Example sentences of "[pers pn] in [prep] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had enticed them in like an old witch , Val said , by talking volubly to them in the garden about the quietness of the place , giving them each a small , gold , furry apricot from the espaliered trees along the curving brick wall . |
| 2 | That 's why I object strongly to the Office 's plugging me in as an Automatic Nurse for one night ! ’ |
| 3 | For instance , If you are talking to a neighbour and he or she seems in no particular rush , then invite him or her in for an impromptu cup of something . |
| 4 | Claire Samways blasted the ball off Alison Vance , the Portadown keeper , but it fell to Jeanette Turner loitering at the post and she spun on the ball firing it in from an acute angle . |
| 5 | ‘ A draw would keep us in with an outside chance of going to the States . |