Example sentences of "[conj] his [noun] [verb] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The poor girl was absolutely infatuated with him , not knowing that his tastes lie in quite a different direction . |
| 2 | I thought London was a wonderful place but I was disappointed when I saw what a small , tumbledown house my brother and his wife lived in . |
| 3 | And then this brother lived next-door and his wife popped in and out . |
| 4 | He had a cottage in the Cotswolds waiting for him and his wife to move in . |
| 5 | And there he was straight away as he retired into the kitchen and setting all his stuff out and his wife walked in , what do you think you 're doing ? |
| 6 | So he goes out and th and his wife comes in and she 's how did he take it ? |
| 7 | She 'll be bloody driving soon , he thought , as he clicked open the lock and his daughter settled in beside him . |
| 8 | Stooping , he grabbed up the letters and stuffed them down behind the chair cushion just as the door opened and his sister walked in . |
| 9 | The door opened and his sister came in . |
| 10 | James Sands and his friends processed in to salve their consciences by buying bookmarks , needlecases , embroidered handkerchiefs and even some of the exquisitely embroidered baby clothes on offer . |
| 11 | On the way back from the shops a young lad and his mum called in on granddad , a Yorkshireman of the old school . |
| 12 | Gowie is given every opportunity by his teacher and his classmates to join in with the others and make a useful contribution to the school ; but every gesture of friendship he rejects . |
| 13 | Cleo sighed , and opened her mouth to speak , but at that moment the door to the parlour creaked and Drago Dratslinger and his mistress brought in the meal they had prepared for their guests , and the talk turned to that of wood and spirits , of how to trap a wandering soul . |
| 14 | The door opened and his mother came in . |
| 15 | He looked at me bewilderedly and his mother broke in . |
| 16 | His shoulders were pushed up by his neck and his stomach caved in . |
| 17 | And his son comes in . |
| 18 | At the meetings called in different villages , some proposed a raid on the Rebecca , as the new sloop was called ; others planned to murder the guards in the food stores behind the stockade at Belmont and set them on fire ; but when Dulé and his companions sailed in from Oualie to discuss the best strategy , they suggested slow , persistent attrition : waylaying the occasional soldier or watch outside the compound , or in the sturdy dwellings of the English leaders , until the islanders had accumulated at least twenty guns , as well as the necessary tackle to go with them , the gunpowder kegs and pouches for shot , the ramrods to load the barrels . |
| 19 | Drawing back the curtains , he saw a pair of men in blue overalls get out of a black police car , open the gates to the yard and give a mock salute as the driver and his passenger drove in . |
| 20 | Since the annual report printing business was surplus to requirements at Colorgraphic , Bowstead and his partners moved in and took over in 1990 with backing from County NatWest and Murray Johnstone . |
| 21 | On his second wave he took a steep drop and his nose dug in . |
| 22 | And if they took him to hospital he 'd just do the same thing again and again , until his family gave in . |
| 23 | Well i if his mate comes in , like he 's got a good mate , so if his mate comes in he releases his mate early so if he releases him early , he could be er it takes him about thirty five to forty minutes . |
| 24 | Well i if his mate comes in , like he 's got a good mate , so if his mate comes in he releases his mate early so if he releases him early , he could be er it takes him about thirty five to forty minutes . |
| 25 | Instantly the air of the quiet lounge seemed to stir , to gather vibrations as if his arrival ushered in a powerful force . |
| 26 | Roman enquired , so quietly that it took a moment before his meaning sank in . |
| 27 | After Mr Bush had told her of the US military action by telephone at 7am , an hour after his troops moved in , Mrs Thatcher told reporters : ‘ I believe he was right to do so . |
| 28 | Then at 9.30 am. , when his secretary brings in his mail , he 'll decide how to spend the next hour and the rest of the day . |
| 29 | He had scarcely settled to work when his stepmother came in followed by a sad-eyed little King Charles spaniel who immediately began exploring the corners of the room . |
| 30 | As his creditors closed in , a desperate Bond sold ‘ Irises ’ to the Getty Museum in April 1990 . |