock referred to erm alright we 'll bring in the railway line er as as part of your criteria , but I am concerned at the the general dispersal that is er envisaged in the sort of development er that he suggested . |
| 14 | They were told by Jesus not to speculate about the time when God would bring in the kingdom in all its fullness , but , once they had received the Holy Spirit , they were to witness to Jesus in Jerusalem , Judaea , Samaria , and throughout the world ( Acts 1:8 ) . |
| 15 | Until God 's final day when he will bring in the kingdom , two characteristics would mark the age of the Church : the Holy Spirit , and witness to Jesus . |
| 16 | And then , after I 'd done some electric rhythm and the bass and so on , we 'd bring in the lead player to do two or three whole takes , and then we 'd pick the best one and use it , mistakes and all . |
| 17 | The right address could bring in the buyers . |
| 18 | ‘ Anyway , ’ said Amiss , ‘ from what you say , it 's not as if he could bring in the police and have the club cleansed of sin . |
| 19 | I 'll bring in the business . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ This year 's pantomime should bring in the family audience , which is what we always aim for at pantomime time . ’ |
| 21 | At a recital I attended , when an elderly twenty-one-year-old was performing , the first two rows were taken up by tiny children watching the performer 's every move like little sparrows watching their mothers bring in the worms . |
| 22 | A second role of coins in the study of portraiture lies in the help that they may give in the identification of other portraits , particularly sculptures , since it is only very rarely that the latter 's accompanying inscriptions have survived to identify them . |
| 23 | How much help did he give in the house ? |
| 24 | ‘ This is to ensure that your ex does n't send in the tape after you split up and try to invade your right to privacy . ’ |
| 25 | In the breeding aquarium they could suck in the fry and result in heavy losses . |
| 26 | A king should rein in the aggression of warriors , especially of young men ; he should punish crime , keep his court a place of peace . |
| 27 | Did you hand in the prayer book , yeah ? |
| 28 | For example , there are two sum icons — a 2D sum that sums the cells to the left or above the cursor and can even fill in the row and column totals for a block ; and a 3D sum that consolidates data in the pages behind it — so you can do cookie-cutter sums on a whole range in one go . |
| 29 | Later study will fill in the spaces with key words of lesser rank , until the whole topic is built up into a coherent and connected body of knowledge . |
| 30 | All he has to do is fill in the person 's name . |