Example sentences of "[vb past] a [noun] [to-vb] in " in BNC.

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1 Immediately , she backed up until she got to the junction and found a gateway to park in , then returned to his car on foot .
2 In the evening , lit by parchment-shaded and gold-pillared lamps , the main salon lost its cold angularities and became a place to linger in .
3 However , the game became a dreary affair until a minute before the interval when Atherton misjudged a bounce to let in Wilson , who shot over the bar .
4 and they got a lot to get in , you know before they start going
5 He slumped into the chair at the end of the table and ordered a servant to bring in a similar one for his nephew .
6 We chose a village to stay in almost at random — it was the place we got to as the evening was drawing in .
7 ‘ That 's why there were a couple of early hiccups and it took a while to settle in .
8 It took a while to sink in . ’
9 She would make a dash for it and be in the garden before anyone had a chance to walk in on her and take her by surprise .
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