Example sentences of "[vb past] in [prep] [art] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Foxing was a term first used in about the 1840s , probably because the brownish-yellow spots and blotches reminded some fox-hunting bibliophile of his quarry in the countryside . |
| 2 | To put the icing on the cake , Newsboy — that 's Charles Fawcus ( left ) — weighed in with a 29-1 double yesterday through Jdaayel and Our Rita ( 5-1 ) . |
| 3 | but Bob and I did , I could , I could remember the day we moved in to a hundred and eleven er we 'd never , never been upstairs in a house before you see we 'd been brought up in a bungalow and we 'd never ever been upstairs and the thoughts of going upstairs to bed , you know , was fantastic |
| 4 | The police moved in as the three loaded part of a haul of 200 kilos of hashish into a warehouse near Madrid . |
| 5 | Faldo just stayed in touch thanks to putts of 15 and 30 feet at the 14th and 16th for a round of 69 , while Ballesteros felt he had been robbed when he came in with a 68 . |
| 6 | Lyle , who has missed the cut twice in his only four European Tour appearances this year , came in with a 68 and declared himself well-satisfied . |
| 7 | We could put ourselves in three lots of two and your mum came in with the three pizzas we 'd get one between us so we get a half . |
| 8 | At Christmas we announced the Sainsbury's/BBC Good Food Wine Taster of the Year competition , and the entries poured in by the thousand . |
| 9 | A one-way system meant that out of season hold-ups were rare , but in the peak summer months when the holidaymakers poured in by the dozens in their hire cars the village often became jammed . |
| 10 | Tony Underwood raced in for a 70 metre try in Leicester 's 30-14 win at London Irish . |
| 11 | Mark Moncrieff gave Gala a lifeline when he raced in from the 22 for a try which Jim Maitland converted . |
| 12 | But he missed a tricky black and Parrott stepped in with a 48 clearance to pink to lead 3–0 . |
| 13 | But just in case Vecchi tied in with the five thousand reward Mr. Bonanza was posting , I did n't see why I should settle for the usual sawbuck . ’ |
| 14 | Anne 's daddy looked at the mistletoe in the apple-tree when they reached Sundial Cottage and then went in with the three Brownies to see Miss Miggs . |
| 15 | A cautious opening in New York produced a further round of price-cutting in the afternoon and , with investors setting off early for the Easter break , the Footsie drifted in to a 2638.6 point close , down 1.6 on the day . |
| 16 | He had got used to being in this room , shut in by the four scrawled walls , the sloping ceiling and the unrelenting noise . |
| 17 | Real business remained very slack and , with Wall Street heading south in the afternoon , the Footsie slipped in to a 2404.2 point close , up 3.3 . |
| 18 | He bravely nipped in between the two players and showed a delicate touch to loft the ball over Sutton 's body for his 11th goal of the season . |
| 19 | Masters champion Couples coasted to a 66 while Love , the US No 2 , chipped in with a 68 for the Americans to set the first round pace with a combined 10 under par total of 134 . |