Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [verb] in on " in BNC.
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1 | Individual difficulties would be singled out for special treatment : ‘ When a passage went wrong during practice , she did n't mentally beat herself with a stick and get angry , merely went over it again , maybe more slowly or homed in on the particular difficulty that had tripped her up and worked on that . ’ |
2 | ‘ I think the sense of camaraderie among rock musicians comes from the traditional thing of playing together and sitting in on sessions , ’ elaborates Liam . |
3 | But quite clearly this is a more expensive use of beds in residential establishments , when people simply come in for a matter of days or week or two weeks , rather than coming in on a permanent basis . |
4 | The first US troops , heavily armed and with faces blackened , waded ashore and dug in on Mogadishu beaches early on Dec. 9 , to be met by media lights and scores of news reporters . |
5 | Before the hoist came to a halt , the Twins were up and out of it , hopping lightly ashore and closing in on the woman , one either side of her . |
6 | Yesterday the Bank of England raised around £3 billion by getting up early and cashing in on the market 's victory leap . |
7 | As well as cashing in on the publicity , Hughes hoped the judge might be persuaded to grant Mitchum parole or postpone his jail term — if it came to that — until he had finished the film . |
8 | The canoes had to be carried across and put in on the other side of the dam , then we were given , mini lesson on the art of canoeing in swift water . |