Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [to-vb] in on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hundreds of funeral guests were beginning to filter in on foot from the outlying corners of the kingdom , bringing sacrificial fighting cocks , pigs and magnificently decked-out water-buffalo . |
| 2 | One or two offers of touring productions or guest star status in provincial reps came in , a sure sign that their managements were trying to cash in on the name of Michael Banks before it was completely forgotten . |
| 3 | Ken played Julius Caesar in a picture that , with no apologies , was intended to cash in on the fame of the Elizabeth Taylor Richard Burton fiasco of the previous year . |
| 4 | Obviously old Jim was trying to muscle in on Sam . |
| 5 | Still , I was determined to cash in on my success and maintain a high profile at the ground . |
| 6 | ‘ He idolised the professional wrestlers he saw on television , and was determined to get in on action . ’ |
| 7 | He stopped , waiting for armed Twenty-fourthers to swarm out of every window , demanding to know why Robert was proposing to barge in on their most secret and important ceremony . |
| 8 | Worst still , she was planning to cash in on Ivor 's insurance policies . |