Example sentences of "[pers pn] in at the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ We shall know whether they sink or swim by putting them in at the deep end , and I have every confidence that they will all do well .
2 We realise that chucking them in at the deep end is not satisfactory .
3 He pops them in at the white
4 Or drop them in at the Northern Echo offices in Northallerton and Darlington .
5 The chappie who let you in at the front door was Norman he 's form Salford East .
6 ‘ I 'm afraid I 've plunged you in at the deep end .
7 ‘ For dropping you in at the deep end , before you 'd had a chance to get your bearings … ’
8 I decided the only thing to do was throw her in at the deep end and go right down the village high street , where the roads were busiest and noisiest with holiday-makers , and simply stand there trying to calm her down .
9 I 've got it I 've got it at home I can bring it in at the next meeting or whatever .
10 ‘ If you 'll wash the lettuce I 'll make my special dressing and we could pick some wild sorrel and chop it in at the last minute . ’
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