Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] in the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The government could always bring in the troops ter load the ships . ’ |
| 2 | The Collector found he could hardly breathe in the middle of this appalling sandwich ; a few inches from his nose the face of a dead sepoy grinned at him with sparkling teeth ; the Collector had the odd sensation that the man 's eyes were watching his efforts with amusement . |
| 3 | ‘ The Museum of London will then temporarily fill in the site to preserve and protect it while it is decided how it might be put on permanent display . ’ |
| 4 | Discovering the author of a source may greatly illuminate the meaning of a narrative ; and non-biblical sources can often fill in the background to the biblical account . |
| 5 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 6 | I ca n't sleep at night for that baby crying , I ca n't breathe in the daytime for that stench of tallow coming out of their back door — and one of his customers brushed me into the dusty street the other day … |
| 7 | It 's not very nice because everyone thinks a fire is flames but the really dangerous thing is smoke and you literally ca n't breathe in the smoke . |
| 8 | You ca n't fill in the application form . |
| 9 | so you might as well fill in the gaps whenever you can er they 're for a day out that 's the trouble they 're not , they 're not there for a , they 're not |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Would you please fill in the slip below indicating to which course you wish to be attached and return it to the office as soon as possible . |
| 12 | 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 . |