Example sentences of "[verb] [v-ing] in [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Five hundred lines to anyone caught sneaking in before the bell ! ’ |
| 2 | Vincent barely managed to keep his temper in check in the blast of this ‘ raw north wind ’ that had come howling in through the front door . |
| 3 | Three or four knights had come hastening in at the sound of their lord 's voice . |
| 4 | More film roles are expected to come rolling in after the Oscars on 29 March , although Thompson claims she is a no-hoper for glamorous parts . |
| 5 | A midwinter day … the wind to the north , the sky in rags , hail whipping in from the islands in dark squalls . |
| 6 | Scraps of paper , issuing from the city , came twirling in through the cab window . |
| 7 | As he entered the paved courtyard the rain came whipping in from the sea , lashing against the car and obliterating everything . |
| 8 | Just as her words were out one of the charity women came chattering in through the open doors to the terrace . |
| 9 | He was about to leave the foundry and continue his journey when an apprentice came rushing in with the loveliest girl he had seen in a long while , and his heart seemed to stop . |
| 10 | Well , your mother came rushing in from the car with a rare display of energy and snatched it from the fellow 's hands . |
| 11 | The glass exploded outwards and rain suddenly came pouring in through the hole . |
| 12 | While still leafing through the statements he turned to Sara : ‘ We have a witness who claims to have seen you in Alexandra Road after eleven on Saturday night , and you may know that a woman was seen going in by the back door of this house at half-past . ’ |
| 13 | In quick succession , Sandy Lyle , Faldo twice and then , last year , Ian Woosnam came riding in on the crest of a British tidal wave . |
| 14 | In the second half , Joey Beauchamp came flying in like the daring young man on the trapeze . |
| 15 | As they staggered out of their tepees and another faultless day came smooching in from the Pacific , they would sniff the honeyed air and ask one another what they 'd got up to the previous night . |
| 16 | Connon 's voice came drifting in from the hall . |
| 17 | ‘ We 're in luck , ’ said Jonna , as Ned came panting in at the doorway with an armful of heavily-foliaged twigs . |
| 18 | Phil came running in to the street saying : ‘ He shot my granddad ’ . |
| 19 | He came running in from the dispensary , pulling up his trousers , still held up by his MCC tie , the end of his stethoscope bouncing off his fat tummy . |
| 20 | A bee came buzzing in under the roof . |
| 21 | Next moment the swirling fog in the alley was suddenly lit to a brilliant white by the head lamps of the car which came roaring in at the far end . |
| 22 | Before the little vole could answer , four mallard ducks came sliding in across the water . |
| 23 | On this bright evening , they were looped back by twisted and tasselled cords ; light came streaming in through the sashed plate-glass windows . |
| 24 | However tempting it may be , try to avoid falling in to the trap of ‘ in my day we did it this way ’ or you may receive a stinging reply . |
| 25 | I just wanted the fight to stop before you began wading in with the rucksack . ’ |
| 26 | Alerted by a grapevine of unparalleled efficiency to the presence of honkies with money , hitherto undiscovered talents began swarming in from the ghettos and down from the hills , bearing tape-recordings , even guitars , for impromptu auditions . |
| 27 | ‘ I never like going in through the front door , ’ Ace said , ‘ but I guess you 're right . ’ |
| 28 | Cos that Australian said er get many more ruddy red ants in here he said , we 'll need to start chipping in for the coffee ! |
| 29 | In contrast , at times Durie looked ready to scream , especially when the errors started creeping in during the second set of her 6-2 , 7-6 win over the promising Yayuk Basuki . |
| 30 | the basis is you keep going in at the wrong level it 's the educational process at ground level |